Baby purple worm
w baby purple worm 
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| Difficulty | 9 |
| Attacks |
Bite 1d6 |
| Base level | 8 |
| Base experience | 113 |
| Speed | 3 |
| Base AC | 5 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 0 (Not randomly generated) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 600 |
| Nutritional value | 250 |
| Size | Large |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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A baby purple worm:
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| Reference | monst.c#line915 |
A baby purple worm, w, is a type of monster in that appears in NetHack. It is a slithy, carnivorous animal that has a bite attack.
The following information pertains to an upcoming version (3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that it is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate this information.
Baby purple worms can sense shriekers like their adult selves; while you are polymorphed into a baby purple worm, you are warned of shriekers on the level.Generation
Randomly generated baby purple worms are always hostile.
In addition to random generation, baby purple worms can grow up into adult purple worms. Purple worm eggs can hatch into baby purple worms.
The following information pertains to an upcoming version (NetHack 3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that it is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate this information.
If a shrieker would summon an adult purple worm with its shriek, a baby purple worm is generated instead if an adult would be out of depth.Strategy
Baby purple worms are not particularly remarkable monsters to encounter and can be dispatched with ease by most characters. A player willing to invest the time and energy into taming and raising one will be rewarded with a powerful pet in the purple worm, which can engulf monsters up to large size and instantly kill them via digestion.
History
The baby purple worm first appears in NetHack 3.0.0.
Encyclopedia entry
A gargantuan version of the harmless rain-worm, the purple worm poses a huge threat to the ordinary adventurer. It is known to swallow whole and digest its victims within only a few minutes. These worms are always on guard, sensitive to the most minute vibrations in the earth, but may also be awakened by a remote shriek.
