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=== Combat ===

Time oozes are normally very passive, actively ignoring creatures and staying in its personal temporal stasis, slowly drawing energy from the increase in entropy in the environment.  If disturbed or unusually hungry (such as being in a place with minimal entropy) it will actively attack creatures to increase entropy.  It uses its auras to keep the opponent from fighting effectively and uses chronological engulf on anything it can't handle in a straight up brawl.

Curiously, though time oozes are not "magic" creatures per se, they blink out of an ''[[SRD:Antimagic Field|antimagic field]]'' as if they were incorporeal.

'''Aura of Timewarp {{Su}}:'''  As a swift action a time ooze can enter any number of auras which affect it and its surroundings out to a 10 ft radius.  Auras last indefinitely until it chooses to adapt a new aura.

'''Chronological Engulf {{Su}}:'''  The time ooze can engulf any Medium or smaller grappled or flatfooted creature with a touch attack as a standard action.  The creature is engulfed by its body and frozen in time as if under ''[[SRD:Temporal Stasis|temporal stasis]]''.  However they will proceed to take 1d10 damage each round (as if exposed to Entropy) until they crumble into dust or are freed.  Killing the ooze, or dealing 50 points of damage in a single round, is enough to free the engulfed creature.  The engulfed creature is unaware of the passage of time and cannot act, but they get a [[Fortitude]] save each round (DC 20) to halve the damage.  Three successful saves in a row ejects the creature prone and staggered for 1 round in the next nearest valid space.

'''Entropy {{Su}}:'''  Making any kind of physical contact with a hostile time ooze results in its rapid decay, as if aged.  It deals 1d10 points of damage, though creatures that don't age at all (such as constructs) and long-lived objects such as stone and metal do not take damage.  It applies to their slam attack.  Creatures which die from the entropy damage crumble into a pile of dust.

'''Personal Temporal Stasis {{Su}}:'''  As a standard action the time ooze can freeze itself in time, spreading out in chaotic lightning-like patterns across the walls, floors, and ceiling.  This is similar to being in ''[[SRD:Temporal Stasis|temporal stasis]]'', though it is aware and can unfreeze at any time.  It only generally does so when in danger, or if it has taken 50 points of damage or more from a single attack.  The damage does not hurt it in this state, but it will unfreeze in the following round.

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Alignment	Always True Neutral +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Challenge Rating	5 +
Environment	Places of temporal disturbance +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Level Adjustment	- +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Medium +
Title	Time Ooze +
Type	Ooze +