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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5803407" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>I prefer a "slugswarm". The reason I like Engulf is that I like it treating Engulfed creatures as grappled. I'd be satisfied if you incorporate the "treat as grappled" into its swarmlike ability or give it a variation on Improved Grab, e.g.:</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Option #1</strong></em></p><p><strong>Engulfing Grab (Ex):</strong> Any creature hit by protiston's slam or swarm attack must succeed at a DC X Reflex save or be enveloped in protiston's protoplasm (unless Protiston choose not to engulf the grabbed creature). Engulfed creatures are subject to protiston's swarm attack, and are considered to be grappled and trapped within its body. <strong>[</strong><span style="color: Red"><em>Hmm, I forgot about the Slime Mold Slug's +4 racial bonus to grapple. Shall we give Protiston that?</em></span><strong>] </strong><span style="color: Lime">Protiston has a +4 racial bonus on grapple checks (already figured into the Base Attack/Grapple entry above)</span>.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Option #2</strong></em></p><p> <strong>Swarmlike (Ex):</strong> Protiston, like all slime molds, is not truly a single creature but is a cooperative of myriads of amoeba-like creatures. As such, it has some of the traits of a swarm.</p><p> </p><p>Protiston has a swarm attack. To use this attack, protiston must move into opponents' spaces, which provokes an attack of opportunity. <span style="color: Red">Opponents hit by protiston's swarm attack must succeed at a DC X Reflex save or are considered to be grappled and trapped within its body</span>. It can occupy the same space as a creature of any size, since it crawls all over its prey.Protiston can not make attacks of opportunity with its swarm attack, but it could make attacks of opportunity with another attack, such as a touch spells. </p><p> </p><p> Unlike other creatures whose space occupies more than one square, protiston is shapeable. It can occupy any contiguous squares, and it can squeeze through any space large enough to contain Tiny creatures.</p><p></p><p>I prefer option #1.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 5803407, member: 57383"] I prefer a "slugswarm". The reason I like Engulf is that I like it treating Engulfed creatures as grappled. I'd be satisfied if you incorporate the "treat as grappled" into its swarmlike ability or give it a variation on Improved Grab, e.g.: [I][B]Option #1[/B][/I] [B]Engulfing Grab (Ex):[/B] Any creature hit by protiston's slam or swarm attack must succeed at a DC X Reflex save or be enveloped in protiston's protoplasm (unless Protiston choose not to engulf the grabbed creature). Engulfed creatures are subject to protiston's swarm attack, and are considered to be grappled and trapped within its body. [B][[/B][COLOR=Red][I]Hmm, I forgot about the Slime Mold Slug's +4 racial bonus to grapple. Shall we give Protiston that?[/I][/COLOR][B]] [/B][COLOR=Lime]Protiston has a +4 racial bonus on grapple checks (already figured into the Base Attack/Grapple entry above)[/COLOR]. [I][B]Option #2[/B][/I] [B]Swarmlike (Ex):[/B] Protiston, like all slime molds, is not truly a single creature but is a cooperative of myriads of amoeba-like creatures. As such, it has some of the traits of a swarm. Protiston has a swarm attack. To use this attack, protiston must move into opponents' spaces, which provokes an attack of opportunity. [COLOR=Red]Opponents hit by protiston's swarm attack must succeed at a DC X Reflex save or are considered to be grappled and trapped within its body[/COLOR]. It can occupy the same space as a creature of any size, since it crawls all over its prey.Protiston can not make attacks of opportunity with its swarm attack, but it could make attacks of opportunity with another attack, such as a touch spells. Unlike other creatures whose space occupies more than one square, protiston is shapeable. It can occupy any contiguous squares, and it can squeeze through any space large enough to contain Tiny creatures. I prefer option #1. [/QUOTE]
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