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Giant Worrt

Large beast · CR 4
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A large stone-camouflaged ambusher that bites prey with a poison gut-punch, grapples it fast, and swallows it whole into acid.
Lurker
How to run itHide in rocky terrain, Bite a passing PC for poison and a grapple, then Swallow it; the swallowed takes acid each turn until the worrt dies.

Armor Class 14 · Hit Points 45 (6d10 + 12) · Speed 30 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 13 15 3 14 3

Stone Camouflage (Trait). The worrt has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.

Bite (Action). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) kinetic damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the worrt can't bite another target. The target must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a success.

Swallow (Action). If the worrt dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 5 feet of movement, exiting prone. The worrt makes a bite attack against a Medium or smaller target it is grappling. On a hit, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The swallowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the worrt, and it takes 14 (4d6) acid damage at the start of each of the worrt's turns. The worrt can have only one target swallowed at a time.