Blood Ooze
Large ooze- Challenge
- STR
- 2
- DEX
- −2
- CON
- 2
- INT
- −2
- WIS
- −2
- CHA
- −5
- Fort
- +3
- Ref
- +1
- Will
- −2
Amorphous. The blood ooze can move through a space as narrow as 2 centimeters wide without squeezing.
Maneuvers. The blood ooze uses maneuvers (maneuver save Difficulty 12). It has 2 stamina dice which are d8s, a dice limit of 1, regains all expended stamina dice when it finishes a long rest, and regains half its total stamina dice when it finishes a short rest. It knows the following maneuvers:
1 stamina die: ambush, grapple, spring attack
Spellcasting. The blood ooze uses Occult (int) to cast spells (spell save Difficulty 8, −1 to hit with spell attacks). It has 1 mana, a mana limit of 1, regains all expended mana when it finishes a long rest, and regains half its total mana when it finishes a short rest. It knows the following spells:
1 mana: avasculate, blood armor, blood drain, bloodhound, inflict wounds
Spider Climb. The blood ooze can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make a skill check.
Actions (1)
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage plus 3 (1d6) acid damage and the target’s armor or natural armor is corroded 1 until the end of the ooze’s next turn.
Reactions
Split. When an ooze that is Medium or larger is subjected to lightning or slashing damage, it splits into two new oozes if it has at least 10 health. Each new ooze has health equal to half the original ooze’s, rounded down. New oozes are one size smaller than the original ooze.
Maneuvers
As an action, you can use Stealth without using an action. Additionally, before the end of your next turn, you can add the stamina die to an attack’s damage (add half on a miss by 4 or less) if you have advantage on the attack, or if the creature is within 1 meter of an enemy of the creature that isn’t incapacitated and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
As an action, make a melee weapon attack and a Brawn check to grapple the creature.
Enhance
You can add the stamina die to the attack’s damage (add half on a miss by 4 or less) for each additional stamina die expended.
As an action, you can use the Dash action. If you move at least 3 meters straight toward a creature, you can make a melee weapon attack against it.
On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage.
On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.
On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.
Enhance
You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.
Spells
As an action, you violently purge the blood from the body of a creature that you can touch or see within 10 meters through its skin. The creature must make a Fortitude saving throw.
On a failure, it loses 4d8 health and is bleeding 2.
On a critical failure, it loses twice as much health and is bleeding 4.
On a success, it loses half as much health and is bleeding 1.
On a critical success, it loses no health.
Augment
You can increase the damage by 5d8 for each additional mana expended.
3 hours/mana
As an action, you touch a willing creature who isn’t wearing armor, and its blood becomes as hard as iron upon contact with air until the spell ends. The target’s Defense becomes 13 + half its Aptitude Bonus (min 1) + its Dexterity (max 4). The spell ends if the target dons armor or if you dismiss the spell on your turn (no action required).
As an action, you siphon life force from a creature that you can touch or see within 10 meters to heal your wounds. The creature must make a Fortitude saving throw. If the creature has no blood in its body, the spell has no effect on it.
On a failure, it takes 3d8 necrotic damage.
On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage.
On a success, it takes half as much damage.
On a critical success, it takes no damage.
You regain health equal to half the amount of necrotic damage dealt.
Augment
You can increase the damage by 3d8 for each additional mana expended.
1 hour/mana
As an action, you can smell creatures that don’t have full health within 10 meters for the duration, which allows you to pinpoint the space the creature occupies.
Additionally, you have advantage on skill checks to track any creature that doesn’t have full health.
As an action, you lacerate a creature that you can touch or see within 10 meters. The creature must make a Fortitude saving throw.
On a failure, it loses 4d6 health and is bleeding 3.
On a critical failure, it loses twice as much health and is bleeding 6.
On a success, it loses half as much health and is bleeding 1.
On a critical success, it loses no health.
Augment
You can increase the health lost by 4d6 and the bleeding level by 3 for each additional mana expended.