monster

Dragonblood Ooze

CR 5

Large Ooze, Unaligned

Reveal Stat Block

Armor Class

14 (natural armor)

Hit Points

68 (8d10 + 24)

Speed

20 ft., climb 20 ft.

str

dex

-2

con

int

-4

wis

cha

Traits

Amorphous.The ooze can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Spider Climb.The ooze can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.

Actions

Multiattack.The ooze makes two Pseudopod attacks. The ooze can replace one Pseudopod attack with its Slime Breath, if available.

Pseudopod.mw 7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. ({@damage 1d10 + 4) bludgeoning damage plus 14 (4d6) acid damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape 15). Until this grapple ends, the target takes 7 (2d6) acid damage at the start of each of its turns.

Slime Breath.The ooze expels a spray of its gelatinous mass in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a 14 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 22 (4d10) acid damage and is pulled up to 30 feet straight toward the ooze. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn't pulled.

Dragonblood Ooze

Magic-minded artisans have long incorporated parts of dragons' bodies into magic items, crafting dragon hide into armor and forging weapons from claws and teeth. Alchemists have found beneficial uses for dragon blood, but ill-advised experiments have also given rise to dragonblood oozes.

The congealed blood of a dragon given mobility and hunger, the ooze tries to shape itself into a draconic form. It cannot hold a coherent shape for long and soon collapses into an amorphous heap. Similarly, it tries to manifest a breath weapon but manages only to spew forth part of its own body that it then reels back in.