# Yochlol >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] *A formless shape oozes and piles up on itself, resembling a constantly melting, 7-foot-tall candle from which a single scarlet eye stares. Eight whiplike tendrils writhe from its sides, a dripping storm of snapping fury.* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Yochlol (Ooze Form)</div> <div class="CR">CR 5 (1,600 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Fiendish Codex 1 pg. 54, Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> CE Medium Outsider (chaotic, evil, shapechanger) **Init** +2 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft.; **Perception** +15 #### defense **AC** 21, 21 touch, 15 flat-footed (+6 Dex, +5 deflection) **hp** 105 (10d10+50) **Fort** +12, **Refl** +9, **Will** +9; +8 vs. mind-affecting **Defensive Abilities** lolth's grace, mind blank **Feint** 25, **Demoralize** 22 **Immune** acid, divination, electricity, poison #### offense **Speed** 30 ft. **Melee** 8 tentacles +10 (1d4+4) **Space** 5 ft., **Reach** 5 ft. **Special Attacks** miasma **Spell-Like Abilities** (CL 8th, Concentration +13) > **At will**— _charm person_, _contact other plane_, _darkness_, _detect thoughts_, _desecrate_, _dominate person_, _spider climb_, _stone shape_, _greater teleport_ (self plus 50 lbs. only), _web_ #### statistics **Str** 19, **Dex** 22, **Con** 20, **Int** 18, **Wis** 15, **Cha** 20 **BAB** +10, **CMB** +14, **CMD** 31, **TA** +14, **RTA** +16 **Feats** [[Blind-fight]], [[Combat Casting]], [[Combat Expertise]], [[Persuasive]], [[Weapon Finesse]] **Skills** Bluff +18, Climb +22, Diplomacy +22, Intimidate +22, Knowledge (religion) +17, Perception +15, Sense Motive +15, Spellcraft +17 **Languages** Abyssal, Drow, Common, Undercommon; telepathy 100 ft. **SQ** amorphous, change shape (drow, elf, human or giant spider, _shapechange_), gaseous form, rapid shapeshifter #### Special Abilities ### Lolth’s Grace (Su) As a handmaiden of Lolth, a yochlol receives the spider queen’s favor in the form of a deflection bonus to its Armor Class equal to its Charisma bonus. ### Miasma (Ex) Any creature that enters a yochlol's space, or who is in the yochlol's space when it ends its turn, must succeed on a DC 20 Fortitude save or become nauseated for 1d4+1 rounds. This is a poison effect. The save DC is Constitution-based. ### Poison (Ex) Spider poison-injury; _save_ Fort DC 14; _frequency_ 1/round for 4 rounds; _effect_ 1d2 Strength damage; _cure_ 1 save. When it takes the form of a giant spider, its bite attack delivers poison. When in humanoid form, a yochlol can apply this poison as a move action to any weapon it wields. ### Rapid Shapeshifter (Ex) A yochlol can shift between its forms with astounding speed. Changing shape is a swift action. #### tactics **Alternate Statistics** While in humanoid form, AC 27, touch 21, flat-footed 21; melee mwk rapier +18/+13 (1d6+1/18-20); ranged mwk hand crossbow +18/+13 (1d4/19-20) **During Combat** As master shapeshifters, yochlols have a wide range of tactics and resources they can use in combat. Generally, a yochlol on the Material Plane is encountered in its humanoid form. It is loathe to assume other forms unless it has a chance to hide its equipment in a safe location. Otherwise, a yochlolin humanoid form only shifts forms as a last resort to escape if it cannot use greater teleport (assuming gaseous form to do so) or when it is absolutely confident of its success in battle (assuming its true form to finish off a foe reduced to fewer than 20 hit points). Of course, a yochlol’s ability to use dominate person at will means that it’s rarely encountered alone; in these cases, the demon is more likely to shift forms as needed. #### Gear **Combat Gear** > +2 mithral chainmail, +1 rapier, masterwork hand crossbow with 20 bolts, cloak of Charisma +2, **Other Gear** > 1,130 gp in assorted coins and jewelry. #### ecology **Terrain** **Organization** **Treasure** standard **Advancement** by character class The shapechanging yochlols are the handmaidens of the Spider Queen Lolth. They are feared throughout Material Planes as her eyes and ears. Yochlols are a prime example of a specific category of demonic race in the Abyss—servitor demons crafted from base tanar’ri by a deity to serve a specific purpose. In this case, the deity is Lolth, and her subjects are captured succubi. The process by which Lolth transforms a succubus into a yochlolis a secret closely guarded by the Spider Queen, but the results are obvious. Yochlols have no ties to their sources and are their own race of demons in every way. Given time and the right conditions, the yochlols could well diversify into numerous different races, similar to what the tanar’ri have become; for now, however, the omnipresent hand of Lolth keeps them tightly focused on their role as her handmaidens. Yochlols are found in great numbers on the Demonweb, where they serve Lolth as scouts, enforcers, and personal attendants. Outside the Demonweb, they are usually encountered alone, typically in disguise and engaged in espionage against other demon lords. On the Material Plane, they are encountered in regions controlled by drow, although some prowl other parts of the world, seeking new trophies for Lolth to acquire. In its true form, a yochlol stands 7 feet tall and weighs 250 pounds. As a spider, the demon has a leg span of 8 feet and weighs 160 pounds. As a humanoid, a yochlol appears as an attractive, slender female human or elf that stands about 6 inches taller than most other females of that race. Yochlols take delight in dominating and inflicting cruelty on other creatures, including other demons. It is well known in the Abyss that Lolth watches over her handmaidens; any demon that resists a yochlol’s wishes can expect to receive an unpleasant visit from the Spider Queen’s more powerful minions (or even from Lolth herself). As a result, yochlols tend to be overly contemptuous of other demons, and other demons both fear and hate them in return. Unlike many other demons, yochlols do not have rivalries among themselves. They work together without complaint, often taking to the companionship of other yochlols with great pleasure and delight. Yochlols set loose on the Material Plane use their powers to blend into any society they encounter, with the intent of working mischief and using murder, intrigue, and deception to spread evil and chaos. They have been known to befriend or even love particularly charismatic humanoids. Although these relationships never end in the lover’s betrayal at the yochlol’s hands, they often end in the persecution of the victim by his one-time friends and family. Some have suggested that yochlols enjoy watching a good or powerful individual’s life fall to ruin under the influence of such intense passions, a theory that is made more solid by the observation that yochlols often leave lovers whose acquaintances seem unperturbed by his or her choice of partner. While yochlols never mourn the loss of a friend or lover, they’ll often vent the full fury of their rage on those who persecuted the lover—after his or her likely execution, of course.