Dungeons and Dragons Lore : Otyugh

A typical otyugh has a body 8 feet in diameter and weighs about 500 pounds, they vary in the colour and patterns of their irregular hide, but are normally so caked with filth that they look exactly like waddling mounds of garbage.
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[@That80sGuy1972]

One dungeon tyrant used these beasts. He loved them until an alliance gave him gelatinous cubes, which he did not mind losing his previously beloved beast to. His subterranean empire suddenly smelled better and interlopers were killed more often. Problem is... the cubes were not really good against veterans, like the PC party that dove into his layer. His dying words were "I should have kept my kingdom of filth."

[@WoM]

"being bitten by its mouth and its ass at the same time" - AJ Picket 2017 ;p

[@AJPickett]

LOL, not the worst quote of all time :)

[@WoM]

Lol, sorry man but had a lot of fun writing that. Best of 2017 to you my friend!

[@Slechy_Lesh]

No lies though, their immune system stats must be through the roof.

[@Slechy_Lesh]

So they eat each other's vomit. Eat with their anus mouths. So the shittiness must be important to the fertilisation process?

[@digunder14]

just like the skaggs in the borderlands franchise, their mouth is also their mouth and their ass hole

[@fuzzyzombielove]

My group once came across a tavernkeep who had one of these in his cellar as a living garbage disposal. He called her "Schmoopsie." Later on he convinced the city counsel to introduce a population of Otyughs to the sewers for waste management. So he contracted us to catch a mate for her. That was a fun side quest.

[@MisterTutor2010]

Otyugh talks out of its ass. It would make a great politician :)

[@AJPickett]

Just tremendous, number one, ask anyone, the others are all second or lower, people say to me all the time, just the other day they said it, those others are lacking certain key abilities, and the ability to talk out of you own ass, just the greatest, so efficient, so what we need to get the job done. ;)

[@strawboss]

Fantastic monster, D&D has the best monsters, the best.

[@Tengu125]

I thought the very same thing; nothing but crap leaves their mouth, and they are so incredibly gluttonous on top of their total lack of sociability or moral standards.

[@XXX_xxxxxxxx]

Funny funny funny funny

[@charlottewalnut3118]

MisterTutor2010 Derriere

[@thundasc]

So an interesting quirk with the Otyugh in the fifth edition rules set, that two of my players almost learned the hard way, the tentacle slam calls for a STR save otherwise it stuns until the END of the Otyugh's next turn. When a creature is stunned it AUTOMATICALLY fails STR and DEX saves, making failing the save once while fighting this thing 1v1/2v1 a stun-locked death sentence where the only thing you can do is speak falteringly.

[@Jeagan2002]

It's a CON save, not a STR save. I'm writing up a one-shot with an Otyugh as the last boss, and you made me double check, but it's definitely CON.

[@thundasc]

@@Jeagan2002 It is now. In the first print run of the monster manual it was printed as a STR save by mistake.

[@Jeagan2002]

@@thundasc Ok xD I know I'm a bit behind on watching some of these videos, I've been doing research for my one-shot setting. My group is really bad about consistency, so we're basically building a campaign setting for cohesive stories, but just playing one shots with the same characters. A modified Otyugh makes an appearance, basically built to be harder to kill without the proper knowledge base.

[@thundasc]

@@Jeagan2002 Well, if you want a terrifying fight for your players making the save STR for the tentacle slam is one way you could go. =D You could also make it belch up rat swarms every few rounds; A modification that I made to one recently, for a higher level party. And don't forget about it's telepathy, if it has allies in the vicinity they are going to know it is distressed as soon as one of the adventurers hurts it.

[@Jeagan2002]

@@thundasc Oh, I did the Witcher monster treatment to it from another video, basically reduced its HP slightly and gave it resistance or immunity to most forms of damage, then gave it a couple of weak points they would need to research to take advantage of. It'll be fun :)

[@jamesritchie276]

Best D&D Lore Channel. Ever.

[@farspeakerdm90]

One of my favorite taverns was called The Dancing Otyugh

[@Jianju69]

GM: "You encounter two otyughs." PC: "I give them one cup."

[@Tengu125]

😂 🤔 😟 🤢 🤮

[@paulh3892]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@bluesap7318]

Whaaa????

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

No. You stop that

[@tomkerruish2982]

@@bluesap7318 I'm sure it's a reference to a video "Two Girls, One Cup". I've never looked it up. I have it on reasonably good authority not to look it up. I wholeheartedly recommend that you not look it up. I have only the vaguest idea of what it involves, and its mention here fits in with that.

