Ghoul

Ghoul

skill	7-9
stamina	5-13
Habitat	Dungeons, Ruins
Number Encountered	1-3
Type	Undead
Reaction	Hostile
Intelligence	Low

The Ghoul was an undead type of monster.^[1]

Description[]

Ghouls looked much like zombies, i.e. rotting (and usually human) corpses. However, a ghouls tongue was long and thin and usually flickered in and out of their mouths when they engaged a prospective meal in combat. They also moved faster and in a more determined manner than zombies would.

Often these monsters would use their similarity to any other mouldering cadaver to wait for prey, lying dormant until a victim came too close. Once this happens, the ghoul would awake suddenly and lash out at their target, often achieving surprise.^[2]

Origins and Distribution[]

A Ghoul was created either by necromantic spells such as a variation of the spell Raise Skeleton spell,^[3] or when a ghoul killed a victim but failed to completely devour it. A ghoul lacked the power or intelligence to count as a Greater Undead, but had more individuality than most zombies or skeletons.

Ghouls commonly prowled places where there is a staple supply of corpses that they could feed on, such as graveyards or old battlefields.

There were many variants of ghouls, such as the greater ghoul or ghoul.

Special Abilities[]

Ghouls attacked with sharp, claw-like fingernails and their bites, which carried a dreadful curse. Four successful strikes could paralyse an opponent, rendering them helpless. When a victim was alone or all of their allies are incapacitated, they will face the horrible prospect of being eaten alive.^[4] It is not known how long such a paralysis will hold, though it is likely to be more than just several minutes.

Other Media[]

The Ghoul was one of a series of officially licensed Fighting Fantasy Ornaments made by Clarecraft Design.

Further Information in Canon[]

More information can be found at:^Source^[5]
The Fighting Fantasy 10th Anniversary Yearbook (pg22, pg175)
Out of the Pit (Large) (pg7, pg28#, pg57#*, pg109, pg126)
Allansia (pg83)
The Warrior's Way (para235#*, para254#, para297)
Dungeoneer (pg137, pg387#)
The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (para64, para148, para230#, para275*, para390)
The Forest of Doom (para2, para58, para173, para227#, para312)
Beneath Nightmare Castle (para60)
Midnight Rogue (para19#, para35#, para57, para127, para171, para230#, para313#, para358)
Chasms of Malice (para14, para179)
Vault of the Vampire (para242)
Master of Chaos (para238)
Deathmoor (para53, para139#*)
Knights of Doom (para36)
Revenge of the Vampire (para20#, para25, para27, para47, para48#, para71#, para75#, para76, para144#, para149, para164*</nowi ki>, para169, para187<nowiki>#, para194, para215, para222, para237, para255, para262, para274, para283, para298, para313, para336, para338, para346, para347#, para350, para380, pa ra389)
Eye of the Dragon (para155, para362#*)
Howl of the Werewolf (pg18, para309)
Titan - The Fighting Fantasy World'(Large) (pg72)
Titan - The Fighting Fantasy World'(Small) (pg163)
Warlock Issue 2 (pg4#, pg5, pg12 (275*), pg15 (310), pg17 (345), pg20 (384#, para390), pg21 (390))
Warlock Issue 4 (pg26 (4))
Warlock Issue 5 (pg11, pg25)