They are feared for coming straight up out of the ground, swallowing their prey whole. Fortunately, D&D is a flexible game with a malleable reality, so with a little creative thinking, the battle was evened once more in time for the stranded members to receive appropriate assistance.Īnother note to DMs: if, at any point, the party has the opportunity to become richer than sin, keep in mind to always have a better reason for them not to.A Purple Worm is an enormous worm-like creature that burrows deep within the earth, searching for prey. It is an injury (venom) and cost 2000 GP as per DnD 5e poisons > Dungeon Master. Half as much damage is done if it succeeds. If the save fails, 42 (12d6) poison damage is taken. This Poison causes a creature to make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw.
Let that be a warning to confirm consistency with your own resources!) With half the party unable to provide support and the other half quickly becoming a meal, the difficulty of the encounter was notably increased. In dnd 5e, Purple Worm Poison can only be obtained from an incapacitated or dead purple worm.
(We did confirm during the live stream that both the Android and iPhone spell sheet apps listed the spell as requiring 1 action to cast, while the PHB does specify it takes a full minute. The most notable wrinkle in the fight came from the miscommunication of Wind Walk. With the high damage requirement to escape from inside and an even higher constitution in case that requirement is met, the quickest option to escape the extremely acidic innards was magic (e.g., Dimension Door) or killing it outright. The most dangerous capability of both worms were their appetite. Loud noise attracts purple worms, which have been known to. A dim-witted, ravenous force of nature, this creature regards anything it encounters as food. Bite: By using this bite attack this dnd purple worm monster can make a Melee Weapon. Multiattack: Here the worm can make two attacks such as: one with its bite and anther one with its stinger. The versions of the frost worm we came across also had an ability to erupt in a blast of cold upon its defeat we consider Vox Machina very fortunate that this effect was absent. The massive burrowing monster known as the purple worm terrorizes the creatures of the Underdark as it chews through solid rock in pursuit of prey. Tunneler: As per this Tunneler trait the purple worm monster in dnd 5e can burrow through a solid rock at half its burrow speed and it leaves a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake. The worm’s frost breath dealt a 30-foot cone of cold damage (at 33 and 36, we estimate 8d6). However it has been modified to be a significantly easier encounter, much more in line with its purple cousin. The frost worm’s roots appear to stem from Pathfinder (at the very least, that’s where the mini came from).
They can be regurgitated to safety if they deal 30 or more damage on their turn from inside, provided the worm fails its Con Save (DC 21, with a Con mod of +6). Creatures it cannot bite also may be a victim of its poisonous stinger.Īdventurers who are trapped inside the worm take 6d6 of acid damage at the start of the creature’s turn. Its toothy maw is large enough to swallow even large creatures whole. Smooth tunnels are the result of its travels, often used by denizens of the rocky mountains or Underdark where it lurks. The purple worm is a gargantuan monstrosity, a ravenous hunter who detects its prey by the vibrations they generate, chewing through solid rock in pursuit. 283 taken, 21 HDYWTDT by Percy (with L’il Sparky).A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, it. 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. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Ben Woodard found it an expression of the 'seemingly endless morphology of fungal creep and toxicological capacity' within the game. The worm makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its stinger. Blindsight 30 ft, Tremorsense 60 ft, Passive 9 Worm: Purple worm, Tenebrous worm and Tunnel worm Xorn: Yellow musk creeper & zombie: Creeping plant that drains the intelligence of its victims, possibly turning them into 'zombies' under the plants control.Speed 50 ft, Burrow 30 ft (15 ft through solid rock).