Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

• Each gnoll or hyena that Yeenoghu
  can see can use its

reaction to move up to its

speed.

• Until the next initiative count 20, all gnolls and hye-

nas within the lair are enraged, causing them to have

advantage on melee w

eapon attack rolls and causing

attack rolls to have

advantage against them.

REGIONAL

EFFECTS

The region containing Yeenoghu's lair is

warped by his

magic, creating one or more of the following

effects:

• Within 1 mile of the lair, large iron spikes grow
  out of

the ground and stone surfaces. Yeenoghu impales

the

bodies of the

slain on these s pikes.

• Predatory
  b easts within 6 miles of the lair become un-

us ually savage, killing far more than what

they need

for food. Carcasses of prey are left

to rot in an unnatu-

ral display of wasteful slaughter.

• If
  a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile

of the lair, that creature mus t s ucceed on a DC 17

Wisdom saving throw or descend into a madness

determined by the Madness

of Yeenoghu table. A

creature that succeeds

on this saving throw can't be

affected by this region

al effect again for 24 hours.

YEENOGHU

Huge fiend (demon), chaotic evil

Armor Class

20 (natural armor)

Hit Points

333 (23dl2 + 184)

Speed 50 ft.

STR

29 (+9)

DEX

16 (+3)

CON

23 (+8)

INT

15 (+3)

Saving Throws Dex +10, Con +15, Wis +14

Skills Intimidation +9, Perception +14

Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning

WIS

24 (+7)

CHA

15

(+2)

Damage Immunities poison; bludgeoning,

piercing, and

slashing that is nonmagical

Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,

poisoned

Senses truesight

120 ft., passive Perception 24

Languages

all, telepathy 120 ft.

Challenge 24 (62,000 XP)

Innate Spellcasting. Yeenoghu's spellcasting ability is Charisma

(s pell save DC 17, +9 to hit

with spell attacks). He can innately

cast the following spells, requiring no material component

s:

At will: detect magic

3/day each: dispel magic.fear, invisibility

1 /day: teleport

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). lfYeenoghu

fails a saving throw,

he

can choose to succeed inste ad.

Magic Resistance.

Yeenoghu has advantage on saving throws

against spells and other magical effects.

Magic Weapons. Yeenoghu's weapon attacks are magical.

IfYeenoghu dies, these effec

ts fade over the course of

ldlO days.

MADNESS OF YEENOGHU

If a creature goes mad in Yeenoghu

's lair or within line

of s ight of the demon lord, roll

on the Madness of Yeeno-

ghu table to determine the

nature of the madness, which

is a character flaw that lasts until cured. See the Dun-

geon Master's Guide for more on madness.

MADN ESS OF Y EENOGHU

dlOO Flaw (lasts until cured)

01-20 " I get caught

up in the flow of anger, and try to

stoke others around

me into forming an angry

mob."

21-40 "The flesh of other intelligent creatures is

delicious!"

41 - 60 "I rail against the laws and customs of civilization,

attempting to return

to a more primitive time."

61-80 "I hunger for the deaths of others, and am

constantly starting fights in the hope of seeing

bloodshed."

81 -00 "I keep trophies from

the bodies I have slain,

turning them into adornments."

Rampage.

When Yeenoghu reduces a creature to 0 hit points

with

a melee attack on his turn, Yeenoghu can take a bonus

action to move up to half his speed and

make a bite attack.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. Yeenoghu makes

three flail attacks. If an at-

tack hits, he can cause it to create an additional effect of his

choice or at random (each effect can be used only once per

Multiattack):

1. The attack deals an extra 13 (2d12) bludgeoning damage. ~


2. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving

throw or be paralyzed

until the start ofYeenoghu's next turn.

3. The target must
   succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving

throw or

be affected by the confusion spell until the start of

Yeenoghu's

next turn.

Flail. Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, reach 15 ft.,

one target.

Hit: 15 (ld12 + 9) bludgeoning damage.

Bite. Me/ee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target

.

Hit: 14 (ldlO + 9) piercing

damage.

LEGENDARY ACTIONS

Yeenoghu can take

3 legendary actions, choosing from the op·

tions below. Only one legendary action option

can be used at a

time and

only at the end of another creature's turn. Yeenoghu

regains

spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.

Charge. Yeenoghu moves up to his speed.

Swat Away.

Yeenoghu makes a flail attack. If the attack hits, the

target

must succeed on a DC 24 Strength saving throw or be

pushed 15 feet in a straight line away from Yeenoghu. If the

saving throw fails by 5 or more,

the target falls prone.

Savage (Costs 2 Actions)

. Yeenoghu makes a bite attack against

each creature within 10 feet of him.

C HAPTE

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