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title: Dread Wurm
description: The dread wurm creature for OSR gaming.
date_pub: 2024-03-18T14:59:03.000-04:00
section: bestiary
content_type: feature
short_code: bdw
hd: 8
---

A huge, green, scaly, worm-like creature with several stalk-like appendages which bores through the ground, surfacing only to eat.

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|                 |                     |
| --------------- | ------------------- |
| **Hit Dice**    | 8 (36hp)            |
| **Armor Class** | 15 (natural)        |
| **Movement**    | 20'                 |
| **Attacks**     | 1 (+7) @ 2d8 (bite) |
| **Alignment**   | Neutral             |
| **Save**        | 8 (8)               |
| **Morale**      | 9                   |

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-   Typically 50' long and 5' in diameter.
-   Lift top half out of the ground when searching for nearby prey.
-   Drawn to loud, thumping noises.
