Aquatic Ooze

A gray ooze can sense nearby creatures through vibration and air or water movement.

Requirements Initiative has not yet been rolled

The gray ooze automatically notices the creature, then makes a pseudopod Strike against one creature adjacent to itself before rolling initiative.

1d6 bludgeoning plus 1d6 acid, DC 21 fortitude The monster deals the listed amount of damage to any number of creatures Grabbed or Restrained by it. Each of those creatures can attempt a basic Fortitude save with the listed DC.

A gray ooze's acid damages only metal and organic materials, not stone.

A creature hit by the ooze's pseudopod is Paralyzed unless it succeeds at a DC 19 fortitude save. A victim can attempt a new save to recover at the end of each of its turns.

Requirements The monster's last action was a successful Strike that lists Grab in its damage entry, or the monster has a creature Grabbed or Restrained Effect If used after a Strike, the monster attempts to Grapple the creature using the body part it attacked with. This attempt neither applies nor counts toward the creature's multiple attack penalty. The monster can instead use Grab and choose one creature it's grabbing or restraining with an appendage that has Grab to automatically extend that condition to the end of the monster's next turn.