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PURPLE WORM
Gargantuan monstrosity, unaligned

Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 247 (15d20 + 90)
Speed 50 ft., burrow 30ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
PURPLE WORM 28 (+9) 7 (- 2) 22 (+6) 1 (- 5) 8 (- 1) 4 (- 3)
The massive burro~ing monster known as the purple
worm terrorizes the creatures of the Underdark as Saving Throws Con + 11, Wis +4
it chews through solid rock in pursuit of prey. A dim- Senses blind sight 30ft., tremorsense 60 ft.,
witted, ravenous force of nature, this creature regards passive Perception 9
Languages -
anything it encounters as food.
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP)
Ravenous Hunters. Loud noise attracts purple
worms, which have been known to interrupt
underground battles and tear through subterranean Tunneler. The worm can burrow through solid rock at half its
cities seeking prey. The underground civilizations of the burrow speed and leaves a 10·foot·diameter tunnel in its wake.
drow, the duergar, and the mind !layers maintain special
ACTIONS
wards around their settlements to deter these monsters.
Though most common in the Underdark, purple Multiattack. The worm makes two attacks: one with its bite
worms are frequently seen on the surface world in rocky and one with its stinger.
and mountainous lands. The maw of a purple worm is
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10ft., one target.
large enough to swallow a horse whole, and no creature Hit: 22 (3d8 + 9) piercing damage. If the target is a Large or
is safe from its hunger. It lunges forward by rhythmically smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 19 Dexterity saving
compressing and expanding its body, catching other throw or be swallowed by the worm. A swallowed creature is
Underdark dwellers by surprise with the speed of blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and
its advance. other effects outside the worm, and it takes 21 (6d6) acid
Boons of the Worm. When a purple worm burrows damage at the start of each of the worm's turns.
through the ground, it consumes earth and rock, which If the worm takes 30 damage or more on a single turn
it breaks down and constantly excretes. Precious metals from a creature inside it, the worm must succeed on a DC 21
and gems can thus be found within the bodies of purple Constitution saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate
worms, which are targeted by particularly brave and all swallowed creatures, which fall prone in a space within 10
foolhardy treasure hunters. feet of the worm. If the worm dies, a swallowed creature is no
A burrowing purple worm constantly creates new longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using
tunnels throughout the Underdark, which are quickly 20 feet of movement, exiting prone.
made use of by other creatures as corridors and Tail Stinger. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10ft., one
highways. Because a purple worm rarely returns to creature. Hit: 19 (3d6 + 9) piercing damage, and the target
its own tunnels, such passageways are a good place to must make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw, taking 42 (12d6)
avoid these monsters. Areas rich in prey quickly become poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
interlaced with complex tunnel systems resulting from successful one.
several worms l}unting together.

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