Vargouille: Powerful Monster Guide for D&D

Shrieking, flapping, and hideous to behold with a body like a severed head and wings in place of ears-vargouilles boil out of the Abyss to infest other planes of existence, such as Carceri, where they are a menace. Each vargouille carries a disease that creates more of its kind; a flock of vargouilles on the wing is a plague of chaos and evil.

Swarms of vargouilles flap through the caverns and skies of the Abyss. They are given little regard by powerful and intelligent demons since vargouilles can do them no harm. Even the weakest demon, such as a manes or a dretch, fears vargouilles only if they appear in great numbers. In the Lower Planes, vargouilles rarely get the chance to eat live prey other than vermin. More often, they lap up the ichor left behind when one Fiend kills another.

Tiny Fiend, Typically Chaotic Evil

Proficiency Bonus: +2
Armor Class: 12
Hit Points: 18 (4d4 + 8)
Speed: 5 ft., fly 40 ft.

    STR – 6 (-2)
    DEX – 14 (+2)
    CON – 14 (+2)
    INT – 4 (-3)
    WIS – 7 (-2)
    CHA – 2 (-4)

Damage Resistances: cold, fire, lightning

Damage Immunities: poison

Condition Immunities: poisoned

Senses: darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8

Languages: understands Abyssal, Infernal, and any languages it knew before becoming a vargouille but can’t speak

Challenge: 1 (200 XP)

Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) poison damage.

Abyssal Curse. The vargouille targets one incapacitated Humanoid within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 12 Charisma saving throw or become cursed. The cursed target loses 1 point of Charisma after each hour, as its head takes on fiendish aspects. The curse doesn’t advance while the target is in sun light or the area of a daylight spell; don’t count that time. When the cursed target’s Charisma becomes 2, it dies, and its head tears from its body and becomes a new vargouille. Casting remove curse, greater restoration, or a similar spell on the target before the transformation is complete can end the curse. Doing so undoes the changes made to the target by the curse.

Stunning Shriek (Recharge 5-6). The vargouille shrieks. Each Humanoid and Beast within 30 feet of the vargouille and able to hear it must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of the vargouille until the end of the vargouille’s next turn. While frightened in this way, a target is stunned. If a target’s saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the target is immune to the Stunning Shriek of all vargouilles for 1 hour.

Frequently Asked Question of Vargouille

There is no doubt that vargouille is a very amazing creature, but many people are confused by it, and so they ask some questions. Here are the answers to those questions;

1. What Does Vargouille Do In DND?

Shrieking, flapping, and hideous to behold with a body like a severed head and wings in place of ears-vargouilles boil out of the Abyss to infest other planes of existence, such as Carceri, where they are a menace. Each vargouille carries a disease that creates more of its kind; a flock of vargouilles on the wing is a plague of chaos and evil.

2. Can Vargouille Speaks In DND?

No.

It can understands Abyssal, Infernal, and any languages it knew before becoming a vargouille but can’t speak.

3. How Does Vargouille Make Attacks?

The vargouille shrieks. Each Humanoid and Beast within 30 feet of the vargouille and able to hear it must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of the vargouille until the end of the vargouille’s next turn. While frightened in this way, a target is stunned. If a target’s saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the target is immune to the Stunning Shriek of all vargouilles for 1 hour.

4. What Book Is Vargouille In?

The Vargouille can be found in the sourcebook of Mordenkainen’s Monster of the Multiverse, and its full details are detailed in the book.

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