Swamp worm

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HP	23-47
HD	10
XP	162
Speed	12
AC	3
EV	12
Will	13
Attack1	26 (bite: plain)
Resistances	rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Water
Intelligence	Plant
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	worm, swamp worm
Flags	No skeleton Submerges

A large slimy worm, adept at swimming through the muck of this foul swamp. The fool, as I think, at the chasm’s brink, Prone by the swamp or the marsh’s side, Did, even as I, in the end rejoice, Since the voice of death must be His true voice. -Arthur Edward Waite, At The End of Things. 1906

Useful Info

Swamp worms are aquatic predators, much like sharks and giant goldfish but faster and more powerful. They can deal significant damage to lightly armoured characters, but fortunately they are unable to reach you unless you're standing in or adjacent to water. They are common pests in the Swamp, and appear in a handful of other vaults.

Tips & Tricks

• A weapon of venom or other means of poisoning them lets you kill them even if they try to flee and submerge.
• Due to their low magic resistance, Hexes are also extremely effective.