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Carnivorous Blob

CR 13.00 Ooze N Colossal HD 16

Rolling and twitching like a massive wad of translucent ooze, this crimson blob reaches out amorphous pseudopods in all directions.

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Description

While sages debate whether the first carnivorous blobs were created by a mad wizard, formed in foul fleshwarping vats in some sinister city, or traveled to this world trapped in the core of a meteor, there is one thing they all agree on—none wish to get close enough to study the monstrosity.

Carnivorous blobs move like a typical ooze, rolling out blobs of its fleshy material in haphazard directions, and pulling its bulk across the ground, up walls, and even through the water. If a carnivorous blob goes for more than 24 hours without a source of food, it drops into a sort of hibernation, resembling nothing so much as a pool of gelatinous blood. The creature springs to life quickly and hungrily as soon as any living prey comes within range of its senses.

Combat Stats

184 (16d8+112)

2, touch 2, flat-footed 2 (-8 size)

Init

Speed

20 ft., climb 20 ft., swim 20 ft.

Fort

+12

Ref

Will

BAB

+12

CMB

+33 (+37 grapple)

CMD

37 (can't be tripped)

Melee: slam +17 (8d6+19 plus 1d4 Con drain and grab)
Space: 30 ft.
Reach: 30 ft.
DR: 10/-; Immune acid, ooze traits
Defensive Abilities: reactive strike, split (sonic or slashing, 32 hp)

Ability Scores

str

+13

dex

con

int

wis

-5

cha

-5

Special Attacks

Absorb Flesh — A carnivorous blob cannot eat plant matter or inorganic matter, but it devours living flesh with a voracious speed by dealing Constitution drain on creatures it slams or constricts. Whenever the blob deals Constitution drain in this manner, it heals 10 hit points for each point of Constitution it drains. Excess hit points above its normal maximum are gained as temporary hit points. As soon as a carnivorous blob has at least 50 temporary hit points, it loses those temporary hit points and splits as an immediate action.

constrict (8d6+19 plus 1d4 Con drain)

Special Abilities

Universal Monster Rules

Grab

Grab (slam) Ex from Universal Monster Rule

If a creature with this special attack hits with the indicated attack (usually a claw or bite attack), it deals normal damage and attempts to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. The creature has the option to conduct the grapple normally, or simply to use the part of its body it used in the grab to hold the opponent. If it chooses to do the latter, it takes a –20 penalty on its combat maneuver check to make and maintain the grapple, but does not gain the grappled condition itself. A successful hold does not deal any extra damage unless the creature also has the constrict special attack. If the creature does not constrict, each successful grapple check it makes during successive rounds automatically deals the damage indicated for the attack that established the hold. Otherwise, it deals constriction damage as well (the amount is given in the creature's descriptive text). Creatures with grab receive a +4 bonus on combat maneuver checks made to start and maintain a grapple. Unless otherwise noted, grab works only against opponents no larger than the same size category as the creature. If the creature can use grab on sizes other than the default, this is noted in the creature's Special Attacks line.

Constrict (8d6+19 plus 1d4 Con drain) Ex from Universal Monster Rule

A creature with this special attack can crush an opponent, dealing bludgeoning damage, when it makes a successful grapple check (in addition to any other effects caused by a successful check, including additional damage). The amount of damage is given in the creature's entry and is typically equal to the amount of damage caused by the creature's melee attack.

Split (sonic or slashing, 32 hp) Ex from Universal Monster Rule

The creature splits into two identical copies of itself if subject to certain attacks or effects. Each copy has half the original's current hit points (rounded down). A creature reduced below the listed hit points cannot be further split and can be killed normally.

Special Abilities

1d4 Con Drain (slam) from rider

Absorb Flesh from text

A carnivorous blob cannot eat plant matter or inorganic matter, but it devours living flesh with a voracious speed by dealing Constitution drain on creatures it slams or constricts. Whenever the blob deals Constitution drain in this manner, it heals 10 hit points for each point of Constitution it drains. Excess hit points above its normal maximum are gained as temporary hit points. As soon as a carnivorous blob has at least 50 temporary hit points, it loses those temporary hit points and splits as an immediate action.

Reactive Strike from text

Skills

Climb +21, Swim +21

Details

Type: Ooze
Alignment: N
Size: Colossal
Environment: any
Organization: solitary
Treasure: none
Senses: blindsight 60 ft., tremorsense 120 ft.; Perception -5
Source: Bestiary 2

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