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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RedSwan78" data-source="post: 856937" data-attributes="member: 5951">Hey all, the Mimic is found on page 135 of the DMG. I need some help clearing up it's attacks...For it's attacks it says: Slam +8 meleeSpecial Attacks: AdhesiveAdhesive says: Adhesive (Ex): A mimic exudes a thick slime that acts as a powerful adhesive, holding fast any creatures or items touching it. An adhesive-covered mimic automatically grapples any creature it hits with its slam attack. Opponents so grappled cannot get free while the mimic is alive without removing the adhesive first. A mimic makes one automatic slam attack each round against any creature stuck to it.   A weapon that strikes an adhesive-coated mimic is also stuck fast unless the wielder succeeds at a Reflex save (DC 16). A successful Strength check (DC 16) is needed to pry it off.  Strong alcohol dissolves the adhesive. A pint of wine or a similar liquid weakens it, but the mimic still has a +4 to grapple checks. A mimic can dissolve its adhesive at will, and the substance breaks down 5 rounds after the creature dies.OK, so let's flesh out the questions:1-It says an adhesive coated mimic automatically grapples any creature it hits with its slam attack. So, does this mean that it just auto-has the creature grappled and there's nothing they can do about it? They got hit, so they're grappled/stuck to it? Or, does it make an auto grapple check to anyone it hits?2- It says "a mimic makes one automatic slam attack each round against any creature stuck to it".. this is confusing. Normally, it looks like the mimic gets one attack. That's it. So does this passage mean that it automatically makes it's attack to anyone that is stuck to it for it's one attack per round, or, does it mean that in addition to it's normally allowed attack, it *also* automatically attacks the person stuck to it (thus possibly giving it more then one attack per round)? Does this auto-attack automatically succeed(as in, don't roll to hit, just roll dmg)? If it still only makes one attack per round, and 3 people are stuck to it, who does it hit?3- this is of lesser concern, but it keeps saying "an adhesive coated mimic", well, do they *all* start out as "adhesive coated"..? It doesn't say otherwise.. Thanks, just wanted to clear up those main two questions  before I beat the pulp out of my group with this <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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