# Maggot, Dire >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] *A four-foot-long dead-white segmented worm heaves into view. Eyeless, drooling stinking ichor from its clacking mandibles, the monstrosity resembles nothing so much as a maggot grown orders of magnitude too large.* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Dire Maggot</div> <div class="CR">CR 2 (600 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Libris Mortis pg. 95</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> N Huge Vermin **Init** +2 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft.; **Perception** +0 #### defense **AC** 16, 10 touch, 14 flat-footed (+2 Dex, +6 natural, -2 size) **hp** 33 (6d8+6) **Fort** +6, **Refl** +4, **Will** +2 **Feint** —, **Demoralize** — **Immune** mind-affecting effects #### offense **Speed** 40 ft., climb 40 ft. **Melee** bite +3 (2d6+2 plus paralysis) **Space** 15 ft., **Reach** 10 ft. #### statistics **Str** 13, **Dex** 15, **Con** 12, **Int** —, **Wis** 10, **Cha** 2 **BAB** +4, **CMB** +7, **CMD** 19, **TA** +3, **RTA** +4 **Skills** Climb +9, Perception +0 #### special abilities ### Paralysis (Ex) A creature bitten by a dire maggot must succeed at a DC 14 Fortitude save or be paralyzed for 1 round. The save DC is Constitution-based. #### tactics Dire maggots seek to paralyze their prey, though still-squirming prey is just as good to the mindless maggot. #### ecology **Terrain** Underground **Organization** Solitary or slaughter (2–5) **Treasure** None **Advancement** 7–11 HD (Small) A maggot is the worm-shaped larva of a fly, but a dire maggot is the larva of similarly monstrous flying vermin. While regular maggots are found in decaying matter, dire maggots are large, quick, and aggressive enough to seek out living prey for nourishment.