Intelligent ooze

[the Jester]

I see you added intelligent vermin to the list- IIRC the death knell beetle (MM3? FF?) is one, and there may be a couple of other examples.

 

[Belzbet]

NICE THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT RESPONSE... just what I was looking for (for the most part)... templates, creatures and all!!!!....

 

[RUMBLETiGER]

I see you added intelligent vermin to the list- IIRC the death knell beetle (MM3? FF?) is one, and there may be a couple of other examples.

I just looked up the Knell beetle, mindless.
You had me excited there for a moment.

I did find the Conflagration Ooze in MM3 has an INT score of 9. They speak Ignan, even do some magical research.

 

[freyar]

We've converted quite a few intelligent oozes at the ENWorld Creature Catalog.* Try digging through that list. The Green Ronin Advanced Bestiary also has the Id Ooze template that makes a normal ooze intelligent.

*on a mission to convert every older-edition D&D monster to 3.X (and finally within a few hundred of our goal)

 

[Belzbet]

has an INT score of 9. They speak Ignan, even do some magical research.

Yeah i dont know why that conflagration ooze was not on the radar for me but i have been looking through all MM's (MM1-MM5, and manual of the planes, fiendish codex, deomon codex, libris mortis, etc)fiend folio, Book of vile darkness,, book of (who cares... LOL ) exalted deeds... Maybe the constructs, oozes, vermin and plants (campaign flavor) were in my radar. But while looking through the countless evil creatures I coulndt find many oozes vermin with higher than NON INT.... I overlooked all the GREAT ASS response you all had to say... even though they were almost apparent... im lookin for an evil and INT ooze or vermin to be the overarching "bad guy" in a singular campaign (cranium rats aside... lol planescape fun... lol)...

 

[Cleon]

I don't know if Monsters of Faerun ever had an update, but I'd guess the ghaunadar would end up as an aberration. Just my guess, though.

You'd be correct.

Monsters of Faerûn did get a 3.5 update which gave the Ghaunadar an Aberration (shapechanger) type.

Is the question limited to WotC monsters only?

If not, there are some intelligent oozes in the Creature Catalog conversions, such as the Necromantic Sludge, Carnivorous Wall, Aruchai, Lich's Blood, and the Silatics (Iron, Silver, Gold & Platinum).

EDIT: Oops, looks like I'm late to the party again.

We've converted quite a few intelligent oozes at the ENWorld Creature Catalog.* Try digging through that list. The Green Ronin Advanced Bestiary also has the Id Ooze template that makes a normal ooze intelligent.

*on a mission to convert every older-edition D&D monster to 3.X (and finally within a few hundred of our goal)

 

[Cleon]

Yeah i dont know why that conflagration ooze was not on the radar for me but i have been looking through all MM's (MM1-MM5, and manual of the planes, fiendish codex, deomon codex, libris mortis, etc)fiend folio, Book of vile darkness,, book of (who cares... LOL ) exalted deeds... Maybe the constructs, oozes, vermin and plants (campaign flavor) were in my radar. But while looking through the countless evil creatures I coulndt find many oozes vermin with higher than NON INT.... I overlooked all the GREAT ASS response you all had to say... even though they were almost apparent... im lookin for an evil and INT ooze or vermin to be the overarching "bad guy" in a singular campaign (cranium rats aside... lol planescape fun... lol)...

The Lich's Blood seems the best match to a "Evil Bad Guy Ooze" from the creature catalog conversions.

Give it some levels in sorcerer or psion, for added fun!

 

[Belzbet]

Ohh to note: in 3.5e many a many "supposedly" mindless being have "minds"... I am concerned with those supposedly mindless beings that (actually have INT 1 or more) (oozes, plants, etc)...

 

[Empirate]

It's actually a shapechanger, not an ooze.

This was back when "shapechanger" was a type, not a subtype.

I don't know if Monsters of Faerun ever had an update, but I'd guess the ghaunadar would end up as an aberration. Just my guess, though.

You're correct, I only remembered the very ooze-y artwork. Sorry.

 

[Sunseeker]

You could of course, simply make an ooze intelligent. Bump up it's intelligence, use cunning tactics while playing it. Choose or make up a "language" for it that players can possibly use to communicate with it.