D&D Wiki Magazine/Issue 4

The theme for this issue is "Oozes & Slimes" "Oozes & Acids". Let's see lots of sticky, blobby, amorphous and generally unpleasant monsters, races, spells, ... potions? (ew), and so forth. Scour the wiki for what we already have: if there's something interesting but it's not quite up to scratch, please consider improving it. And think about what cool new stuff you can make! Trinkets, traps, essays, anything....

Where's the Holy issue? It's at D&D Wiki Magazine/Issue 5. We'll do it later.

THE WORK IN PROGRESS

• https://1drv.ms/b/s!AoFlDwrwFXOokX4yjzhL8vt2RKY9

I am experimenting with expanding the theme to include acids, since there is some crossover with oozes, and the title has a nice ring to it.

General

• Category:Ooze Type
• Category:Jelly

5e

Classes

• Ooze Domain (5e Archetype) - I'm think I'm done, can someone check this over please.

I think this is exceptionally well crafted, and could find no flaws with it myself. Cotsu Malcior (talk) 15:19, 29 July 2018 (MDT)

• The Formless One (5e Archetype) - Inspired by Marasmusine's Ooze Domain above. I think I'm done, I wonder if this could make into the D&D Wiki magazine. --WeirdoWhoever (talk) 07:41, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

An excellent sticky, gooey addition to warlocks patrons. Well made! Cotsu Malcior (talk) 15:23, 29 July 2018 (MDT)

Races

• Ooze-Kin (5e Race) - traits need a bit of work but it's nearly there
• Slimefolk_(5e_Race)

Items

• Oil of Amorphousness (5e Equipment)
• Jelly Boots (5e Equipment)
• Oozing Lash (5e Equipment)
• Corrosive Bomb (5e Equipment)
• Potion of Gloop (5e Equipment)
• Amulet of Ooze Control (5e Equipment)
• Cloak of Acid (5e Equipment)
• Black River Scimitar (5e Equipment)

Added some fluff, looks good to go now Cotsu Malcior (talk) 13:39, 31 July 2018 (MDT)

• Staff of Acid (5e Equipment)

Once again added a description, design is excellent. Cotsu Malcior (talk) 13:55, 31 July 2018 (MDT)

• Ochilles' Heels (5e Equipment)

Pudding Projectile (5e Equipment)

Creatures

• Slimeball (5e Creature)
• Acid Bug (5e Creature)
• Aura Ooze (5e Creature)
• Giant Slime (5e Creature)
• Gladiator of the Ooze (5e Creature)
• Jewel Ooze (5e Creature)
• Ooze Paraelemental (5e Creature)
• Possessed Ooze Knight (5e Creature) - I think the attacks need nerfing. Nerfed attacks and believe its ready now Cotsu Malcior (talk) 14:24, 31 July 2018 (MDT)
• Sea Slime (5e Creature)
• Giant Hagfish (5e Creature)
• Apocalypse Ooze (5e Creature)
• Gray Oozeling (5e Creature)
• Swarming Slime (5e Creature)
• Shifting Jelly (5e Creature)
• Blue Gel (5e Creature)
• Giant Slug (5e Creature)
• Oozes (5e Creature)
• Oozing Ones (5e Creature)

• Drooling One (5e Creature)
• Oozing Champion (5e Creature)
• Oozing Lord (5e Creature)
• Oozing One (5e Creature)

Templates

• Chosen of the Ooze (5e Template)

Spells

Someone please assess these!

• Awaken Ooze (5e Spell)
• Flesh to Jelly (5e Spell)
• Slimebolt (5e Spell)
• Rusting Grasp (5e Spell)
• Quicksand (5e Spell)

Misc

• Black Slime (5e Hazard)
• Sand Slime (5e Hazard)
• The oozes section of 5e Monsters Reimagined
• Brown Slime (5e Hazard)

4e

Classes

Spells

• Acid Floor (4e Power)

Races

• Half-Ooze (4e Race) - I'm not too concerned about the missing adventurers.

Items

Creatures

• Sand Slime, Olive Slime
• Elder Blood Slime (4e Creature) - stub, missing description

Misc

• Sinking Floor (4e Hazard)
• Green Slime (4e Hazard)
• Acid Arrow Launcher (4e Trap)
• One more "dungeon" related thing would fill the page nicely.

3e

I need a 3.5e sub-editor to check these.

Classes

• Ambassador of Slime (3.5e Prestige Class) - ugh, needs rewriting, what a draaagg
• Caustic (3.5e Prestige Class) - looks close to being usable. Thoughts on balance?

Looks good! -Salasay

I would disagree. I've noted my balance concerns and other issues with it on its talk page. --Jwguy (talk) 07:19, 27 January 2017 (MST)

• Ochremancer (3.5e Class) - looks pretty good, someone please look through it.

