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===Rot Worm===
{{Author
|author_name=Sulacu
|date_created=2006-02-06
|status=Done
}}
	
{{3.5e Monster Classic
|monster=Rot Worm
|size=Medium |type=Aberration
|hd=4d8+16 |hp=34 
|init=+3
|speed=15 ft. (3 squares), burrow 5 ft.
|ac=18 (+3 Dex, +5 natural) |touch=12 |flat=15
|bab=+3 |grapple=+3
|at=[[SRD:Bite|Bite]] +6 melee (1d6 plus 1d6 [[acid]] plus [[#Disease|disease]])
|full_at=[[SRD:Bite|Bite]] +6 melee (1d6 plus 1d6 [[acid]] plus [[#Disease|disease]])
|space= 5 ft. |reach=5 ft.
|sa=[[#Breath Weapon|breath weapon]], [[#Death Throes|death throes]]
|sq=[[SRD:Blindsight|blindsight]] 60 ft., immunity to [[acid]] and [[SRD:Disease|disease]]
|fort=+5 |ref=+4 |will=+6
|str=10 |dex=16 |con=19 |int=2 |wis=15 |cha=6 
|skills=[[Listen]] +9
|feats= [[SRD:Ability Focus|Ability Focus]] ([[#Breath Weapon|breath weapon]]), [[SRD:Lightning Reflexes|Lightning Reflexes]], [[SRD:Weapon Finesse|Weapon Finesse]]<sup>B</sup>
|env=Any marshes and underground
|org=Solitary or Few (2&ndash;4)
|cr=4
|treas=None
|align=Always neutral
|adv=5&ndash;10 (Medium), 11&ndash;14 (Large)
|la=—
}}
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''The rot worm is a thick hided, short stumpy worm with a large maul that spurts three powerful mandibles. This quite disgusting creature often drops down from a rusty hill or surprises oncoming adventurers in a dark corner of a dungeon. It moves surprizingly acute and its maul carries a filthy disease that inspires hallucinations. Academics have often wondered how such a stumpy, stocky creature manages to burrow.''

Rot worms are mostly quite complacent to everything that moves, preferring distance to confrontation; they will probably try to burrow in order to avoid combat. When they are on their own ground however, they are very protective and defensive. Their saliva is acidic and they carry a malicious disease. It is usually 6 to 8 feet long, about 1½ to 2 feet thick and weighs 200 to 300 pounds.

===Combat===

'''<span id="Disease">[[SRD:Disease|Disease]] ([[Ex]]):</span id>''' Brain rot—bite and [[#Breath Weapon|breath weapon]], [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fortitude]] DC 16, incubation period 1 day, damage 1d6 [[Wis]]. The day after the first, on a failed save, an afflicted creature must immediately succeed on another DC 16 [[Fortitude]] save or suffer debilitating hallucinations. The figments brought on by brain rot function as the [[SRD:Hypnotic Pattern|''hypnotic pattern'']] spell, causing [[SRD:Fascinated|fascination]]. Whenever the character is allowed a save tied to the spell, the effect is merely suppressed for 1 hour if it succeeds, after which the creature is allowed another DC 16 [[Fortitude]] save, etcetera. The effect keeps threatening the creature until ''[[SRD:Remove Disease|remove disease]]'' or any other spell of higher level that cures diseases is used.

'''<span id="Breath Weapon">[[SRD:Breath Weapon|Breath Weapon]] ([[SRD:Extraordinary Ability|Ex]]):</span id>''' A rot worm can spit a 15 ft. cone of acidic and diseasing bile which is in a semi-liquid, semi-gaseous state. Damage 2d6 acid ([[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Reflex]] DC 18 half) plus disease. After using this breath weapon, the Rot Worm needs to wait 1d4 rounds before using it again.

'''<span id="Death Throes">Death Throes ([[Ex]]):</span id>''' When a rot worm is killed it exhumes the same bile like fluid as its breath weapon. The effect extends in a 10 ft. radius centered on the corpse, doing 2d6 acid plus disease damage.


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Alignment	Always neutral +
Author	Sulacu +
Challenge Rating	4 +
Environment	Any marshes and underground +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Level Adjustment	— +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Medium +
Title	Rot Worm +
Type	Aberration +