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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 6274927" data-attributes="member: 57383">Great Orm Working DraftGreat OrmGargantuan Vermin (Aquatic)Hit Dice: 20d8+160 (250 hp)Initiative: +2Speed: 20 ft. (4 square), swim 50 ft.Armor Class: 15 (-4 size, +2 Dex, +7 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 13Base Attack/Grapple: +15/+39Attack: Bite +23 melee (3d8+18)Full Attack: Bite +23 melee (3d8+18)Space/Reach: 20 ft./15 ft.Special Attacks: Frightful presence, poisonSpecial Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent, vermin traits, water dependentSaves: Fort +20, Ref +8, Will +7Abilities: Str 34, Dex 14, Con 26, Int —, Wis 13, Cha 7Skills: +20Feats: —Environment: Any aquaticOrganization: Solitary or pairChallenge Rating: 12Treasure: NoneAlignment: Always neutralAdvancement: 21-30 HD (Gargantuan), 31-60 HD (Colossal)Level Adjustment: —A titanic worm longer than many ships. Its loathsome body writhes  bonelessly within a coat of vile slime. Periodically, its back bunches  up into a line of rubbery humps the shape and size of capsized rowboats.Great orms are gargantuan aquatic worms. They live in both fresh and  salt water and are even able to make short forays onto land, usually to  travel from one body of water to another. Many, if not most, great orms  dwell in the depths of the ocean, but humanoids are only likely to see  orms that inhabit coastal regions or freshwater, since they are most  likely to be seen on the surface. Sightings of great orms are the cause  of many legends about a lake or loch being home to a "loathly wyrm" or  "monster snake".Great orms also live in subterranean water systems or use them to travel  about. Some surprisingly small pools have a resident great orm. These  are invariably very deep sinkholes that connect to an underground river  or sea.The body of a great orm is 5 feet in diameter and 80 feet long, weighing about 40,000 pounds.CombatA great orm acts purely on instinct. A hungry great orm will  try to bite  anything it recognizes as a meal. They will attack  opponents that  injure them, but rely on their venomous slime as their  first line of  defense.Frightful Presence (Ex): A great orm can  unsettle foes with  its mere presence. The ability takes effect  automatically whenever the  great orm attacks, charges, or suddenly appears.  Creatures within a  radius of 180 feet are  subject to the effect if they have fewer HD than  the orm. A  potentially affected creature that succeeds on a DC 18 Will  save remains immune to that great orm’s  frightful presence for 24  hours. On a failure, creatures with 4 or less  HD become panicked for  4d6 rounds and those with 5 or more HD become  shaken for 4d6 rounds.  The save DC is Charisma-based.Poison (Ex): Any creature that grapples a great orm or hits it with a natural weapon is exposed to its poison.Venomous Slime: Contact,  Fortitude DC 28, initial  damage 1d12 Con, secondary damage  1d12 Con. The save DC is  Constitution-based.Water Dependent (Ex): Great orms can survive out of the water for 5 minutes per 2 points of Constitution (after that, refer to the drowning rules).Skills: A great orm has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to   perform a special  action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to   take 10 on a Swim  check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use   the run action while  swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine #190 (1993).</blockquote>

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