Gelatinous Cube
Large Ooze — CR 3
- Hit Dice
- 4d10+32 (54 hp)
- Initiative
- -5
- Speed
- Land 15 ft
- Armor Class
- 4, touch 4, flat-footed 4
- Base Attack / Grapple
- +3/+7
- Attack
- Slam +2 melee (1d6 plus 1d6 acid)
- Full Attack
- Slam +2 melee (1d6 plus 1d6 acid)
- STR
- 10
- DEX
- 1
- CON
- 26
- WIS
- 1
- CHA
- 1
- Fort / Ref / Will
- +9 / -4 / -4
- Challenge Rating
- 3
- Alignment
- Always Neutral
- Organization
- Solitary
- Treasure
- 1/10 coins, 50% goods (no nonmetal or nonstone), 50% items (no nonmetal or nonstone)
- Environment
- Undergrounds
- Level Adjustment
- —
Special Abilities
This creature looks like a thick wall of quivering, transparent protoplasm.
Description
Oozes are amorphous creatures that live only to eat. They inhabit underground areas throughout the world, scouring caverns, ruins, and dungeons in search of organic matter—living or dead.
The nearly transparent gelatinous cube travels slowly along dungeon corridors and cave floors, absorbing carrion, creatures, and trash. Inorganic material remains trapped and visible inside the cubes body.
A typical gelatinous cube is 10 feet on a side and weighs about 15,000 pounds, though much larger specimens are not unknown.
Combat
Oozes attack any creatures they encounter. They lash out with pseudopods or simply engulf opponents with their bodies, which secrete acids that help them catch or digest their prey.
A gelatinous cube attacks by slamming its body into its prey. It is capable of lashing out with a pseudopod, but usually engulfs foes.
Blindsight (Ex): An ooze’s entire body is a primitive sensory organ that can ascertain prey by scent and vibration within 60 feet.
Acid (Ex): A gelatinous cube’s acid does not harm metal or stone.
Engulf (Ex): Although it moves slowly, a gelatinous cube can simply mow down Large or smaller creatures as a standard action. It cannot make a slam attack during a round in which it engulfs. The gelatinous cube merely has to move over the opponents, affecting as many as it can cover. Opponents can make opportunity attacks against the cube, but if they do so they are not entitled to a saving throw. Those who do not attempt attacks of opportunity must succeed on a DC 13 Reflex save or be engulfed; on a success, they are pushed back or aside (opponent’s choice) as the cube moves forward. Engulfed creatures are subject to the cube’s paralysis and acid, and are considered to be grappled and trapped within its body. The save DC is Strength-based and includes a +1 racial bonus.
Paralysis (Ex): A gelatinous cube secretes an anesthetizing slime. A target hit by a cube’s melee or engulf attack must succeed on a DC 20 Fortitude save or be paralyzed for 3d6 rounds. The cube can automatically engulf a paralyzed opponent. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Transparent (Ex): Gelatinous cubes are hard to see, even under ideal conditions, and it takes a DC 15 Spot check to notice one. Creatures who fail to notice a cube and walk into it are automatically engulfed.