[@TwippyTwilight]

I had a NPC ranger that I had as a random encounter who was best friends with a Neo-Otyugh, they would go around cleaning the wilderness up from garbage and nastiness of the RogueHunt forest, left from decayed beast-kind and various battles. The Neo-Otyugh was dying from wounds from a ghoul and the Ranger had great pity on the Neo-Otyugh and saved its life and they have been the closest of friends. Randeloff and his Otyugh Geogordge.

[@Three_Tiny_Robots]

I have a recurring character in a string of games I've DMed- Franklin, the otyugh! Franklin is a happy-go-lucky creature, who just loves splashing around in his wallow and playing a game of "toss the rotten carcass." PCs can easily get past him if they play a few games of fetch or bring him a sheep carcass, but every time I've brought him out my PCs have chosen to pick a fight with my poor Good Boy! 🥺😅

[@brucethommen4548]

In one of my main Cities, they have a community of them living in the sewer. They are were put there by the City leaders and are protected and keep placated, and are somewhat Treated as part of the community. My players were even tried as murderers for kill a few of them on a Crawl once.

[@justinjacobs1501]

I mean... They are pretty chill dudes.

[@trentonmaloney3280]

i have 4 different versions in minis so far, and one of my favorites to run. this monster belongs in every dungeon.

[@AJPickett]

I agree!

[@michaelkelligan7931]

These creatures can be made into,with the help of a basic engineer,excellent toilets in the game...they have only a desire to feed on waste and with a cleverly built outhouse you've automatically taken care of any sewage issue that might crop up in the game. As long as they can't leave the place where you've placed them You have a very clever self-cleaning toilet system! All you have to do is get over the fear of hearing your toilet growl and breath! Lolx2 no shit!

[@lexsamreeth8724]

Hey, I actually had a pair of otyughs as allies in a one-shot - inhabitants of a sewer that were being displaced and abused by a cult of disease

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Just make sure the pit is deep enough. No one wants one of those tentacles trying to wipe them.

[@michaelkelligan7931]

NButler1993 lol ass wiped out!

[@KyleJordanGaming]

Late night comedians’ spirit animal.

[@dr.calibrations7984]

And den dey eat da poopoo

[@AJPickett]

yep

[@XXX_xxxxxxxx]

And drinka da pee

[@lexsamreeth8724]

Running joke in campaigns I run is that the first time players encounter an otyugh, it will always yell "GIMME YO SHIT!"

[@philiplerch727]

Thank you! My players will love to hate my games even more. Forever may you be a fountain of inspiration!

[@AJPickett]

I'll do my best :)

[@BigDad138]

I love your videos AJ, they really help when i'm building my adventures. Obviously I own the 5E books but the info must be from all editions which is quite helpful, not to mention interesting. If anything I would suggest maybe covering how to actually roleplay some of these weird monsters effectively. Things they might talk about and say, you know. Sometimes that's my biggest problem. Keep up the good work man!

[@AJPickett]

You mean you want me to bust out some of the crazy voices and noises I make at the gaming table? Ho Ho Ho! Careful what you wish for my friend.

[@BigDad138]

Haha oh i do!

[@3dagalathor]

When I was a kid I had an awesome toy collection of D&D monsters, they were about 6 inches tall and had moving limbs. this beastie was always one of my favorites due to it appearance. I had a chimera, carrion crawler, grell, umberhulk and a troll and others I cant remember now, maybe a rober but im not sure. god I wish I still had them now.

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

I remember those. I had a troll and a carrion crawler.

[@destonlee2838]

I like to hide one of these inside of a shambling mound now and again as a fun lil surprise for my pcs.

[@cameronmackinnon5923]

D&D is a universe filled with mighty monsters ranging from ancient dragons, unimaginable alien horrors, malevolent ancient demons, and out of it all, my favourite monster is a living mouth who adores eating shit

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

I love these awful creatures.

[@gwynbleidd1917]

Your channel is literally the best on youtube for dnd lore. I love dungeon dad, jorphdan and your videos.

[@PlanetZoidstar]

Having grown up with the original Monster Manual (my dad's copy, same version shown in Stranger Things season 2) the classic pics of the D&D monsters are so nostalgic to me.

[@swagmuffin2983]

"Not born but shit..into existence."

[@CarsonZXY]

"Get creative with how they use their tentacles." You know this is the internet, right? That one sentence was the impetus for terabytes of porn.

[@erick6037]

Thanks for the vid! I love the Otyugh! Dunno why but these are by far my favorite monsters.

[@alanschaub147]

AJ: I love all the extra details that you provide, which are not found in the official 5e materials.

[@kevinchristiansen4348]

I love this creature, the living garbage disposal lol

[@Balcamion79]

That intro reminded me of the opening credits of the new Dune (2021) film.

[@johnliller3032]

Daddy never told him to not shit where he eats, I guess?

