Monster: Ooze, Icetear

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Icetear Ooze

A puddle of translucent liquid, resembling flowing ice or thick glass.

CR 1; XP 400
N Tiny Ooze
Init –5; Senses blindsight 30 ft.; Perception –5
Aura winter's embrace (30 ft.)

Defense
AC 7, touch 7, flat-footed 7 (–5 Dex, +2 size)
hp 18 (4d8)
Fort +1; Ref –4; Will –4
Defensive Abilities ooze traits; Immune cold

Offense
Speed 10 ft., climb 10 ft., swim 10 ft
Space 2-1/2 ft.; Reach 0 ft.
Special Attacks sap warmth

Statistics
Str 10, Dex 1, Con 10, Int —, Wis 1, Cha 1
Base Atk +3; CMB +1; CMD 6 (can't be tripped)
Skills Climb +8, Perception –5, Stealth +3 (+23 in snow and ice), Swim +8; Racial Modifiers +20 Stealth in snow and ice
SQ iceflowing, no breath

Ecology
Environment arctic
Organization solitary, pair, swarm (3–12)
Treasure incidental

Special Abilities

Iceflowing (Ex) An icetear ooze ignores difficult terrain caused by snow or ice.

Sap Warmth (Ex) An icetear ooze, occupying the same space as a helpless living warmblooded creature, can take a standard action to drain the victim's warmth dealing 1d4 points of Dexterity damage. Once the ability damage exceeds the creature's Dexterity score, the victim is frozen and comatose, after 2d6 days, 2d6 new icetear oozes will incubate from the frozen victim, killing the creature in the process. The incubation can be interrupted by healing Dexterity damage (which allows the victim to recover from coma) or killing the host. Comatose victim doesn't heal ability damage naturally, unless kept in warm environment.

Winter's Embrace (Ex) All living creatures within 15 ft. of an icetear ooze have to make a Fortitude saving throw (DC 12) at the beginning of each of their turns. On a failed saving throw they become fatigued. If they are already fatigued, they become exhausted. If they are already exhausted, they fall asleep for 1d4+1 hours (they have 50% chance of dropping each item held, and 50% chance of sitting or lying down, otherwise they remain napping while standing). The saving throw DC is Constitution-based.


Icetear oozes are unremarkable but potentially lethal oozes that live in arctic and glacial environments. Their mere presence causes drowsiness that can be easily mistaken for effects of cold, and those who succumb to it might end frozen and acting as hosts for ooze reproduction.