Monster Dossier

Purple Worm

Purple Worm is a fantasy monster entry from source B1.

Level 13

Traits

ngargantuananimal

Rules & statistics

Monster Profile

Perception

20

Senses

  • Name
    darkvision
  • Type
    imprecise
    Name
    tremorsense
    Range
    100

Skills

Athletics
30

Ability Mods

Str
9
Dex
-1
Con
7
Int
-5
Wis
-1
Cha
-1

Defenses

Ac
32
Saving Throws
Fort
28
Ref
21
Will
21
Hp
  • Hp
    270

Speed

Walk
40
Burrow
40
Swim
20

Attacks

  • Range
    Melee
    Name
    jaws
    Attack
    28
    Traits
    • deadly
    • reach
    Effects
    • Improved Grab
    Damage
    3d10+15 piercing plus Improved Grab
    Types
    • piercing
  • Range
    Melee
    Name
    stinger
    Attack
    28
    Traits
    • agile
    • poison
    • reach
    Effects
    • purple worm venom
    Damage
    2d12+15 piercing plus purple worm venom
    Types
    • piercing
  • Range
    Melee
    Name
    body
    Attack
    26
    Traits
    • reach
    Damage
    1d10+13 bludgeoning
    Types
    • bludgeoning
  • Range
    Ranged
    Name
    regurgitate
    Attack
    26
    Traits
    • brutal
    • range increment
    Effects
    • varies (see ability)

Abilities

Mid
  • Entries
    • The purple worm recovers from the paralyzed, slowed, and stunned conditions at the end of its turn. It's also immune to penalties to its Speeds and the immobilized condition, and it ignores difficult terrain||3|terrain and greater difficult terrain||3|terrain.
    Name
    Inexorable
  • Activity
    Number
    1
    Unit
    reaction
    Trigger
    The purple worm would be affected by a condition or adverse effect (such as baleful polymorph).
    Frequency
    Unit
    day
    Number
    1
    Entries
    • The purple worm negates the triggering condition or effect. s from artifacts, deities, or a similarly powerful source can't be avoided in this way.
    Name
    Shake It Off
Bot
  • Activity
    Number
    1
    Unit
    reaction
    Trigger
    The purple worm Grabs a creature.
    Entries
    • The worm uses Swallow Whole.
    Name
    Fast Swallow
  • Type
    affliction
    Name
    Purple Worm Venom
    Traits
    • poison
    DC
    32
    Saving Throw
    Fortitude
    Max Duration
    6 rounds
    Stages
    • Stage
      1
      Entry
      5d6 poison damage and enfeebled 2 ,
      Duration
      1 round
    • Stage
      2
      Entry
      6d6 poison damage, and enfeebled 2
      Duration
      1 round
    • Stage
      3
      Entry
      8d6 poison damage and enfeebled 2.
      Duration
      1 round
  • Entries
    • The purple worm can violently regurgitate a creature or boulder it has swallowed to make a ranged Strike. The Strike deals bludgeoning damage depending on the size of the projectile: Tiny deals 2d6+13, Small 3d6+13, Medium 4d6+13, Large 5d6+13, and Huge 6d6+13. A regurgitated creature takes falling damage from the height of the target or from 20 feet, whichever is greater.
    • Boulders occupy space in the worm's stomach as a creature of equivalent size, and purple worms often have several boulders swallowed. A purple worm can use a single action to swallow a new boulder.
    Name
    Regurgitate
  • Entries
    • A purple worm can burrow through solid stone at a Speed of 20 feet. It can leave a tunnel if it desires, and it usually does.
    Name
    Rock Vrorouth
  • Activity
    Number
    1
    Unit
    action
    Entries
    • Huge, 3d6+9 bludgeoning, Rupture 24.
    Name
    Swallow Whole
  • Activity
    Number
    2
    Unit
    action
    Entries
    • The worm makes a Strike once against each creature in its reach. It can Strike up to once with its jaws, up to once with its stinger, and any number of times with its body. Each attack counts toward the worm's multiple attack penalty, but the multiple attack penalty doesn't increase until after it makes all the attacks.
    Name
    Thrash

Background

Lore

No lore provided.