Rust Ooze
These reddish-brown globs wriggle through sewers and other waterways in search of iron pipes, metal trash, and other objects that rust.Legacy Content
Uncommon N Medium Mindless Ooze
Source Pathfinder #178: Punks in a Powderkeg pg. 87
Recall Knowledge DC 20 (includes +2 from Uncommon) • Ooze (Occultism)
Perception +3; motion sense 60 feet, no vision
Skills Athletics +6, Stealth +2 (+4 in areas of rusty objects)
Str +4, Dex -4, Con +3, Int -5, Wis +1, Cha -5
Motion Sense A rust ooze can sense nearby creatures through vibration and air or water movement.
AC 8; Fort +7, Ref +0, Will +3
HP 80; Immunities critical hits, mental, precision, unconscious, visual; Resistances metal 5; Weaknesses electricity 5
Corrode Weapon [reaction] Trigger The rust ooze is hit with a metal weapon; Effect The rust ooze deals 2d6 acid damage to the item, ignoring its Hardness.Metal Resistance A rust ooze has resistance 5 to metal weapons.
Speed 15 feet, swim 30 feet
Melee [one-action] pseudopod +8 [+3/-2], Damage 1d6+5 bludgeoning plus rust and tetanusRust When a rust ooze critically succeeds at a pseudopod Strike, it deals 2d6 acid damage to a metal item the target is wearing or holding, ignoring the item's Hardness. If a creature uses the Shield Block reaction with a metal shield against a rust ooze's pseudopod attack, the shield is automatically broken, but no other item is rusted.
Rust Oozes and Rust Monsters
While no one is sure how the first rust ooze came to be, some theorize that Hubert Brunt, an ooze researcher at Blythir College, spilled some proto-ooze on a rust monster antennae a colleague was studying. The urban legend says it consumed the antennae and absorbed the rust monster's powers, then consumed all of the metal instruments in the lab before a frightened attendant hastily washed the animated muck down the drain.All Monsters in "Ooze"
Source Bestiary pg. 254Slimes, molds, and other oozes can be found in dank dungeons and shadowed forests. While not necessarily evil, some grow to enormous sizes and have insatiable appetites.
Amoebas Large and Small
Giant amoebas and
amoeba swarms are usually found near each other, as the two oozes are part of the same life cycle. When a giant amoeba grows large enough, it can spontaneously split apart into two separate amoeba swarms, and when an amoeba swarm feeds enough, its individual components can fuse together into a single creature.
Oozing Acid
Many oozes have acidic attacks that can quickly degrade flesh, wood, and even stronger materials. Some believe that oozes are the result of alchemical or magical experimentation run amok, while others postulate that they simply emerged from the natural processes of evolution.
Other Oozes
Many varieties of these nearly mindless predators exist in the world. Some are mere variants, with different colored puddings, jellies, and oozes with little to differentiate them from those presented here other than their habitat. Others are more specialized, or even dangerously intelligent. The
shoggoth is one such example, but another variety of deadly and powerful ooze is the thankfully rare blight, a creature composed of protoplasm and eyes that curses entire regions with its presence.