Every round in which a creature takes Con drain from radiation whileĮngulfed by a blue slime, the creature gains 5 temporary hit points. Irradiate (Ex) A creature engulfed by a blue slime must succeed aĭC 22 Fortitude save every round or suffer the effects of high level radiation Excess hit points are gained as temporary hit points that Instead, it heals 1 point of damage per 3 points of damage that would Special Attacks engulf (DC 20, 2d6 electricity plus irradiate)įeats Agile Manuevers (B), Weapon Finesse (B)Įnvironment warm or temperate land or undergroundĪbsorb Electricity (Su) A blue slime takes no damage from electricityĮffects.

Ranged zap +20 touch (6d8 electricity plus stun) Melee slam +20 (1d8+3 plus 2d6 electricity) Immune electricity, mind-influencing effects, oozeĭefensive Abilities absorb electricity, repelling field Weakness vulnerable to cold Unless forced to by a determined (mad) ooze wrangler.Īura sickly illumination (30 ft., Fort DC 22) Blue slimes avoid each other and rarely interact Blue slimes can grow remarkablyĭurable as they feed, but only reproduce if they find and consume another chunk During snowy winters, they may shelter underground, or may come into Use to defend themselves and to stun enemies at range so they can chase themĪ blue slime can be found almost anywhere, although they despise coldĬlimates and are rarely found in places that reach the freezing point in

They can fire bolts of electricity, which they Severe radiation, even though creatures nearby are affected only by a sense of A creature engulfed by a blue slime finds themselves rapidly dying of They feed off of electricity and lifeįorce, and will attack machines, magic items and living creatures to get theirįix. Its body pulses with barely contained energy.īlue slimes, sometimes called “blue gunks” or “Cherenkov oozes”, areīlots of mobile radioactive energy. But it should still be pleasantly lethal for an unprepared party.]ĭifferent hues. I’ve toned down its lethality somewhat–it no longer drains four ability scores at a time, and poison and radiation effects can be dealt with in game. The blue gunky itself was a monster that was completely unfair by design, in accordance with Arduin’s fondness for puzzle monsters (and early tabletop’s fondness for adversarial GM/player relationships). The problem is that “gunky” is an adjective, and a pretty silly sounding one at that. [Commissioned by This Arduin monster was originally named the “blue gunky”, presumably in an attempt to emulate-but-not-steal the ooze/slime/jelly/pudding naming conventions of Gary Gygax. “Cosmic Nova” © Sarah Carmody, accessed at her ArtStation here

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