Corrosive Anemone Slime
Large Ooze, Neutral (Guardian of the Jungle)
Armor Class: 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 105 (14d10 + 28)
Speed: 10 ft., climb 10 ft.
Challenge Rating: 5 (1,800 XP)
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
Saving Throws: Strength +6, Constitution +5, Wisdom +5
Skills: Stealth +4, Perception +5
Damage Vulnerabilities: Fire
Damage Resistances: Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities: Acid, Poison
Condition Immunities: Blinded, Charmed, Deafened, Frightened, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned
Senses: Blindsight 60 ft., Darkvision 60 ft., Tremorsense 30 ft.
Languages: Understands All, but can’t speak.
Spellcasting
Spellcasting. The Corrosive Anemone Slime is a 6th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 15, +6 to hit with spell attacks). The Corrosive Anemone Slime has the following spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): Acid Splash, Minor Illusion
1st level (3 slots): Entangle, Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
2nd level (2 slots): Spike Growth, Blur
3rd level (1 slot): Stinking Cloud
**Description of Spells:**
– **Acid Splash**: The slime can target one or two creatures within 5 feet of each other; they must make a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 acid damage.
– **Minor Illusion**: The slime creates a sound or an image of an object within range, allowing it to distract or mislead its prey.
– **Entangle**: This spell causes the vegetation in a 20-foot square to twist and ensnare creatures. Each creature in that area must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be restrained.
– **Tasha’s Hideous Laughter**: The slime can incapacitate a creature with fits of laughter; the target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or fall prone and be unable to stand up until the spell ends.
– **Spike Growth**: The slime can cause sharp thorns to erupt in a 20-foot radius centered on a point within range, making the area difficult terrain. Any creature that moves in this area takes 2d4 piercing damage for every 5 feet it travels.
– **Blur**: The slime becomes blurred, shifting, and wavering to make it harder to target. Attack rolls against it have disadvantage until the spell ends.
– **Stinking Cloud**: The slime creates a cloud of foul-smelling gas in a 20-foot radius, heavily obscuring the area. Any creature that starts its turn in the cloud must make a Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for the duration.
**Special Notes:** The Corrosive Anemone Slime often casts Entangle before engaging in combat to restrain intruders in its territory, using that opportunity to attack with its corrosive mucus. The slime has been known to utilize Spike Growth strategically to control battlefield movement, forcing foes into the area of the stinging thorns for additional damage.
Actions & Abilities
Corrosive Tentacles: *Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.*
– **Hit**: 2d10 + 5 acid damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be grappled (escape DC 15). The slime can grapple up to three creatures simultaneously.
– **Special Effect**: A creature grappled by the slime at the start of its turn takes an additional 1d6 acid damage.
Corrosive Burst (Recharge 5-6): *The slime releases a spray of viscous mucus in a 15-foot radius centered on itself. Each creature in that area must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw.*
– **On a failed save**: A creature takes 4d8 acid damage and suffers disadvantage on the next attack roll it makes before the end of its next turn.
– **On a successful save**: It takes half as much damage and suffers no additional effects.
Viral Mucus (Recharge 5-6): *The anemone slime covers a 10-foot square area with its acidic mucus. Each creature that enters or starts its turn in this area must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw.*
– **On a failed save**: It takes 2d12 acid damage and its movement speed is halved until the end of its next turn.
– **On a successful save**: The creature takes half the damage and suffers no other effects.
Wave (Recharge 6): *The Corrosive Anemone Slime shifts its mass, creating a small wave of corrosive slime that crashes into a target creature within 15 feet.*
– *The target must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw.*
– **On a failed save**: The target takes 2d8 acid damage and is poisoned until the end of its next turn. The creature has disadvantage on attack rolls while poisoned.
– **On a successful save**: The creature takes half damage and suffers no additional effects.
Protective Eruption: *When a creature within 10 feet hits the slime with a melee attack, the slime can use its reaction to release a burst of corrosive mucus.*
– *The attacking creature must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw.*
– **On a failed save**: The creature takes 2d8 acid damage.
– **On a successful save**: The creature takes half damage.
Nature’s Wrath: On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the slime can cause the jungle floor to erupt with tendrils of acidic vines. Each creature the slime chooses within 60 feet must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or take 2d8 acid damage and be restrained until the end of its next turn.
Boiling Existence: On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the slime can create a wave of searing heat that pushes 10 feet forward from itself. Each creature must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 3d8 fire damage or half as much on a successful one, and is blinded until the end of its next turn.
Appearance
In the heart of a vibrant jungle, the Corrosive Anemone Slime emerges as a captivating yet ominous presence, measuring an impressive 5 feet in diameter. Its amorphous silhouette flows like a glowing orb, undulating gracefully over the forest floor, almost as if it is a living puddle of emerald light.
The creature boasts a striking color palette, primarily radiant greens interspersed with vivid yellows, creating a mesmerizing blend that shimmers under dappled sunlight. Its surface sparkles with bioluminescent flecks of orange and blue, pulsating like a heartbeat, reminiscent of exotic flora nestled deep within the jungle’s embrace. This enchanted radiance not only draws the eye but serves a cunning purpose, enticing unsuspecting prey towards its mesmerizing form.
