GLACIAL BLOB
Huge Ooze (Cold)
Hit Dice: 12d10+68 (134 hp)
Initiative: -5 (Dex)
Speed: 5 ft, swim 5 ft
AC: 3 (-2 size, -5 Dex)
Attacks: 2 slams +11 melee
Damage: Slam 2d6+4 and 2d6 cold
Face/Reach: 15 ft by 15 ft/10 ft
Special Attacks: Cold, engulf, freeze
Special Qualities: Blindsight, camouflage, ooze, cold subtype
Saves: Fort +8, Ref –1, Will –1
Abilities: Str 18, Dex 1, Con 18, Int —, Wis 1, Cha 1
Climate/Terrain: Any cold land and aquatic
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 12
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 13-24 HD (Huge); 25-36 HD (Gargantuan)
Glacial blobs are enormous jellies that live in arctic climates. This creature appears as a translucent blue blob of icy sludge about 25-30 feet in diameter, looking something like crystallizing water just before it freezes. It is slow moving, just like most things of its size. This ooze is conjectured to be a relative of the gelatinous cube, although its shape does not lend itself to be known as an “ice cube.”
This blob is hard to the touch, as if it were made of ice, but this is just a deception. The creature is actually gelatinous, but semisolid enough to be rigid at times. This beast is at home in or out of the water.
COMBAT
When a creature comes within melee range, a glacial blob attacks the nearest targets with psuedopods. If a creature is foolish enough to stand right next to the ooze, it engulfs the hapless victim. The ooze will typically only hold frozen creatures for one round, depositing or ejecting them from its body and moving on to attack other targets.
Engulf (Ex): As a standard action, the glacial blob can simply mow down an opponent or Large size or smaller. It cannot make slam attacks during a round in which it engulfs. The ooze merely has to move over its opponents, affecting as many as it can cover. Opponents can make attacks of opportunity against the ooze, but if they do so they are not entitled to a saving throw. Those who do not attempt opportunity attacks must succeed at a Reflex save (DC 20) or be engulfed; on a success, they are pushed back or aside (opponent’s choice) as the ooze moves forward. Engulfed creatures are subject to the ooze’s freeze attack, and are considered to be grappled and trapped within its body.
Freeze (Ex): The glacial blob has the ability to encase opponents that is has engulfed in ice, trapping them. In this state, the creature takes 4d4 points of cold damage per round, until death. On a successful Strength check (DC 20), the creature can break free of the ice. The ice will otherwise take 30 points of damage before shattering enough to free the trapped creature.
Camouflage (Ex): This ooze blends in well with snow, ice, and water. It takes a successful spot check (DC 15) to recognize a motionless blob for what it really is.
Ooze: Immune to mind-influencing effects, poison, sleep, paralysis, stunning, and polymorphing. Not subject to critical hits.
