 | Oe/1E STATS FREQUENCY: Very Rare NO. APPEARING: 1-6 ARMOR CLASS: 5 MOVE: 12"/24" HIT DICE: 7 % IN LAIR: 0% TREASURE TYPE: Nil NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-6 SPECIAL ATTACKS: By type SPECIAL DEFENSES: See description + by type MAGIC RESISTANCE: By type INTELLIGENCE: Low ALIGNMENT: By type SIZE: S (1-2' long) PSIONIC ABILITY: By type Attack/Defense Modes: By type | BX STATS ARMOR CLASS: 5 HIT DICE: 7** MOVE: 120' (240') ATTACKS: 1 bite DAMAGE: 2-10 or special NO. APPEARING: 1-6 SAVE AS: Fighter: 7 MORALE: 9 TREASURE TYPE: Nil ALIGNMENT: By type |
DESCRIPTION
Misoji worms are a species of extra-dimensional flying worms originating from the inner planes. These non-corporeal creatures “burrow” from plane to plane much as a normal worm burrows through ground, and each of the thirty subspecies appears as a specific color analogous to its plane of origin. Misoji worms can only be hit by magic weapons and they are immune to poison and paralysis attacks. Any bite on a successful "to hit" roll from a misoji worm does 1-6 points of damage. Additionally, misoji worms are capable of attacking from the prime material plane into the same plane of their origin (e.g., a burgundy misjoi worm could be present in the prime material plane, but still be able to bite a character in the ethereal plane,) doing damage as normal for the attack, unless the defender has a particular immunity/resistance other than their presence on that particular plane. In addition to the standard abilities for all misoji worms, each subspecies has additional abilities particular to their general type (plane of origin) and their specific type (color.)
Elemental, air: In addition to their individual abilities by type, misoji worms from this plane are able to summon an air elemental (HD: 4) up to 3 times per day.
Elemental, earth: In addition to their individual abilities by type, misoji worms from this plane are able to summon an earth elemental (HD: 4) up to 3 times per day.
Elemental, fire: In addition to their individual abilities by type, misoji worms from this plane are able to summon a fire elemental (HD: 4) up to 3 times per day. They are also immune to all forms of flame-based attacks.
Elemental, water: In addition to their individual abilities by type, misoji worms from this plane are able to summon water elemental (HD: 4) up to 3 times per day. They are also immune to all cold-based attacks.
Ethereal: In addition to their individual abilities by type, misoji worms from the ethereal plane are able to create a prismatic sphere (per the spell) once per day.
Negative material: The bite of any misoji worm from the negative material plane will cause a rotting disease (in addition to normal damage) on any successful hit to a creature that originates from the prime material plane. The disease will continue to do 1 additional point of damage during successive turns until the victim dies or is cured (by a cure disease spell.) In addition to its rotting bite, each worm from the negative material plane is able to summon a particular form of undead to come to its aid (see chart below for specific type.)
Positive material: Misoji worms from the positive material plane radiate a protective globe in a 10' radius (per 3rd level MU spell protection from evil) around itself at all times. This order of misoji worm also secrets a healing ectoplasm that automatically cures all disease from any creature that "touches" it (regardless of whether than creature is in the prime or positive material plane a the time it touches the misoji worm.) Additionally, each worm from the positive material plane is able to summon a particular type of humanoid to come to its aid (see chart below for specific type.)
Wow! I'm curious about the Carcosan colors now, and what uses these worms might have in alchemy.
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