Tunneler. The worm can burrow through solid rock at half its burrow speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.
Multiattack. The worm makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its stinger.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (3d8 + 9) piercing damage. 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 21 (6d6) acid damage 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.
Tail Stinger. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 19 (3d6 + 9) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw, taking 42 (12d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/equipment/purple-worm-poison-injury, can be harvested from this
That's why you apply it to ammunition 😉
wow only just realised how slow this thing moves underground.
I can now use this to kill the party 😈
If you think about the pricing it makes sense, killing a CR 15 creature that can run away whenever it wants with burrowing speed is really hard to kill. Additionally the damage is more than enough to kill almost any NPC.
ZAMN!!!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍
Just imagine how big of a fish you could catch with this as bait!
Genius
bad name
good monster tho
I wonder why the Con save for throwing up has such a high DC. I know the worm has a +11 to those saves, but it seems like it'd be pretty easy to make it vomit you up. I guess I'd have to look at other swallowing enemies like the remorhaz and compare them.
So cool!
pink worm
Hey anybody have an idea for I would turn this into almost like a Sarlacc thing, it’s for spelljammer campaign.
Mark of Handling Human
"Boons of the Worm. When a purple worm burrows through the ground, it consumes earth and rock, which it breaks down and constantly excretes. Precious metals and gems can thus be found within the bodies of purple worms, which are targeted by particularly brave and foolhardy treasure hunters."
THE SPICE!
Yeah, I was here to show my friend why its a good idea to go in their holes they make since I wanted to maybe to dnd combat unfair but we know what to do for fun outside of my Champaign.
wwaaaayyyy too powerful
This monster is so weak
i faced my players with this and 3 all ready got swallowed
Smarsh is king