Monster: Purple Worm

Monster: Purple Worm

Worm monsters are one of my favorites. The purple worm is a blind monster that can track your every step and then emerge and swallow you whole. I'm not aware of any "swallow whole" rules. This monster also rocks a poisonous stinger. If you do not die from massive impaling damage, you will be weakened. Walk without rhythm.

 

Purple Worm [Monster Manual, page 211]

 
194 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST+80 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -70%) [160]; DX-1 [-20]; IQ-8 [-160]; HT+7 [70].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+7; FP+15 [45]; Will+8 [40]; Per+8 [40].
Advantages: Amphibious [10]; DR 7 [35]; Discriminatory Smell [15]; Double-Jointed [15]; Fangs [2]; Injury Tolerance (No Eyes, No Head, No Neck, No Vitals) [22]; Pressure Support 1 [5]; Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive), -5%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%) [4]; Tunneling (Move 3) [45]; Universal Digestion [5].
    Stinger: Striker (Impaling; Cannot Parry, -40%) [5].
    Poison: Toxic Attack 1d (Cyclic, 1 minute, 4 cycles, Resistible, +80%; Follow-Up, Stinger, +0%; Resistible, HT-4, -10%; Symptoms, 1/3 HP, -6 ST, +90%) [11].
Disadvantages: Blindness [-50]; Horizontal [-10]; No Manipulators [-50]; Wild Animal [-30].
Features: No Legs (Slithers).
Creature Type: Magical Beast.
 

Knowing Your Own Strength [374] Replace ST+80 (No Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -70%) [160] with ST+28 [280] Add HP+30 [60]

 
Typical Stats

ST:	90 (KYOS: 38)	HP:	90 (KYOS: 98)	Speed:	6.5
DX:	9	Will:	10	Move:	6 ground, 6 water, 3 burrow
IQ:	2	Per:	10
HT:	17	FP:	32	SM:	+7
Dodge:	9	Parry:	N/A	DR:	7

    Stinger (11): thrust 16d-1 impaling (KYOS: 11d+2 impaling) plus follow-up 1d toxic (4 1-minute cycles, resisted by HT-4, -6 ST after loss of 1/3 HP), Reach C-10 (from the tail).
    Fangs (11): thrust 12d+2 impaling (KYOS: 9d+1 impaling), Reach C.
 
    Traits: Amphibious; Blindness; Discriminatory Smell; Double-Jointed; Horizontal; Injury Tolerance (No Eyes, No Head, No Neck, No Vitals); No Legs (Slithers); No Manipulators; Pressure Support 1; Subsonic Hearing (Biological (Passive); Melee Attack, Reach C); Universal Digestion; Wild Animal.
    Skills: Brawling-11.
    Creature Type: Magical Beast.