Larval Slime Crawler

This creature appears to be a segmented worm or caterpillar with stumpy, almost nonexistent legs. Four tentacles sprout below its mouth. The creature's body is covered in an oily film that leaves a slime path behind it as it moves.

Larval Slime Crawler (CR 1)

Medium Aberration
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +2
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet, Scent; Perception +8

Speed: 20 feet, Climb 10 feet
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 15, touch 12, flat-footed 13 (+2 Dex, +3 natural)
Hit Points: 5 (1d8+1)
Saving Throws: Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +3

Offense

Melee: tentacles +1 (1d3+1 plus Grab) and bite +1 (1d4+1)
Reach: 5 feet

Special Attacks: Constrict (1d3+1)

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
12 (+1)	14 (+2)	12 (+1)	1 (-5)	12 (+1)	6 (-2)

Base Attack Bonus: +0
CMB +1 (+5 Grapple)
CMD 13 (can't be tripped)

Feats: Skill Focus (Perception)

Skills: Climb +9, Escape Artist +8, Perception +8

• Racial Modifiers: +6 Escape Artist

Languages:

Special Qualities: slippery

Special Abilities

Slippery (Ex)

A slime crawler exudes a thin, oily film from the glands beneath its mouth that leaves a slug-like trail behind it as its moves and provides the creature with a +6 racial bonus to Escape Artist checks. A creature stepping in a space covered with this slime must succeed on a DC 11 Reflex save or slip and fall prone. The slime remains in the area for 1d2 hours before losing its potency. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Ecology

Environment: Any Land or Underground
Organization: solitary, cluster (2-5), swarm (5-10), or nest (10-20)
Treasure: none


Larval slime crawlers usually mature into this form within two to three weeks of hatching, at which time they feed on any living organisms encountered. More slug-like at this larval stage, the legs appear as small buds or stumps. These legs allow the slime crawler to climb walls and other surfaces, albeit slower than a mature slime crawler. Four tentacles sprout below its throat, eventually losing their grappling ability and growing into the pseudopod-like tentacles of the mature slime crawler.

A typical larval slime crawler is about 6 feet long and weighs about 300 pounds. A larval slime crawler attacks with its tentacles, attempting to grab an opponent and squeeze it. Slime crawlers have a nasty bite, but prefer to use their tentacles in battle.

Copyright Notice Authors Casey Christofferson, Scott Greene, and Greg A. Vaughan.