Changed sludge bomb from gaining damage every level to gaining it every 4. Ant other suggestions would be appreciated. Cotsu Malcior (talk) 12:07, 1 August 2018 (MDT)

Races

• Half-Slime (3.5e Race) - terminology and grammar need improving
• Slime Child (3.5e Race)
• Gwlithenni (3.5e Race) - Should be up to code now. Anyone else have any input?

Added description and reviewed. Excellent flavor for some sticky fun Cotsu Malcior (talk) 07:37, 2 August 2018 (MDT)

• Candy Person (3.5e Race)

Creatures

• Orange Slime (3.5e Creature)
• Ogre Jelly (3.5e Creature)
• Blood Sludge (3.5e Creature)
• Uttervoid Slosh (3.5e Creature)
• Adamantine Ooze (3.5e Creature)

Spells

• Corrosive Burst (3.5e Spell)
• Slimy Skin (3.5e Spell) --- Frog (3.5e Cleric Domain) as well?

Items

Misc

• Ooze (3.5e Cleric Domain)
• Ooze Whip (3.5e Spell) - a bit boring, all it does is damage, but maybe something interesting can be done with it.

Added additional effects and clarified saving throw. I believe its all set now. Cotsu Malcior (talk) 11:53, 1 August 2018 (MDT)

• Summon Ooze (3.5e Spell) - I'm not sure why this is "April Fools". Can someone explain the joke?

Because it attacks allies too, I presume -Salasay

Rejected

• Kaleid Ooze (3.5e Creature) - Okay, this creature is quite complex, I think unnecessarily so in some places, but it's in - please can someone familiar with 3.5e look at the Work In Progress link and see how this entry reads (currently on page 19 to 20), if it's completely crazy I may remove it again. I've decided to take this out again, out of respect for the author, with reference to a message he sent me back in 2012.
• Healing Goo (3.5e Creature) - cute, but not really a threat.

Other

Editorial

An acid is a molecule capable of donating a proton to another molecule that is similarly capable of receiving protons. Through processes like redox and... Whats that? Wrong acid? Ah, sorry, my mistake.

Acid is the common name for Lysergic acid diethylamide, a psychedelic drug famous for it's widespread use in the 60's and for probably inspiring creatures like the Illith- Oh, wrong acid again? Well sorry for my science, guys...

Acid is a misnomer for Corrosive Substances, a fluid that damages various metals and organic materials on contact, causing dangerous chemical burns. The word comes from the Latin corrodere, to gnaw. In DnD, the substance is famous for dissolving anything and everything except for it's container, including things of the same material as the container. This function is what makes people hate oozes so much.

Speaking of which...

The Ooze. Gelatinous cubes. Slimes. There is just something disturbing about these D&D originals. Is it the disgusting and squick filled names? Is that they remind us a little too much of that thing (you know which one) growing in the fridge? Is it just because they are just too inhuman, unreadable, immovable, implacable, unbribable, for us to really comprehend them? Or is it because every time we run into them we have to buy new weapons and armor?

Whatever it is, Oozes are one of the most instantly recognizable monsters in D&D, alongside fellow original D&D monsters like Illithids and Beholders. Just about every D&D campaign has to include at least one random encounter with these mildly moist sounding monsters.

Unfortunately, D&D suffers from an inexplicable lack of material for these things with confusingly dessert based names. After all, what is it about mindless, inhumane, immune to half the playbook, and incapable of really carrying things that doesn't just scream "Player Character?" Well fear not, dear reader, for within the ancient, leather bound, dust covered pages before you (or on your computer screen), you will find races, classes, and feats designed to deliver the power of these disturbingly attractive* monsters to into the your innocent hands. Use them well, and make sure to avoid salt.

-Salasay

Trinkets

1. A trencher that is greener than it probably should be.
2. A tankard filled to the brim with a solid gelatinous mass.
3. A jar of homemade fruit preserves.
4. A bowl of homemade cranberry sauce.
5. A blob of slime that stays connected no matter how hard you try to split it.
6. A sausage suspended it's own congealed grease.
7. A die made of jelly that never seems to stop jiggling after being rolled.
8. A rusted, unopenable flask of acid with with Aiax inscribed on the side.
9. A club that is immune to acid.
10. A crucible that turns water into mud when boiled.
11. A tiny gelatinous cube that slowly scoots around the floor in circles.
12. An elastic ball of ooze that bounces around when thrown.
13. A small, silver locket covered in slime that never comes off.
14. A glob of rubbery ooze that smells and tastes like fruit.
15. A dagger with dozens of tiny holes burned through it.
16. A tiny blob of slime that tries to follow the last creature that touched it.
17. A pair of spectacles that makes everything look like its made of ooze.
18. A tiny gelatinous cube that dances when it hears music.
19. A spear that bends and flops around as if it were gelatinous.
20. A well full of green ink that seems to move around the page its written on.

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