| Hit Dice: | 32d8+256 (400 hp) |
| Initiative: | –2 |
| Speed: | 80 ft. (16 squares), burrow 20 ft. |
| Armor Class: | 18 (–8 size, –2 Dex, +18 natural), touch 0, flat-footed 18 |
| Base Attack/Grapple: | +24/+56 |
| Attack: | Tentacle rake +32 melee (2d8+16), or bite +32 melee (4d6+16 plus poison) |
| Full Attack: | 5 tentacle rakes +32 melee (2d8+16), or bite +32 melee (4d6+16 plus poison) |
| Space/Reach: | 40 ft./10 ft. |
| Special Attacks: | Poison |
| Special Qualities: | Damage reduction 15/magic and adamantine, darkvision 60 ft., spell resistance 31, tremorsense 120 ft., vermin traits |
| Saves: | Fort +26, Ref +8, Will +11 |
| Abilities: | Str 43, Dex 7, Con 27, Int —, Wis 12, Cha 4 |
| Skills: | Listen +10, Spot +7 |
| Feats: | — |
| Environment: | Warm desert |
| Organization: | Solitary |
| Challenge Rating: | 20 |
| Treasure: | None |
| Alignment: | Always neutral |
| Advancement: | 33–64 HD (Colossal) |
| Level Adjustment: | — |
True terrors of the desert, megapedes constantly hunt the dunes and sandy plains for food. The desert offers little refuge to creatures fleeing these enormous predators.
A megapede looks like an enormous centipede with a long, segmented body and hundreds of pairs of legs. Its tough, bulbous body is covered with dense orange and brown bristles. The creature’s tremendous mandibles twitch involuntarily when it senses prey. A megapede can grow to more than 100 feet in length.
Megapedes lie in wait just under the sandy surface of the desert, lunging at creatures who wander too near. In a fight, a megapede usually rends its enemy with five vicious claw attacks per round. It reserves its poisonous bite for foes that prove especially daunting.
Poison (Ex): A megapede delivers its poison (Fortitude save DC 34) with each successful bite attack. The initial and secondary damage is the same (2d6 points of Constitution damage and 1d4 points of Dexterity drain). This save is Constitution-based.
Source: Monster Manual II, page 148. This creature’s statistics block has been updated to version 3.5 as given in the D&D® V.3.5 Accessory Update for Monster Manual II. Space/reach was not given in that source so it had to be estimated from the creature coiled up.