Dungeons and Dragons Lore : Ghoul

[@AJPickett]

The Ghoul from Wizard of Firetop Mountain choose you own adventure book was my first ever fight with a Ghoul, and I got murder-killed... the image of that horrific creature has remained one of my favourite monster images of all time.

[@rossato2109]

Same, haha. Gruesome way to die. It was my very first death in that game, back in 1992. Not sure when it was released in USA, I am from Brazil.

[@TheSteelGuy]

So... Orcus was involved in their creation. Does this mean that Demons are a Ghouls best friend?

[@michaelkelligan7931]

Roderick Steel That's a very clever joke....im guessing most people here had that one sail right over their heads.. ..if I was DMing with you I would have awarded that joke with a bit of experience!

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

Worthy of an inspiration point.

[@santiagotorrezsegarra7790]

it needs to be read out loud

[@pepsicrusader535]

Maurezhi is definitely one being able to create and raise ghouls from the dead

[@michaelkelligan7931]

I give you 1500 xp and a Rod of Ressurection with 8 chgs remaining for that clever joke. You have got to be over 35 to have made that joke! Spot on!

[@dghoste1358]

my first ever character was killed by a ghoul boss and he became one ironically my character had a amulet that made it so flesh wouldn't rot so after fleeing from the cleric he become a common boss in our games as a ghoul wizard

[@dghoste1358]

whats scarier than a undead wizard that blends into crowds one with a paralyze attack

[@guardsmangaming3775]

You could've kept playing as him if you wanted to with the ghoulish bloodline trait. Though idk how much of an edgelord you need to be to pull off a part ghoul character. www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/sorcerer/bloodlines/bloodlines-from-paizo/ghoul-sorcerer-bloodline/

[@buttonsbutton5028]

I like to give my ghouls climb speed. I just imagine them crawling on all fours all over the place. This also allows for them to perform ceiling ambushes. If hunting players they can sneak up walls and through windows to bypass barricades that would repel lesser undead.

[@jordanpritchard5226]

I as a player, hate that. But as a DM though... *SIGN ME THE FUCK UP*

[@redfaux74]

And a very good jump..... Yes.

[@stephengibbs8342]

i'm seeing 4 levels of undead: 1- animated 2- flesh eaters 3- soul eaters 4- constructs (mummies, liches, death knights, etc)

[@stephengibbs8342]

if that created any 'class conflict' among orcus's followers kewl!

[@stephengibbs8342]

'may his light shine!'

[@andyknolls8735]

@bryan diaz varela No call a chemist

[@lorekeeper685]

Parasitic ones?

[@Sku11King77]

I feel like spectral / lingering dead is a 5th category here. Your ghosts, spectres, wraiths & revenants

[@MisterTutor2010]

Ghouls are bane of level 1 characters everywhere.

[@AJPickett]

and Choose your own Adventure book reading kids of the 1980's :)

[@stormtoober2355]

Great Video AJ! I played AD&D years ago and then went on hiatus from RPGs until recently. I had missed the history of the first ghoul. Great stuff! Thanks for making these videos. your Monster Ecology vids are the BEST!

[@AJPickett]

Thanks Stormtoober, and welcome back to the hobby, you picked a great time to come back to it!

[@bobkaminski3782]

In X2 Castle Amber area 56 there is a reference to an area called "Entrance to the Land of the Ghouls". This is an area that the DM can create as a side aventure. "56. ENTRANCE TO THE LAND OF THE GHOULS. [In the middle of the room is a 10' wide pit. The pit is guarded by six hideous, beast-like humans. ] The humans are ghouls (AC 6; HD 2*; # AT 3; D 1-3 each + paralyzation; MV (30'); Save F2; ML 9; AL C). They are guarding a pit which leads to an underground labyrinth. This labyrinth eventually leads to the land of the ghouls. While the land of the ghouls plays no part in the adventure as written in this module, the DM can create an underground labyrinth and ghoul kingdom to supplement the adventure, if he or she so desires. At the bottom of the pit (70' deep) is a treasure chest containing 3,000 gp and a spear +3. "

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

Dude. DUDE. Where did you find a picture of a sexy ghoul, and why did you include it? 🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮 Great video, as always. Not sure how I missed it for so long, though...

