Serpent, Giant Devouring
An enormous snake thousands of feet in length with jet-black scales covered in faintly-purple pulsating runes
Basic Fantasy Field Guide Omnibus
| Armor Class | 24 |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 36** |
| Number Appearing | 1 |
| Attacks | 1 bite, 1 tail or special |
| Damage | 5d8 + poison bite, 5d12 tail, special |
| Movement | 60' |
| Save As | Fighter: 20 |
| Morale | 10 |
| XP | 18450 |
| Treasure Type | None |
A Giant Devouring Serpent is an enormous snake thousands of feet in length. It has jet-black and extraordinarily hard scales that are covered in faintly-purple pulsating runes. It is the scourge of cities, devouring them entirely and leaving only a featureless crater. They are extraordinarily rare; it is common for there to be not a single sighting in a century.
Special Abilities
Poison Bite: A successful bite delivers a potent toxin; the victim must save vs. Poison or die.
Thrashing: While biting it may thrash its colossal body around, causing massive destruction to everything around it.
Devour: Once every 5 rounds it may choose to devour those in its surroundings. This affects all within 100 feet of the mouth of the serpent, dealing 5d6 points of damage and healing the serpent by half of the total damage inflicted. Additionally this will annihilate any buildings or terrain within this 100-foot radius.