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[[File:DnD PurpleWorm.png|thumb|right|180px|Purple Worm<br />by [[LadyofHats]]<br />via [[Mediawiki Commons]]<br />[[Public Domain]]]]
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|refs={{SRD5ref}} <ref name="mm5.255">also published in &mdash; {{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (5e)|pages=255}}</ref> <ref name="hab">Note: Habitat is not part of the [[SRD5]].</ref> <ref name="dmg5hab">habitat - {{pub|Dungeon Master's Guide (5e)}} p.302-305</ref> <ref name="rlyhab">habitat (Underground) - [[user:Rlyehable]] (unofficial)</ref>
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|summary=Purple worms are enormous burrowing worms with a singer in its tail.
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{{5e Ability|Multiattack|The worm makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its stinger.}}
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{{5e Ability|Bite|''{{SRD5|Melee Weapon Attack}}:'' +9 to hit, {{srd5lc|Reach}} 10 ft., one target. ''Hit:'' 22 (3d8+9) {{srd5lc|Piercing}} damage. If the target is a {{SRD5|Large}} or smaller creature, it must succeed on a {{SRD5|DC}} 19 {{SRD5|Dexterity}} {{srd5lc|Saving Throw}} or be swallowed by the worm. A swallowed creature is {{srd5lc|Blinded}} and {{srd5lc|Restrained}}, it has {{srd5lc|Total Cover}} against attacks and other effects outside the worm, and it takes 21 (6d6) {{srd5lc|Acid}} damage at the start of each of the worm's {{srd5lc|Turn}}s.
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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 {{SRD5|Constitution}} saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures, which fall {{srd5lc|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.}}
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{{5e Ability|Tail Stinger|''Melee Weapon Attack:'' +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. ''Hit:'' 19 (3d6+9) {{srd5lc|Piercing}} damage, and the target must make a {{SRD5|DC}} 19 {{SRD5|Constitution}} saving throw, taking 42 (12d6) {{srd5lc|Poison}} damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.}}
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 {{SRD5|Constitution}} saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures, which fall {{srd5lc|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.
 
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'''Unofficial Description:''' Purple worms are enormous burrowing worms with a singer in its tail.
==List of Purple Worms==
{{5e Monster List|Purple Worm}}


{{UnofficialInfo|Purple worms are enormous burrowing worms with a singer in its tail.}}
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==Sources==
==Sources and Notes==
* [[SRD-OGL v5.1]]
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< Monstrosity
Purple Worm exists in other D&D editions see:

Purple Worm (disambiguation).

Purple Worm
by LadyofHats
via Mediawiki Commons
Public Domain
Purple Worm [SRD5 OGL/CC-BY] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Gargantuan Monstrosity  (Purple Worms), Unaligned
Armor Class: 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 247 (15d20+90)
Speed: 50 ft., burrow 30 ft.
Str Dex Con Int Wis Cha
28 (+9) 7 (-2) 22 (+6) 1 (-5) 8 (-1) 4 (-3)
Saving Throws: Con +11, Wis +4
Senses: blindsight 30 ft., tremoresense 60 ft., passive perception 9
Languages: —
Habitat: Desert, Underdark, Underground
Challenge: 15 (13,000 xp)Proficiency Bonus (PB): +5

Features

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

Actions

Multiattack. The worm makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its stinger.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 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: +9 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.

End of the SRD5 material

Unofficial Description: Purple worms are enormous burrowing worms with a singer in its tail.

List of Purple Worms

1 Purple Worms

Monster Size Type Tags Alignment HP CR Habitat Marked Source
Purple Worm Gargantuan Monstrosity Purple Worm Unaligned 247 15 Desert, Underdark, Underground Canon SRD-OGL v5.1, SRD-CC v5.1

Sources and Notes

  1. SRD5: ↑
  2. also published in — Christopher Perkins, et. al.. Monster Manual (5e) (5e 2014) (2014-09-30). Wizards of the Coast. p. 255. ↑
  3. Note: Habitat is not part of the SRD5. ↑
  4. habitat - Dungeon Master's Guide (5e) p.302-305 ↑
  5. habitat (Underground) - user:Rlyehable (unofficial) ↑
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