[Many of you may recognize the inspiration for this monster, the Clark Ashton Smith story 'The Monster of the Prophecy']. The Worm of 1000 Cuts is an insidiously evil product of dark sorcery, a 10-foot worm-like creature with small, shiny black scales covering its entire length. Each articulating scale is covered with dozens of tiny, razor-sharp tentacles that move and squirm independently. The Worm will be found alone, typically lining damp, earthen pits where it can latch onto unfortunate falling victims, literally cutting them to death a little at a time. The Worm is also a favored method of torture, used by evil High Priests of Tzortha, who lower bound victims repeatedly into Worm-lined pits and pull them back before death can free them. A successful roll to-hit against a victim means they have latched on that round, doing 1d6+2 damage and doing an automatic 1d6+2 damage in subsequent rounds, until they are forcibly removed or the victim is dead. PCs can remove an attached worm, with a successful roll to-hit the creature is flung away, but takes no damage that round. Those wearing metal armor always take half damage from Worms of 1000 Cuts. Worm of 1000 Cuts* +------------+---------------+ |AC |5 [14] | +------------+---------------+ |HD |4 | +------------+---------------+ |ATK |1d6+2 razor | | |tentacles | +------------+---------------+ |SP |Latch on | +------------+---------------+ |MV |6 | +------------+---------------+ |HDE/XP |5/240 | +------------+---------------+ |SAV |15 | +------------+---------------+ |BHB |+4 | +------------+---------------+ |AL |Chaotic | +------------+---------------+ * Stat block above is for Swords & Wizardry Whitebox (or OD&D, Delving Deeper, etc.), where HD are d6-based. For other S&W editions, or for Labyrinth Lord, use 1d8 as a base for both HD and damage.
New Monster – The Worm of 1000 Cuts
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