Crypt Worm (Ghoul Worm)

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any burial ground
FREQUENCY: Very Rare
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Carrion
INTELLIGENCE: Low (3)
TREASURE: Nil
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
NO. APPEARING: 1-2 (4)
ARMOR CLASS: 6
MOVEMENT: 8, Br 4
HIT DICE: 3
THAC0: 17
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1d6+2 (bite)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Paralysis
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Stenchcloud
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: L
MORALE: Elite (18)
XP VALUE: 420


This horrible worm is blind, but possesses an amazing sense of smell that allows it to detect dead flesh from hundreds of feet away. The creature has a stench cloud defense mechanism, which erupts when it first takes damage, causing an effect identical to the spell of the same name as though cast at 9th level. The creature can only emit a stench cloud once per day.

It also is coated in a slime which causes paralysis, similar to the ghoul touch spell. The creature has two bite attacks per round, but need only roll to hit once. If one hits, both attacks hit, because the mouths are so close together.