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Purple Worm

Gargantuan Monstrosity, Unaligned

Armor Class 18 (natural)

Hit Points 247 (15d20 + 90)

Speed 50 ft., burrow 30 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
() () () () () ()
Saving Throws
,
Senses
blindsight 30 ft., tremorsense 60 ft., passive perception 9
Challenge
15 (13,000 XP)

Traits

Tunneler. The worm can burrow through solid rock at half its burrow speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.

Actions

The worm makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its stinger.
Melee Weapon Attack: to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: . If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw or be swallowed by the worm. A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the worm, and it takes at the start of each of the worm's turns. If the worm takes 30 damage or more on a single turn from a creature inside it, the worm must succeed on a DC 21 Constitution saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures, which fall prone in a space within 10 feet of the worm. If the worm dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 20 feet of movement, exiting prone.
Melee Weapon Attack: to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: , and the target must make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw, taking on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

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Monster Loot: Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft adds Loot to this creature. View

Official miniatures

Pre-painted minis of this creature, catalogued from minisgallery.com.

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