Monsters / Purple Worm
Purple Worm
CR 12 - 19,200 XP - N Gargantuan Magical Beast
Stat block
AC26 (touch 4, flat-footed 26)HP200 (16d10+112)SavesFort +17, Ref +8, Will +4Meleebite +25 (4d8+12/19-20 plus grab), sting +25 (2d8+12 plus poison)Speed20 ft., burrow 20 ft., swim 10 ft.AbilitiesStr 35, Dex 6, Con 25, Int 1, Wis 8, Cha 8BAB / CMB / CMD+16 / +32 / 40Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +18Environmentany underground
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (5 rules)
Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.
mindless (from special_qualities)
special qualities: mindless
special qualities: mindless
grapple-grab (from melee)
melee: bite +25 (4d8+12/19-20 plus grab), sting +25 (2d8+12 plus poison) - grab rides the hit
melee: bite +25 (4d8+12/19-20 plus grab), sting +25 (2d8+12 plus poison) - grab rides the hit
swallow (from special_attacks)
special attacks: swallow whole - a grabbed, smaller foe can be gulped down
special attacks: swallow whole - a grabbed, smaller foe can be gulped down
bruiser (from abilities)
abilities: Str 35 over Dex 6 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
abilities: Str 35 over Dex 6 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
power-attack (from feats)
feats: Power Attack - trades accuracy for damage when the hit is likely
feats: Power Attack - trades accuracy for damage when the hit is likely
On-hit riders and breath
swallow whole4d8+18
From the entry
The save DC is Constitution-based. Sting:
Purple worms are giant scavengers that inhabit the deepest regions of the world, consuming any organic material that they encounter. They are notorious for swallowing their prey whole. It is not uncommon to hear of a group of adventurers vanishing down the ravenous maw of a purple worm, screaming as they disappear one by one.
Although they seek to consume living creatures, purple worms also consume vast amounts of dirt and minerals as they burrow underground. The insides of a purple worm may contain a considerable number of gemstones and other items able to withstand the corrosive acid inside its gullet. In areas filled with valuable minerals, such as those near dwarven mines, the natural tunnels created by burrowing purple worms are often filled with vast amounts of unrefined ores.
A purple worm usually claims a large underground cavern as it...