[@flakeybitsus5830]

I remember my first encounter with an Otyugh, it wasn´t particularly interesting, the kobolds we encountered were using it as waste management, and were essentially letting eat their poo, and it let us pass by as we came across it, which while not very exciting, was basically an excellent use of an otyugh

[@davidfletcher6703]

Must be the creature that they got the idea for the Ochu from Final Fantasy

[@gaddock3713]

straight out of lovecraft.....

[@plague-dog9504]

Update on the situation with the bulette. After running away we managed to get a long rest in before the thing tracked us down. This time we were prepared for it. First thing I did was cast levitate on myself when it showed up and proceeded to rain spells onto it. Other people were stuck fighting it on the ground though, but in the end we managed to kill it with no more deaths on our side. Revenge was had for Ivan the Rouge and whatever the druid was named.

[@AJPickett]

Huzzah! The bards shall sing of this day.

[@warriorex4801]

Great stuff thanks for sharing

[@999YCM]

oooh i remember having to avoid one early one in BG2 but then later in the game they were very easy to fight but still very satifying. one of my favorite D&D monsters. thank you for uploading.

[@chriswandell3570]

I never avoided it it was early xp for me

[@tinycatmakfat]

I'd disagree. Being dragged into a pile of shit should not stop my will to fight. Maybe once I'm in it. Maybe.

[@thisscreensucks]

They live in the dump piles of Port Nyanzaru in Chult. As a matter of keeping garbagr levels low

[@GeneBrodeJr]

What a disgusting creature! I can’t wait to put one in my game.

[@sadsackkvisling9694]

The Neckbeard!

[@trajanfidelis1532]

Supportive Comment. Otyugh and black puddings are best dungeon cleaners

[@cosmobane6995]

In my headcanon, these vile beasts used to be powerful enslaver some thousands of years ago, until one of the enslaved race/tribe casted horrible curse upon them.

[@thehillz726]

if you ever remaster this or do a fallow up can you include the gulguthydra and how one is made? (my working theory is a hydra head was eaten by an otyugh during breeding session )Maybe something on how it competes or works with other filth suckers like oozes, or the Akaname and tenjōname? im interested to see what youd do with them.

[@ifri82]

I would like to see flesh golems in one of your next videos.

[@AJPickett]

Ah yes, I did the monsterology of golems, but have yet to cover individual golem types *notes on the list*

[@LilacMage]

wow! so glad I found this. :)

[@AJPickett]

Welcome to the channel :)

[@kendrickrochelanzot2053]

I low key love this monster. The mini I have is a treasure for me XD

[@jamesritchie276]

AJ!!! The Mighty Gluestick!!!

[@Tengu125]

One of my favourite creature designs. I think it's a morbid liking of grotesque monsters, and every version of this thing is gross as hell in its own way.

[@thomassosby9068]

Being drug under the refuse would make me fight harder because I would not desire going back under. Now, in the long run I could see someone's will being sapped over time. Good video. But, one must ask... If they are used as a garbage disposal, what effect do items like potions have on these? I mean, I could see an alchemist tossing various parts of potions out.

[@unicorn2040]

Awesome monster. His reproduction is cool.

[@AJPickett]

Yeah, it also means that every seven years the Otyugh is going to get a very strong urge to travel to a breeding ground.. this could make an excellent complication if it is a captive beast!

[@user-ik6ok4hg1b]

thank you for this amazing animal😤😤

[@jamesritchie276]

Awesome monster.

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

"Just because they can speak, doesn't mean they're intelligent" I'll take Jar-Jar some burn cream 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidlewis8814]

Was the creature in the trash compactor unit in Episode 4 of Star Wars an otyugh? I think so… Or maybe our game-making forefathers made this to explain what they saw at the cinema that day…

[@AJPickett]

Something like it, yeah. The latest RPG from Free League is the One Ring RPG, and in it is a fantastic set of tables for making "nameless horrors of the deep"... makes for a great read and a beautiful book!

[@zmishiymishi5349]

That reminds me to look for some plague

[@gnomeking5059]

Silly, but these are one of my Favorite monsters.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

Excellent garbage disposal creature. Every deathstar need at least one to be complete..

[@H3xx99]

Imagine having to investigate the Head in the guards barracks. Tenticals reach up out of the stalls and try to pull you in...

