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[[File:DnD PurpleWorm.png|thumb|right|180px|Purple Worm<br />by [[LadyofHats]]<br />via [[Mediawiki Commons]]<br />[[Public Domain]]]]
{{5e Monster
|name=Purple Worm 
|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>
|size=Gargantuan <!--Medium, Large, etc.-->
|type=Monstrosity <!--Dragon, Humanoid, Outsider, Swarm, etc.-->
|swarm= <!--If swarm, size of individual creature in swarm-->
|subtype=Purple Worm <!--Elf, Goblinoid, etc.-->
|align=Unaligned <!--Lawful Good, Chaotic Evil-->
|ac=18 <!--armor class-->
|acfluff=natural armor <!--reason if given-->
|hp=247 <!--number of hit points-->
|hd=15d20+90 <!--10d8, 4d12, etc.-->
|speed=50 ft., {{srd5lc|Burrow}} 30 ft.
|str=28
|dex=7
|con=22
|int=1
|wis=8
|cha=4
|saves={{5eCon}} +11, {{5eWis}} +4
|skills=
|damageresistances= <!--bludgeoning, slashing, piercing-->
|damageimmunity= <!--damage type; fire, radiant-->
|conditionimmunity= <!--condition; charmed, petrified-->
|senses={{srd5lc|Blindsight}} 30 ft., {{srd5lc|Tremoresense}} 60 ft.
|perception=9 <!--Passive Perception bonus; +5-->
|languages=
|habitat=Desert, Underdark, Underground  
|cr=15 <!--Challenge Rating-->
|xp= <!--Experience points for destroying-->
|canon=true
|summary=Purple worms are enormous burrowing worms with a singer in its tail.
|feature1=Tunnler
|flimit1=
|fdesc1=The worm can burrow through solid rock at half its burrow speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.

|action1=Multiattack
|alimit1=
|adesc1=The worm makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its stinger.

|action2=Bite
|alimit2=
|adesc2=''{{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.

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.

|action3=Tail Stinger
|alimit3=
|adesc3=''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.
}}
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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}}

==Sources and Notes==
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[[Category:SRD5 Monsters]]

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Alignment	Unaligned +
Author	SRD5 +
CRval	15 +
Canon	true +
Challenge Rating	15 +
Creature Name	Purple Worm +
Experience Points	13,000 +
Features	Tunnler +, Multiattack +, Bite + and Tail Stinger +
Habitat	Desert +, Underdark + and Underground +
Hit Dice	15d20+90 +
Hit Points	247 +
Name	Purple Worm +
Publication	SRD5 +
Size	Gargantuan +
SortText	Purple Worm 5e +
Subtype	Purple Worm +
Summary	Purple worms are enormous burrowing worms with a singer in its tail. +
Type	Monstrosity +