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Bore Worm Swarm

Creature 5 — animal, swarm

Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.

A single finger-length bore worm is unpleasant but mostly innocuous. Ten thousand bore worms, on the other hand, pose a formidable threat to even seasoned adventurers. The countless worms form a roiling, rancid mass of acid and pain, capable of delivering a hideous death to any person or beast unable to escape them. Unfortunately for any creature other than a bore worm, most encounters involve swarms. These Darklands vermin produce corrosive, noxious slime and deliver agonizing bites, whether a

Source: pathfinder-bestiary-3 (Pre-Remaster)

Perception +12
Skills acrobatics +10, stealth +12
Str
-1
Dex
+3
Con
+4
Int
-5
Wis
+1
Cha
-4
AC 20 Fort +15 Ref +12 Will +8
HP 60
Immunities acid, precision, swarm-mind
Resistances bludgeoning 4, piercing 8, slashing 8
Weaknesses area-damage 4, splash-damage 4, water 8
Speed 15 feet, burrow 30 feet

Abilities

Tremorsense (Imprecise) 60 feet — Tremorsense
Swarm Mind — Swarm Mind
Swarming Bites — Each enemy in the swarm's space takes 3d6 acid damage (DC 22 Reflex save). Creatures that fail this save become Sickened 1 from the swarm's painful bites.

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