[@zoopdterdoobdter5743]

PC insists on _'free pooping'_ thereafter... Not as some political statement, but as a practical matter, assuring they NEVER have to fight a toothy anus inside a cess pool ever again. 😳

[@Pantjay]

Otyugh also known as the "Shit Roper"

[@dragonballtalk8527]

Or a baby shit gawd

[@maxwellvindman7212]

Firebolt, firebolt is a great spell

[@dvklaveren]

I'd think that an otyugh would make a perfect "managed" creature. Not actually controlled via magic, but who aren't actively hunted down, because they actually have their uses. I could even see otyughs as being somewhat baleful. Think something along the lines of a Big Daddy from Bioshock that will make disturbing, scary sounds, but is more so part of the environment than it is an enemy. I love putting players in a space with big, scary monsters that ignore the characters, because they just aren't interested in human flesh. For example, I have an encounter prepared called "The Farm", which is a field populated by big, daddy longleg spiders who are absolutely disinterested in anything that isn't a giant insect. There's a proverb etched in the entrance, which says, "What the farmer doesn't know, he doesn't eat". It's a Dutch proverb that means that people are picky, if they are familiar with one of the options, but not the others. In that vein, the "farmers" (in other words, the spiders) do not eat humans, because humans only come through the farm every so often, while flying things are caught very frequently. But the players don't know that. So they have to inch their way through a spider's nest, watching the spiders work their webs and, seemingly, not notice them.

[@AJPickett]

That sounds like a very cool situation, I love those moments where the players are feeling the tension and trying to pry any extra information out of the DM, and there is always someone at the table who is speculating on the worst case scenario, while another players is telling them not to give the DM any ideas :)

[@danielheinz8641]

AJ Pickett One day, my friend decided to go through an oddly shaped door in town... The DM was cruel that day.

[@AJPickett]

Ouch, the DM sure was!

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

I’m loving the biblical reference in the alternate name for the creature.

[@Monkeywhatchickenbutt]

Can you do a special on Gibbering Mouther?

[@firetarrasque4667]

My favorite monster.

[@davidfletcher6703]

Dnd version of sepsis

[@Emptvspace]

0:07 growler💀

[@TraciPeteyforlife]

So this thing is an abomination of the most disturbing levels.

[@thisscreensucks]

First time dm. Plan to use one of these on my lvl 4 players as a boss. Might nerf it a tad. don't want a death on session 3.

[@FrostWolfPack]

I think I am gona juse otyughs in my duture game, in the jungle there is a ravine or open cave systems where local tribes or other nefarious organisations trow their unwhanted stuff. But case the new ousider town has risen in the coast, as new and jet not full developed community so it dosent have a sewer, and most of the stuf is either trown to street or edge of the town. Some of the nefarious side starts to guide otyghs to the town or either planig to destroy the habitat the beast are jusing and drive those creatures en-mass to destroy the colony.

[@AJPickett]

Good plot, I like it!

[@averywylde7508]

Might an otyugh live below a Desmodu village?

[@Warr36]

Weren't these in service to Lolth at one time?

[@jackadeemus8847]

Irenicus's dungeon!

[@AJPickett]

Would you believe I never actually played Baldurs gate? The shame, it burns me...

[@hallerd]

Baldurs Gate 2*

[@oniminikui]

Does their disease affect creatures that are immune to poison?

[@XXX_xxxxxxxx]

So the otyugh is eyeless? Where did these monsters first originate from? Super gross but I hear some are quite friendly.

[@XXX_xxxxxxxx]

Oh the eyes are on their back Tentacle; gotcha!

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

Gross but also slightly adorable! Though I tend to like the aberration group.

[@austyn1061]

oh god I'm probably gonna be sick by this thing

[@harryrcarmichael]

Many animals, including jellyfish and their relatives (e.g. sea anemones and Hydra), have a single opening to their gut, creaturecast.org/archives/304-a-tale-of-two-holes

[@ironkeepgaming1936]

I always had a soft spot for these beasts, I will put them in my d and d campaign called the Iron keep

[@ironkeepgaming1936]

Got to use lay on hands a lot with these beasts, right

[@cRAVEtrance]

Not to be bookish, but It's called a cloaca :-)

[@canary11141]

Otyughs are neato.

[@cheesedemon88]

On behalf of all my D&D characters, otyughs are the fucking worst! If you meet one, you're probably already in the sewage, having a terrible time, and then on top of that your malevolent god decides to throw a poop monster at you.

[@tatsusama3192]

I imagine these guys talking with "B word fat" speech. This is the jowelly, stereotypical, speech of (usually) an obese aristocrat. However in this case I'd see it more of an Of Mice and Men-esk type of character. * heavy breathing *

[@casey5990]

Tatsusama wut

[@GeneralHerkimer]

anyone know if Otyugh is a trademarked name?

[@AJPickett]

I don't think so.

[@jacobmendonca8571]

Looks like my ex. Honestly that explains a lot

[@AlphariusMechArena]

Hi ... How is your year turning out.. 2020 kinda like 🔥💩🤡😡

[@plantguy9]

EWWWWW...gross!!!!