Shadow Ooze
Medium Ooze · Unaligned · CR 3
- Ooze
- Medium
- Tier 1
Shadow Ooze, CR 3, fills the medium ooze role with unaligned disposition. Encounter regions: urban. Sourced from Creature Codex.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 3
- Type
- Ooze
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Unaligned
- Speed
- 20, climb 20
- Habitats
- Urban
- Sources
- Creature Codex
Ecology
Shadow Ooze is a primitive life form thriving wherever there is moisture and decay — sewers, dungeons, deep caves. It is most often found in urban regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Shadow Ooze is mindless hunger, drawn to motion and warmth, indifferent to consequence. Its alignment varies by individual or is irrelevant — it acts on instinct, drive, or whoever commands it. It is largely instinct-driven; complex strategy is the work of whoever (or whatever) commands it.
Origin
Shadow Ooze is introduced in Kobold Press's Creature Codex (2018). Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Shadow Ooze
- What is the challenge rating of Shadow Ooze?
- The CR on Shadow Ooze is 3. That CR matches tier-1 encounter math.
- What type of creature is Shadow Ooze?
- Shadow Ooze is classified as a ooze in D&D 5e, medium size, unaligned alignment.
- Where does Shadow Ooze live?
- In the bestiary, Shadow Ooze appears in Urban.