Fantasy Monster: Waxen Blob

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Waxen Blob

A blob of half melted wax slithers across the floor.

CR 4; XP 1,200
N Medium Ooze

Init +2; Senses blind, blindsight 60 ft.; Perception +10

Defense
AC 17, touch 12, flat-footed 15 (+2 Dex, +5 natural)
hp 45 (6d8+18); fast healing 5
Fort +5; Ref +4; Will +4

Defensive Abilities halve weapon damage suffered, melting wax, ooze traits

Weakness vulnerable to fire

Offense
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.

Melee slam +6 (2d6+3 plus 2d6 fire)

Ranged 3 spit scalding wax +6 touch (2d4 fire and entangled for 1d4+1 rounds)

Statistics
Str 14, Dex 14, Con 16, Int —, Wis 15, Cha 1
Base Atk +4; CMB +6; CMD 18 (can't be tripped)

Feats Acrobatic Step^B, Nimble Moves^B

Skills Climb +10, Perception +10, Stealth +10; Racial Modifiers +8 Perception, +8 Stealth

Ecology
Environment ruins, urban
Organization solitary, pair, or group (3—10)
Treasure incidental

Special Abilities

Melting Wax (Ex) A waxen blob easily melts when exposed to fire, suffering additional damage, but at the same time, it becomes agitated and overactive, doubling its speed, fire damage inflicted, and fast healing for the next 1d4+1 rounds.

Spit Scalding Wax (Ex) A waxen blob can spit an orb of scalding wax as an attack action, or up to three orbs as a full attack. Scalding wax has  60 ft. range with no range increment and sticks to its target for 1d4+1 rounds after a successful ranged touch attack, dealing 2d4 points of fire damage per round and entangling the target. An orb of scalding wax can be removed as a standard action by the victim or a helper taking Aid Another action (the helper suffers 2d4 points of fire damage). Once the wax cools down, it crumbles away on it own.

Waxen blobs are oozing masses of molten wax, forming where significant quantities of wax are exposed to residual magic, alchemical pollution, elaborate experiments, and weird accidents.

While mindless like majority of oozes, waxen blobs are surprising mobile. Fire melts them quickly, but at the same time energizes them, which can lead to a nasty surprise for those who would hope to get rid of them easily.