[@DemonsRun87]

Where is it, I'm constantly falling asleep and must have missed it. The things you do when sick

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

​@@DemonsRun87 5:54 I'm pretty sure that's the one I was talking about

[@almitrahopkins1873]

I tend to make ghouls, ghasts and vampires demonic, not undead. The cannibalism and drinking of blood to sustain them fits more with demons than the dead. It doesn’t change the game mechanics in terms of turning or destroying them, but woe be to the necromancer who tries to control them. That also makes them living creatures. A ghoul with a ready supply of food could be sitting next to you in a tavern, looking for easy prey, unlike one that been starved and living in a crypt, feasting on the dead.

[@Ratt611]

What a great collection of artwork , I love it!

[@edwardzignot2681]

I'm playing Baldur's Gate 1, well replaying kinda, I got about halfway through it when I was a kid. Anyway everytime I encounter a new enemy I've been watching the corresponding video, it's been a great way to play, actually does help immersion, helps make the old infinity engine animations come to life if you will.

[@gabrielshervo678]

Fast rage zombies like 28 days later.

[@redfaux74]

In an old Dragon Magazine 25 years ago they were called "the hungry dead" and they were contagious.

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

@@redfaux74 yeah but the undead virus is a side-effect that mortals get from f*cking succubi, it's a normally harmless virus for demons but for humans it turns into a infectious virus that turns them undead. And that's why you always need to wear protection when dealing with demons.

[@sobrietyliiving]

Dang 7 year old video and here I am wnjoying it with a tasty beverage and sending a like

[@Islamish]

Hello new resource on monster lore and tactics. Thank you. Wonderful job!

[@AJPickett]

My pleasure!

[@freddykingofturtles]

For some reason it took me until this year to encounter ghouls as a player. They thought they were going to eat my wizard or my sorcerer ally... But it was my giant toad summon that did the eating! >:D

[@Jader7777]

Fantastic! Can't wait for the next monster.

[@AJPickett]

Thanks Jared, trying to put up a vid twice a week, mostly monsters!

[@michaelkelligan7931]

Hey AJ you forgot to mention the the touch of a ghast is so potent that it can paralyze even an elf! If your interested in intelligent ghouls the check out a movie from the 70s called "Curse of the Blue Lights" it's about a pack of ghouls led by a ghast named "Loach"...Its not bad.

[@redfaux74]

I'm going to look for that! Thanks. 🎈🥳🎈

[@redfaux74]

Dude.... that was truly horrible but it had great potential. Good actors, better make up and a plot that makes sense would be awesome! Thanks tho.

[@redfaux74]

@Michael Kelligan 🤣🤣🤣 That stuff will kill you. Another recommendation like that and I will too... 🤣🤣🤣

[@krispalermo8133]

In 3.5e ghoul stats are good enough to have class levels. I normally give them rogue3rd/ sorcerer4th. CR+7;BAB+4 ECL: 11th Some times cleric6th. Anything to up grade the monsters to where I get to hear from the murder hobos, "You CAN'T Do THAT !" Undead monsters are the base ground work for "Horror" movies. So make the game Horrific .

[@jacobfreeman5444]

That works if you need them to be stronger to be a credible threat to higher level party. But remember paralysis is no joke. So just having a larger group works too. So maybe work up to having ghouls with class levels as the party delves deeper into a nest of the things.

[@krispalermo8133]