Touching the slime reveals its smooth, jelly-like texture, glistening and coated in a slick layer of corrosive mucus that oozes from its being, leaving a trail of decay in its wake. The semi-transparent surface reveals an interior that shifts and churns, evoking an ethereal quality that blurs the line between life and enchantment.
Faceless yet expressive, the slime features subtle indentations that mimic eyes, glowing faintly with a soft luminescence, giving it an eerie gaze. When the creature feels threatened or when it prepares to consume, a gaping orifice opens wide, revealing jagged edges that project an illusion of menace, reminiscent of jagged teeth.
The Corrosive Anemone Slime lacks traditional limbs, flowing instead into tentacle-like extensions that can unfurl from its mass, snaking through the dense foliage. These appendages are adaptable, stretching and curling fluidly to ensnare prey or navigate the jungle’s underbrush with surprising agility.
With a posture devoid of rigidity, the creature moves in graceful, undulating motions, slithering silently across the landscape. It often presses against the jungle’s vibrant greens to blend within its surroundings, masterfully camouflaging itself to launch ambushes on unwary creatures.
As for its remarkable special features, the slime’s bioluminescent flecks twinkle in captivating patterns, casting enchanting illuminations in the twilight hours. When provoked, an intense glow radiates from its core, accompanied by clouds of iridescent pheromones that form a mesmerizing mist, ensnaring the senses of nearby wildlife.
Ultimately, the Corrosive Anemone Slime embodies the enchanting yet dangerous beauty of the jungle. Its dynamic movement, radiant colors, and unusual traits seamlessly blend the magical and menacing aspects of this extraordinary creature.
Tactical Information
Behavior in Day-to-Day Life:
In the heart of the vibrant jungle, the Corrosive Anemone Slime thrives hidden among the lush foliage, often mistaken for a patch of luminescent algae or an oddly shaped jungle flower. During the day, it maintains a low profile, lying inertly within its dampened environment, camouflaged by dappled light filtering through the canopies above. The creature’s prime motivation is to sustain the balance of its domain, consuming waste and decaying organic matter to recycle nutrients back into the soil, encouraging the lush jungle flora to flourish.
The slime is a solitary creature, but not anti-social; it subtly interacts with the jungle ecosystem, contributing to the health of its surroundings by serendipitously attracting smaller creatures that aid in the dispersal of spores and seeds. Its preferred feeding method involves using its pheromones to attract smaller animals, which it then traps using its corrosive mucus. This ambush tactic is effective yet requires patience, as the slime must often wait for long periods without movement to ensure it successfully lures its prey.
In its daily existence, the Corrosive Anemone Slime exhibits a curious blend of resilience and vulnerability—its vibrant beauty masks its true nature as a dangerous predator. It feels the vibrations of the jungle, reacting to any disturbances with wary alertness, ready to defend its territory fiercely when needed.
Combat Behavior:
When combat ensues, the Corrosive Anemone Slime shifts from its ambush tactic to an aggressive and calculated combatant. It often initiates conflict by using its Ambush ability when intruders wander too close. As it senses approaching threats, it blends deeper into the foliage, ensconcing itself in its environment, and waits for the perfect moment, often striking first by ejecting a splatter of its Corrosive Mucus.
During combat, the slime uses its Viral Mucus to establish an area of control, ensnaring foes within its acidic grasp while effective at keeping distance from heavy melee attackers. The creature prefers to target spellcasters and ranged attackers first, knowing their abilities pose the greatest threat. If outnumbered, it exhibits cunning defensive tactics, often choosing to “burst” and spray corrosive mucus as a last resort, creating difficult terrain that disrupts the party’s formation.
If the fight turns against it, and its mass is diminished to half health, it may deploy its Form Shifting ability to retreat into a puddle and create difficult terrain, using the ensuing confusion to escape or to reconstitute itself in a strategic position for a counterattack. In scenarios where escape seems impossible, it defiantly lashes out, soaking the ground with corrosive mucus, ensuring that any would-be captors or aggressors face severe consequences for their intrusion.
Roleplay/Narrative Interactions:
In narrative encounters, the Corrosive Anemone Slime is more than a simple predator; it is a protector of its domain. Instinctively territorial, the slime reacts to intruders with a mix of curiosity and hostility. If approached cautiously or with respect, it may momentarily shift to a contemplative state, its bioluminescent features flickering as it attempts to sense the intentions of two-legged creatures.
The slime communicates through a series of bubbling gurgles, which might be interpreted as aggressive growls, but can also embody inquisitiveness or confusion. Diplomacy with such a creature hinges on the adventurers’ willingness to demonstrate a connection to nature—the offering of plants, fruits, or even respectful homage to the jungle may persuade it to relent and allow passage.
If cornered or threatened, the slime may resort to deceitful tactics; it could emit pheromones to charm a particularly weak-willed individual, luring them closer under the pretense of safety, only to strike when they are ensnared in its grasp. Conversely, if presented with an opportunity to negotiate or if it senses kindness, the Corrosive Anemone Slime may guide lost adventurers out of its territory—imparting vital wisdom about the harsh jungles in exchange for promises to leave no traces behind.
By embodying both menace and mystery, the Corrosive Anemone Slime serves as a captivating representative of the jungle’s heart—a creature to be respected, feared, and understood by any who dare to explore its vibrant, yet dangerous domain.
