Snowflake ooze/pf
Snowflake ooze
CR 5 (1600 XP)
Always N Medium ooze (Cold)
Init -5; Senses blindsight 60 ft.; Perception -5
Aura cold aura Defense AC 5, touch 5, flat-footed 5 (-5 Dex)
hp 57 (6d8+30)
Fort +7, Ref -3, Will -3
Defensive Abilities airy Immune cold, ooze traits Weaknesses vulnerability to fire Offense Speed 15 ft., climb 5 ft. Melee Slam +9 (1d8+7 plus 2d4 cold) Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. Special Attacks constrict (1d8+7 plus 2d4 cold), improved grab
Statistics Str 20, Dex 1, Con 20, Int —, Wis 1, Cha 1 Feats —
Skills Climb +5, Perception -5, Stealth -5
Skill Points 0 Languages None SQ split Ecology
Environment Cold mountains
Organization Solitary
Treasure None
Special Abilities |
Airy (Ex): Since a snowflake ooze's physiology is made up of a little ooze and lots of empty space, it is difficult to know where to attack. Any piercing melee or ranged attack directed at it has a 20% miss chance (the blow or missile just passes harmlessly through the creature's space). Even a true seeing effect is useless in determining where and how to strike the creature.
Cold Aura (Ex): A snowflake ooze exudes cold. Any creature within 5 feet of one takes 1d6 points of cold damage (DC 18 Fortitude half). The save DC is Constitution-based.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a snowflake ooze must hit with its slam attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking attacks of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can constrict.
Split (Ex): Bludgeoning weapons deal no damage to a snowflake ooze. Instead, the creature fractures into two identical snowflake oozes, each half the volume and with half of the original's current hit points (round down). A snowflake ooze with 10 hit points or less cannot be further split and dies if reduced to 0 hit points.
Skills: A snowflake ooze has a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks and can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check even if rushed or threatened. When in an area containing snow or ice, a snowflake ooze gains a +12 racial bonus on Stealth checks.
Snowflake Ooze Lore
| DC | Result |
|---|---|
| 15 | This creature is a snowflake ooze, an ooze native to frigid climes. This result reveals all ooze and cold traits. |
| 20 | In normal combat, a snowflake ooze strikes with pseudopods, attempting to grab a target and squeeze them to death. |
| 25 | A snowflake ooze's preferred targets are warm-blooded creatures; it gains sustenance from their bodies after freezing them to death. Bludgeoning and piercing attacks are not very effective against a snowflake ooze. The former cause it to split in two, while the latter often pass right through the gaps in its mass for no effect. |
Reference
- Monster Manual III, pg. 161
