Rime Sludge
Creature 1 (rare) — mindless, ooze
Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.
SnareLANDAQUATICoozecoldpoison
Rot and decay play a natural role in swamps of all climates, and latent magical energies or other strange phenomena can transform decomposing matter into oozes and other monstrous creatures made of living muck. Tundra wetlands are no exception to this trend. Worse, in such regions, a quick freeze can prevent noxious sludge from breaking down, and sequential years of short, seasonal thaws can compress rot upon rot until the pestilential mass animates as a rime sludge. These rare, noxious oozes hu
Source: quest-for-the-frozen-flame-bestiary (Pre-Remaster)
Perception +4; motion-sense 60 feet
Skills athletics +7
Str
+2
Dex
-5
Con
+2
Int
-5
Wis
+1
Cha
-5
AC 8
Fort +7
Ref +2
Will +4
HP 38
Immunities cold, critical-hits, poison, precision, unconscious, visual, mental
Speed 10 feet, swim 10 feet (slushy undulation)
Offense
Melee Pseudopod (unarmed) +9, Damage 1d4+2 bludgeoning plus 1d4 poison
Abilities
Motion Sense 60 feet — A rime sludge can sense nearby motion through vibration and air movement.
Noxious Sublimation — The first time each round that the rime sludge takes fire damage, a cloud of sickening decay roils outward, dealing 2d6 poison damage (DC 17 Fortitude) to all creatures in a 10-foot emanation. A creature that fails its saving throw is also Sickened 1 (or Sickened 3 on a critical failure).
Slushy Undulation — A rime sludge ignores difficult terrain and greater difficult terrain from ice and snow and doesn't risk falling Prone when crossing ice.
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilLAND / AQUATICA durable frontline body can stand in the ooze's melee range without setting off the fire-triggered poison reaction that non-fire allies avoid.
CrasherLAND / AQUATICA bursty non-fire melee attacker adds damage without triggering the ooze's punishing sublimation reaction.
SniperLAND / AQUATICA non-fire ranged attacker can safely chip away at the ooze's low defenses from outside its short reach.
PUNISHES
✖ fire-heavy area damage✖ precision reliance✖ critical-hit reliance
Avoid pairing with allies whose main damage is fire; triggering the sublimation reaction turns this soft single target into an area threat that catches the whole front line.
Works well with · Punishes · Pairing advice
Unlock with Tactics
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