Scintillating Ooze
Large Ooze · Neutral · CR 12
- Ooze
- Large
- Tier 3
- Neutral
Ranges across farmland, underground, and urban; Scintillating Ooze lists at CR 12 as a large ooze (neutral). Sourced from Tome of Beasts 3.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 12
- Type
- Ooze
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- Neutral
- Speed
- 30, climb 30
- Habitats
- Farmland, Underground, Urban
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 3
Ecology
Scintillating Ooze is a primitive life form thriving wherever there is moisture and decay — sewers, dungeons, deep caves. It is most often found in farmland regions. It is large-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights. As a legendary creature, it is rare in the world and likely the only specimen of its kind in the local region.
Behaviour
Scintillating Ooze is mindless hunger, drawn to motion and warmth, indifferent to consequence. Its Neutral alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is largely instinct-driven; complex strategy is the work of whoever (or whatever) commands it.
Origin
Scintillating Ooze is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 3 (2022). Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Scintillating Ooze
- What is the challenge rating of Scintillating Ooze?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Scintillating Ooze sits at 12. It suits high-tier groups.
- What type of creature is Scintillating Ooze?
- Scintillating Ooze is classified as a ooze in D&D 5e, large size, neutral alignment.
- Where does Scintillating Ooze live?
- Scintillating Ooze is at home in Farmland, Underground, Urban.