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In 4e combat, is an ooze as tall as a human?
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<blockquote data-quote="DrSpunj" data-source="post: 4553070" data-attributes="member: 994"><p>Thanks much for this, <strong>firesnakearies</strong>!</p><p>There's errata for the following:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Neither of which really clarifies the issue we're discussing here.</p><p></p><p>Alright, <strong>Nail</strong>, I've had a chance to look at it. IMO since a cube is just as Long as Tall I'm going with a Reach of 1 by the flavor text and how I see the monster attacking. With both its Slam & Engulf attacks I think it's trying to ram into something directly in front of it since there's no mention of pseudopods or whatnot so a Reach of 2 doesn't fit since it's not reaching over or around anyone else. It's literally a wall of jello sludging around like a juggernaut banging into things. With its Slam attack either it didn't have a lot of momentum maybe, or didn't have enough of a "hold" onto its target to Engulf them, but enough to stick them in place (the Slam's immobilize).</p><p></p><p>To attack up, I'll admit I had to mentally kick this around for awhile. The best way I can see this attacking up is imagining this giant cube of jello pulling <em>in</em> on all of its sides so that it's top is forced <em>up</em>. I can easily imagine this flexible goo gaining enough height that it can attack 1 square in that direction and that mental picture also works for how it's attacks work against creatures on the ground around it if it doesn't move or charge.</p><p></p><p>I can't see this thing jumping up with enough force to get any higher and expect it would be thwarted by any crevasse greater than 5+ feet wide where it is likely to just fall in, but there's no mention about this having difficulty with stairs and whatever. Still, with Strength & Dex Mods of just +4 and no other skills besides Stealth, it's not going to be making too many Athletics or Acrobatics checks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrSpunj, post: 4553070, member: 994"] Thanks much for this, [b]firesnakearies[/b]! There's errata for the following: Neither of which really clarifies the issue we're discussing here. Alright, [b]Nail[/b], I've had a chance to look at it. IMO since a cube is just as Long as Tall I'm going with a Reach of 1 by the flavor text and how I see the monster attacking. With both its Slam & Engulf attacks I think it's trying to ram into something directly in front of it since there's no mention of pseudopods or whatnot so a Reach of 2 doesn't fit since it's not reaching over or around anyone else. It's literally a wall of jello sludging around like a juggernaut banging into things. With its Slam attack either it didn't have a lot of momentum maybe, or didn't have enough of a "hold" onto its target to Engulf them, but enough to stick them in place (the Slam's immobilize). To attack up, I'll admit I had to mentally kick this around for awhile. The best way I can see this attacking up is imagining this giant cube of jello pulling [i]in[/i] on all of its sides so that it's top is forced [i]up[/i]. I can easily imagine this flexible goo gaining enough height that it can attack 1 square in that direction and that mental picture also works for how it's attacks work against creatures on the ground around it if it doesn't move or charge. I can't see this thing jumping up with enough force to get any higher and expect it would be thwarted by any crevasse greater than 5+ feet wide where it is likely to just fall in, but there's no mention about this having difficulty with stairs and whatever. Still, with Strength & Dex Mods of just +4 and no other skills besides Stealth, it's not going to be making too many Athletics or Acrobatics checks. [/QUOTE]
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