@@jacobfreeman5444 At a given level PCs fort saves are good enough paralysis is no longer a player/character .. fear .. issue. Not forgetting murder hobo wanting to be .. special .. but complain nothing is worth their time cause of low Xp value. But whine like a b-tch if you upgrade the monsters. ... " something about wanting to One Hit kill Xp snacking." Two camps, .. a.) DM only throws monsters at PCs that can deal with whatever the threat level is. Back in AD&D the action style was called .. Xp snacks. Such as you only face off against giants when the party is able to bring them down and no sooner. b.) DM is a D-ck, everything is survival horror, first reaction to anything is backup and run for your life. And you only gain Xp for killing creature and not for Role Playing. 2.) Then you have other undead effects such as .. Dread .. from mummy which just about no one role plays that paralysis effect properly. Such as the mummy doesn't see you, You saw them, make Will save vs Fear. If the mummy saw you then it will slow gate limp walk to your PC and start strangling them for 2d8dmg or hammer fist downward slam their fist into the PC knocking them Prone. Then .. Cry .. about Mummy Rot, but they were the ones that wanted a mummy story full of horror & terror. Understanding the difference between a Jump Scare and Dread. Jump Scare, .. you Scream in surprise or shock. Sometimes urinating your pants. Randomly run to be anywhere but There. Dread, .. you Freeze Up, and may still pizz yourself. Someone has to pull/drag you to safety. Main difference, .. a.) Hack & slash. b.) Role play gothic horror monster of the week story. Or is it a mini campaign sub boss ? Ghouls will allow living prey to flee, since they prefer eating Rotting flesh and not eating their victims alive like Walking Dead zombies. Also higher level n/pcs make better feeding if you do the whole life force lingering within bones used in necromancy rites. Cleric ghouls at 6th-level will turn their victims not turned by Ghoul Rot into zombies as a means to preserve the flesh once properly .. aged.

[@fudgywudgeybars5747]

Hey AJ, thanks for another great ecology video. I noticed in your playlist that you made a video about the djinni. Is it possible that in the future you can make an ecology video about the other genies, such as the Dao, Marid, and the Efreeti? I feel there's enough content to make another video about the evil genies, such as: The hatred between the Efreeti and the Djinni and the hatred between the Dao and the Marids. How the Dao and Efreeti meet on the paraelemental plane of magma to trade slaves and make deals, while the Marid are trying to sabotage that alliance. That the Dao were tricked into subservience to the yakmen for several centuries, because the Dao Kahn lost a bet with the yakmen's deity. How the Marids try to usurp any other Marids higher ranked than them and the only reason the Queen has stayed in power for so long is she constantly has her court around her at all times so they can't develop a plan to over throw her. How the Dao have made a permanent alliance with the Jann for helping them slay an atropal in the plane of earth, which the Dao rewarded the Jann by giving them the Darrai Sei Rosani "Valley of Light" which is a cavern full of unblemished diamonds worth over 100 mortal kingdoms.

[@AJPickett]

There is no doubt this is a group of monsters close to your heart! Alrighty, more vids on the way!

[@fudgywudgeybars5747]

Even if you don't make a video about the the other genies I look forward for more monster ecology videos from you. I binge watched most of your playlist already and these videos gave me lots of ideas for future campaigns. keep up the great work.

[@AJPickett]

Oh I will, they are on the list! Thanks FWB, I'm doing my best to keep a two vid a week format.. with the occasional random video topic thrown in :)

[@NovaRuner]

For some reason during this whole video I was thinking of the ghouls from Lovecraft’s long epic “the dream quest for unknown kadath” Of all his stories that one was the most fantasy adventure I think. Anyway, the main character kinda makes friends with the ghouls they help him get out of the underworld, and later safe 3 ghouls kidnapped by worst monsters, then they accompany him to see the gods so main guy can find the pretty city he is looking for.

[@HollowBagel]

I just started playing D&D with my friends, and the first thing me and one other guy did, was go into a forest and follow a trail of horse carcasses. We find a ghoul, my friend get's paralyzed. I blast it's legs off, then roll a 20 and completely destroy it with magic missile. We find another ghoul, I cast Ray of Frost with a 20 on it's knees. I then order one of my companions to grab it with his whip. Didn't go so well. Atleast I got the dexterity check to duck under the whip... Anyways, I use a quarterstaff to break it's frozen kneecaps, and stomp hard on it's spine. I'm really starting to enjoy this game.

[@goolabbolshevish1t651]

Your dm went easy on you. As undead they are supposed to have resistance to cold spells/magic. You also aren't supposed to be able to crit undead.

[@HollowBagel]

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[@Menzobarrenza]

@@goolabbolshevish1t651 5E doesn't work like that.

[@Menzobarrenza]

Sounds like you've got a pretty good DM.

