Frost Worms are ruthless predatory beasts that burrow through ice and snow.
Description[]
This long, blue-white creature has huge mandibles and a strange nodule atop it's head from which it generates a trilling sound.
Frost Worm Lore[]
A character knows the following information with a successful Nature check:
DC 20: Frost Worms spend most of their life burrowing through ice and snow, even frozen earth. It cannot burrow through stone. It surfaces only to attack it's prey.
Statistics block[]
Frost Worm Level 18 Solo Lurker
Huge natural magical beast (Cold) XP 10000
Initiative 22 Senses Perception +10, Tremorsense 10
HP 835; Bloodied 417
AC 34; Fortitude 30, Reflex 32, Will 27
Resist Cold 10; Vulnerable Fire 10
Saving Throws +5 (Solo)
Speed 6, Burrow 4
Action Points 2
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Bite (standard; at-will) ✦ Cold
Reach 3; +24 vs. AC; 1d10 + 6 damage, and ongoing 10 cold damage (save ends).
Trill (standard; encounter) ✦ Fear
Close blast 5; +22 vs Will; The target is stunned until the end of the worm's next turn. Aftereffect: The target takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls (save ends).
Rim Pulse (standard; recharge 5, 6) ✦ Cold
Close burst 2; +22 vs Reflex; 3d8 + 5 cold damage, and the target takes ongoing 10 cold damage and the target is slowed (save ends both).
Bloodied Pulse (free, When first bloodied; encounter) ✦ Cold
The worm's Rim Pulse recharges, and the worm uses it immediately.
Flamequench Pulse (free, When the worm suffers ongoing fire damage; recharge 5, 6) ✦ Cold
The worm's rim pulse recharges, and the worm uses it immediately.
Writhe (immediate reaction, When a melee attack misses the worm; at-will)
The worm attacks the enemy that just missed it: Reach 3; +24 vs AC; 1d10 + 8 damage and the target is pushed 2 squares.
White out (standard, Sustain minor; recharge 4, 5, 6) ✦ Zone
Close burst 2; This power creates a zone of frost and snow that remains in place until the end of the worms next turn. The zone blocks line of sight for all creatures but the worm. Any creature entirely within the zone(except the worm) is blinded.
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Alignment Unaligned Languages -
Skills Stealth +27
Str 22 (15) Dex 26 (17) Wis 16 (12)
Con 22 (15) Int 2 (5) Cha 4 (6)
Frost Worm Tactics[]
Frost Worms lurk under the snow, waiting for prey to come near. They begin an attack with a trill and then set upon their helpless prey with their bite. They use Rim Pulse as often as possible.