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Angler Worm

Huge Monstrosity, Unaligned

AC
14
HP
104
Speed
20
CR
4

False


Armor Class 14 (natural armor)

Hit Points 104 (11d12 + 33)

Speed 20 ft.


STR
14 (+2)
DEX
5 (-3)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
3 (-4)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
1 (-5)

Damage Vulnerabilities False

Damage Resistances False

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, poisoned, prone

Senses tremorsense 60 ft., passive Perception 12

Languages

Challenge 4


Traits

Keen Touch. The angler worm has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on vibrations.

Snare Walker. The angler worm ignores movement restrictions caused by its snares or the snares of other angler worms.

Spider Climb. The angler worm can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.

Transparent Trap. With 10 minutes of work, the angler worm can create a web of nearly transparent snares in a 20-foot cube. The web must be anchored between two solid masses or layered across a floor, wall, or ceiling. A web of snares layered over a flat surface has a depth of 5 feet. The web is difficult terrain, and the snares forming it are nearly transparent, requiring a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to notice them.

Actions

Multiattack. The angler worm makes two Bite attacks or one Bite attack and one Coils attack.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) acid damage.

Coils. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 12 (3d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained by the angler worm, it can't breathe, it takes 10 (3d6) bludgeoning damage at the start of each of the angler worm's turns, and the angler worm can't use its Coils on another target.

Ethereal Lure (Recharge 4-6). The angler worm creates an orb of faint, blue light on a point it can see within 20 feet of it. The light glows until the start of the worm's next turn. When a creature that isn't an angler worm starts its turn within 60 feet of the orb and can see the light, it must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed until the start of its next turn. While charmed, the creature must take the Dash action and move toward the light by the most direct route, trying to get within 5 feet of the light. It doesn't avoid opportunity attacks, but before moving into damaging terrain, such as lava or a pit, the creature can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. If the charmed creature enters the worm's snares, it has disadvantage on the saving throw to avoid being restrained.

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