[@justnoob8141]

@@goolabbolshevish1t651 what? Your DM strapping Adamantine on every single undead you fought?

[@eliotoole4534]

I don’t think it was Lolth who saved him, after all she would demand he only spare Drow

[@AJPickett]

Would she?

[@Yvädastra]

Tbh, I've never understood why ghouls, like vampires, are undead when they present like hosts that are horribly mutated, like the strigoi from GDT's The Strain. I guess you could consider the body undead because the soul has departed and the body isn't really that of a typical creature anymore but yeah. Undead are a lot more technically diverse than any other monster type.

[@AJPickett]

Agreed.

[@jacobfreeman5444]

Think of undeath as being animated by negative energy, no matter the manner of infusion of that energy they received. As such undeath could result from anything you can thematically tie them to. Curses, diseases, deliberately seeking eternal life or power...

[@anathema1828]

Thanks so much for the video!

[@jamesritchie276]

Awesome commentary.

[@hexkwondo]

Can you do Athasian undead? The Dark Sun setting has some unique undead, some of which are as strong as Liches.

[@jackiesantos2121]

I find a ghouls as my favorite Undead creature

[@rynegade]

Supernatural has an interesting take on ghouls where they're additionally shapeshifters. They'll murder and cannibalize people, but while they do they inhabit their home and go on pretending they're the deceased, until the bodies are eaten and they must search for more food. I quite enjoy when writers evolve the prototypical monsters like that.

[@mattcoyle5316]

I made my Ghasts more like the Crypt Horrors from Warhammer, I always liked the idea of some massive corpse eater. I had fun revealing him after my party mopped up all the puny ghouls.

[@That80sGuy1972]

In my AD&D campaigns, those not in the know wonder why corpses seemed to be eaten. There are piles of rotten mince meat scattered throughout the area. When a ranger or undead savvy being come in, the rotten mincemeat is called "ghoul scat". That is when a ghoul gets too full, it finds someplace to vomit up its food. It is investigative if neither a ranger nor a cleric is in the party.

[@MsGhoulz]

18:03 Yes, quite terrifying.

[@Eisenwulf666]

was searching for this comment!

[@grymhild]

I prefer ghoul-fever from 3e.

[@Menzobarrenza]

That sounds beatiful.

[@MisterTutor2010]

This video is Choul :)

[@DED_MEEM]

N I C E O N E

[@HowtoRPG]

Very helpful. Thanks.

[@paulcoy9060]

18:15 she needs red hair, then she can be like Linnea Quigley, in "Return of the Living Dead". And then I can spend all night thinking about her. Because, reasons.

[@AJPickett]

LOL, ew!

[@Parasmunt]

Ghoul that's a good word, a notification you can be proud of.

[@warface4881]

They are popular cause you can drop them in and wipe a party! If I had friends to play D&D with I can see that I would nerf everything just to keep them coming back, I would be fudging that dice so hard my 3rd level players would cake walk ORCUS! But seriously another great video I feel like one of those ghouls trapped in a dungeon jonesing for flesh only I'm joensing for some D&D. Can't tell if these videos help or make it worse like a ghoul watching some cooking show.

[@Giles29]

Use in game - much like what we think of as "zombies "in the movies. Eats flesh, infects people, more dangerous than it might at first appear.

[@rayanderson5797]

Actually managed to use ghouls to great effect (via Create Undead) against a beholder. I cast telekinesis and managed to pull the beholder to the ground, then ordered my ghouls to dogpile it.

[@Hrvojeatyoutube]

Thanks man.

[@AJPickett]

Most welcome!

[@michaellittle226]

Thanks for sharing .

