Purple Worm

Gigantic, slimy worms with bodies 100’ long and 8–10’ thick. Bore tunnels through the earth and come to the surface to eat other creatures.

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Armour Class	6 [13]
Hit Dice	15* (67hp)
Attacks	1 × bite (2d8), 1 × sting (1d8 + poison)
THAC0	9 [+10]
Movement	60’ (20’)
Saving Throws	D8 W9 P10 B10 S12 (8)
Morale	10
Alignment	Neutral
XP	2
Number Appearing	1d2 (1d4)
Treasure Type	D

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• Swallow whole: A bite attack roll of 20, or 4 or more than the target number required, indicates that a human-sized (or smaller) victim is swallowed. Inside the worm’s belly: suffer 3d6 damage per round (until the worm dies); may attack with sharp weapons at –4 to hit; body digested in 6 turns after death.
• Poison: Causes death (save vs poison).
• In restricted spaces: May not always be able to bite and sting at once.