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In my next entry of the Pages Through the Ages sub-series Overlooked Monsters, I wanted to take a look at the Rot Grub. At first blush, it is certainly a disgusting creature to see and is generally unpleasant, but many players don't fully appreciate just how unpleasant these things can truly be. In the early editions of the game, these were basically little "save-or-die" vessels that might make you feeling like the rug got pulled from under your feet, and in later editions, they lost most of their teeth and traded in the instant lethality for an annoying persistent damage (still lethal at the low levels). I compare and contrast each iteration of this menace, and then home-brew some new Rot Gubs that retain their teeth from the earliest editions, but retain a clean and mechanically fair presentation from later iterations. I think it puts them back on the map of enemies to avoid like the plague! Tune in to hear my thoughts on this critter throughout the years and how I would present them to my players today taking inspiration from each edition's interpretation. 

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