[@martinmarik4674]

Hello I need help, as I necromancer I finaly have a few ghouls under my command. Last seassion we had to trvel underwater and my GM asked me to roll CON save on my Ghouls. To determine if they will drown or not. I think that they are undead and as undead the do not need food, drink, sleep or air. But my GM told me that it is not writen in Monster Manual so they do have to breath air to survive They survived and nothing really happend but need to know the truth

[@paulcoy9060]

What happens if a Ghoul drowns? Does it die? I think your DM is fucking with you. Ghouls eat because of their curse, not because they need sustenance. They don't need air or food, that's why they are perfect guardians for sealed up tombs, they can last forever. They are powered by the abyssal energy given to them by Orcus. Although, they can probably sleep. In fact, that sounds like a cool adventure scenario, where the party has to sneak past a large room filled with sleeping Ghouls, and have to make 2 or 3 Stealth checks to get through the massive crypt. As for that info not being listed in the MM, maybe your DM has a first printing, and the later editions include that info. Check the errata online. But as a personal viewpoint, Ghouls and Ghasts are Undead, and therefore can't drown. Although, Vampires are vulnerable to running water, so they can drown??? I might have to think this over some more.

[@martinmarik4674]

@@paulcoy9060 Yes he is fckin with me, but the thing is it is not added with errato to this day!!! :( So even if you have brand new rules or DnD beyonde MM undead nature trait is missing on ghoul stats... :( It is of course medium undead. But he ask me "Why only this two undead do not have it there?" Sorry for late response I missed your comment Edit: I can also hear that he says in thi video that they do not need air to breathe

[@davidlewis8814]

Do they devour the corpse entirely, bones and all? Would they make effective corpse disposal for a crime syndicate in a city? Have one in a closed off room at the bottom of an unclimbable chute, and just drop the bodies in.

[@AJPickett]

Well, they don't eat teeth.

[@jamesnave1249]

So could a ghast pass as a normal person? Or are they overtly different just upon first glance?

[@AJPickett]

They are super creepy, they could pass if wearing a cloak and walking around in dim light, but yeah, one good look and it's Twilight Zone of Horror.

[@jamesnave1249]

@@AJPickett thanks so much! Love all your videos by the way! They've kept me company so many times while I go on with my day or try to sleep

[@AJPickett]

@@jamesnave1249 thanks James!

[@davidfletcher6703]

Does the immunity to ghoul paralysis also extend to Half Elves too?

[@AJPickett]

I don't think so.

[@trentonmaloney3280]

one of my faves. pickmans model.

[@AJPickett]

H.P. Lovecraft spinning a tale of terror :)

[@goblinb]

One of my favorites of his too!

[@allenyates3469]

D&D overreaches a bit with their lore in the monster manual lol. What a DM needs: "Intelligent man eating undead with paralysis touch. It has hit points and AC appropriate for player level."

[@antwan1357]

I never fully understood alot about ghouls thank you so much. When you said this is a living thing with an addiction I started thinking about the undead smoking drugs for some reason that would be weird , but if a undead creature could crave flesh it could surely crave drugs as a curse dont you think and it would be a bane upon the living.

[@AJPickett]

hmmm, not sure, some really unusual drug that only works on undead creatures perhaps?

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

antwan1357 keeping up with old habits a ghoul could mime drinking or smoking, dress convincingly, holding its composure til it can get what it really wants- just like a suburban crack addict hiding his habit from his community and creeping around in the dark

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

A single cunning ghoul could be a great npc turned villain for low level adventurers

[@paulcoy9060]

what if she snorts powdered humanoid bones, like it's cocaine ?

[@jacobfreeman5444]

Their drug is flesh. They can't enjoy it anymore, like any other hedonistic pleasure, but they will attempt to do so anyway. It is their nature to obtain that perverse pleasure again. So yes, have your ghouls be doing all sorts of things as well. Just remember that the focus of their cursed existence is flesh. It is all just going through the motions of their old lives to find some comfort they will never obtain.

[@gerythionargarys7848]

18:06 Ffffffffff Return of the Why.

[@whitecreamymilk8436]

my ghouls are ancient kings who were lead by a vampire lord that were forced to eat raw dragon flesh. they're utterly insane tainted by dragon magic. the ghouls think they are still lords, and barbarian kings serving the lord of vampires.

[@DCdabest]

Rather Lord of the Ringsy

[@DCdabest]

@Akordeon the Cursed Bard of the Underground Classic ghûls

[@charlottewalnut3118]

Sounds like age of sigmar

[@Iguana5k]

5:50 Question. Why is this ghoul so sexy?

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

Because they still have hair. A little bit of hair and the right angle can do wonders for anybody.

[@mikewaterfield3599]

Basically what every vegan thinks every non vegan is.

[@austindiver9267]

Kiaranselee took pity on him

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Catacombs of some cultures should have more than others. Older more cultured ghouls pretending to live life in ruined iconic places or guardians of relics. A ghoul could be a rare guide bribed into not biting

[@ThewarriorDraganta]

What is the reason that Sorcerers, Wizards and Clerics can only cast a limited number of spells per day? Lore wise I mean (Such as in Forgotten realms.)

[@AJPickett]

Good question! I am going to do some research on that for you and come back with a better answer than "They get tired".

[@ThewarriorDraganta]

Thanks AJ. Someone told me that Sorcerers get tired because of magical energy or something.

[@AJPickett]

Alrighty, I am back with an answer! So this is all thanks to fantasy author Jack Vance and the Dying Earth collection of books and stories that Gygax and Arneson based their magic system on, leading to the magic system being termed "Vancian".. and also the origin of the name of Vecna (Vance with rearranged letters, as a tribute). The basic idea is that spells are very complicated, mentally, and the magician can only hold so much detail in mind, also, when the spell is cast, the detail of it is wiped from the magician's thoughts, requiring a refresher from the notes in the spell book, every time it has been cast. This is a great thematic way to justify limiting spell use to serve the purpose of game balance, and it is a system which has stuck with D&D (in fact, a lot of Fantasy RPG games) for a long time. In the modern game, it still comes down to how many spells the magic user can have fixed in their mind at any one time.. a high level wizard would have no problem remembering a long string of random numbers, a grocery list, the phone numbers of all the best restaurants in town, and the lyrics of all of David Bowies songs.. when the spell is being cast, the mage is manipulating the undercurrent of reality with their raw will power, and I like to think, in doing so, they are exposed to 'things' that the mind just automatically blocks out, lest the mage has some sort of mental break from reality and becomes befuddled.. the spell is all about going into weird mental realms with specific filters in place, in order to do a very specific thing, and get back out safely.. so, built into it is a 'wipe' feature, to protect the spell caster from unwanted, lingering feedback, nightmares, or possible insanity. Divine casters are a different kettle of fish, for them the casting of a spell is still physically and mentally taxing, but, the effect is far more intuitive and channeled, usually by some other agency working through them, requiring that they simply learn how to give themselves over for it to do the work. Bardic magic uses song, mind, vibration, quantum field dynamics, string theory and the power of dance to do it's work, and frankly, nobody cares, bards are hot, nerdy book worms who know how to party.

[@ThewarriorDraganta]

Thanks AJ.

[@justinsinger8965]

AJ Pickett I do not know if its intentional but Vecna also means eternal in czech in a pun like fashion. At least according to this ill named tech company called Vecna. They even have a charity arm called Vecna cares; which is rather hilarious unintentionaly. Great video's by the way. They are so informative and well paced.

[@alyssaedwards6938]

So you’re saying I’m going to turn into a ghoul because I like steak 🥩

[@AJPickett]

Maybe... depends on the steak.

[@MisterTutor2010]

I'm aghast :)

[@juggalox1000]

in pathfinder the Ghast is Intelligent and can speak so I have made one that would make agreements for not attacking a village the people would send the criminals to them

[@bud389]

Ghouls were not individuals that ate meat, that's folklore in the game, and not even accurate folklore since the lore revolved around them being cannibals, while in actuality, they multiply through disease, such as Ghoul Fever.

[@brianc9374]

when will u tackle gnomes?

[@AJPickett]

I can't, I mean, I am 6'1"ft and they are just too small for me to physically do that. In truth, they are the seventh video on my list at this current moment, so, getting pretty close :)

[@Raivan31]

Excatly what I would've written.

[@Jianju69]

Gnomes get +4 against giantfolk like us.

[@ddrew1973]

Would a ghoul eat a zombie?

[@TacDyne]

Yup. Portable snacks!

[@rfc1526]

Undead ftw

[@samsamsamsamsamanilla5281]

How much more interesting would TWD be if there were ghouls and ghosts thrown in? Question: would ghouls and ghosts EAT zombies?

[@samsamsamsamsamanilla5281]

@bryan diaz varela thanks Bryan. I don't know why I wrote ghosts, I know they're intangible. I was thinking if a necromancer had an army of undead he would have to keep ghouls in check so they wouldn't eat zombies, skeletons, etc

[@redfaux74]

I've never understood WHY a Ghoul would prefer to eat dead flesh. It makes no sense. All undead need life energy to sustain themselves. They CRAVE that positive energy. I can see Ghouls being satisfied with dead flesh in the instance that fresh, living beings are not accessible to kill and eat. Dead flesh might ease the suffering of their hunger for life energies to consume but not satisfy it. I like having Ghouls in a zombie crowd. They're faster, some intellect and could influence the zombies. In my old game they could spider climb and jump 30 feet in any direction.

[@wratched]

So basically they're windigoes?

[@AJPickett]

I have to research Wendigos to answer that.

[@acbacbacbacbacb]

ghoul is from Arabian mythology.

[@AJPickett]

Ghouls are present in Arabian Mythology, which is derived from older religions, which are derived from older religions... todays religions are tomorrows mythologies, and on and on it goes.

[@darnellparker5201]

I thought ghouls came from Tokyo

[@AJPickett]

darnell parker I think I have not heard of some anime or something else you are referring to.

[@charlottewalnut3118]

@@AJPickett Tokyo Ghoul superhuman cannibals with tentacles

[@zoopdterdoobdter5743]

You're thinking of the anime-style vampires they decided to _call_ "ghouls" because vampires and zombies are words that have grown a bit stale.

[@matthewclark703]

I prefer the Tokyo ghouls instead of the ghouls from d&d, hell if someone did put Tokyo ghouls into d&d that would be great.

[@madvulcan8964]

I had an old NPC with the craving for meat once but not for dead corpses it was more fresh than that. Like animal meat cut by the butchers she could eat it cooked but like it raw. She was a twitchy shy girl that knew she had a problem and tried to hide it from everyone, taking late night raids of the meatery. Now after watching this did I make a ghoulish character without knowing it, like is she coursed and become a ghoul just cause she likes meat a lot or she needs to eat to start eating daed corpses for her to be caused. I'm still a bit unsure after seeing the video.

[@zmishiymishi5349]

And here goes my disgusting smoked tofu armor. Bane of almost any non vegan these days.

[@kingstewy]

So, in Romero movies, they're zombies, but in the Return of the Living Dead series are ghouls because they talk and coerce?

[@kingstewy]

How I'd see it.

[@AJPickett]

The paralytic touch and toxic stench of the Ghoul also sets them apart.

[@kingstewy]

+AJ Pickett (The Mighty Gluestick) I was just talking movie aesthetics if you've seen Return of the Living Dead.

[@AJPickett]

Many times :) What did you think of the (relatively) recent zombie movie 'Warm Bodies'?

[@kingstewy]

+AJ Pickett (The Mighty Gluestick) Obviously a ghoul who went through some serious Trainspotting Linda Blair cleansing.

[@kingstewy]

Hey, I got a great idea for two new ecology videos. Hit me up if curious.

[@AJPickett]

I'm curious!

[@kingstewy]

+AJ Pickett (The Mighty Gluestick) Do two videos on the different subspecies on elves and dwarves from Forgotten Realms. I don't know if they go into that in 5th edition, but their different ecologist are facinating. Don't forget Rock and Aquatic elves, and even though it's Dragonlance, include Gully Dwarves.

[@kingstewy]

Moon, Sun, Wild, High, Grey Elves. Gold and Shield plus all the ones that I'm forgetting.

[@AJPickett]

+kingstewy Well I did the Drow video, so that kind of opened up the playable races can of worms I suppose :)

[@kingstewy]

+AJ Pickett (The Mighty Gluestick) Suppose is right in the proverbial sense.

[@thomassosby9068]

Ghouls... Ugly creatures. Or good... Depending on your dm.

[@theunclecappy4846]

4e ghoul is better. 4e nearly anything is better

[@TacDyne]

Have a nice, big thumbs down from someone who has been playing since before the AD&D books were released.