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|author_name=Eiji-kun
|date_created=10-4-09
|status=Complete
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{{3.5e Monster Classic
|summary=A heat-producing poisonous ooze, it has a symbiotic relationship with the [[Ya-tape-veo (3.5e Monster)|ya-te-veo]] plant.
|monster=Mkodos
|size=Medium |type=Ooze |subtypes=Xenotheric
|hd=4d10+16 |hp=38
|init=&minus;1
|speed=20 ft. (4 squares)
|ac=17 (+1 size, &minus;1 dex, +7 natural) |touch=10 |flat=17
|bab=+3 |grapple=+10
|at=Slam +7 melee (1d6+3 acid plus poison, 20/x2)
|full_at=Slam +7 melee (1d6+3 acid plus poison, 20/x2)
|space=5 ft. |reach=5 ft.
|sa=Engulfing Puppet, Heat Aura, [[SRD:Improved Grab|Improved Grab]], Poison
|sq=Blindsight 60 ft., Damage Reduction 3/slashing, Immune to Poison/Polymorph/Petrification, Light Weakness, Ooze Traits, Resist Fire/Cold 10, Variable Build
|fort=+5 |ref=+0 |will=+1 (+2 saves vs fire/cold)
|str=16 |dex=8 |con=19 |int= |wis=11 |cha=1
|skills=
|feats=[[Varia Skin (3.5e Feat)|Varia Skin]]<sup>B</sup>
|env=Tropical Forests
|org=Solitary or Clump (2 or greater)
|cr=4
|treas=None
|align=Always Neutral
|adv=5-8 HD (Medium), 9-12 HD (Large)
}}

[[File:Silslime blood 02.jpg|thumb|A factotum handles a sample of mkodos slime.]]

''A crimson blob of jelly crawls towards you, reaching out to swallow you.  It coats your entire body like a second skin as you realize in horror that it is puppeteering your body towards its doom.''

The red slime known as the mkodos is an alien ooze with a symbiotic relationship with another creature, a plant called a [[Ya-te-veo (3.5e Monster)|ya-te-veo]].  The [[Ya-te-veo (3.5e Monster)|ya-te-veo]] feeds on thermal energy and various chemicals to survive, but often cannot find enough, while the mkodos releases copious amounts of heat during its digestive process and all the right chemical compounds in its waste, but is sensitive to sunlight and prey to several forms of creatures.

To survive, the mkodos takes up residence inside the belly of the [[Ya-te-veo (3.5e Monster)|ya-te-veo]], where it digests in peace away from the harsh glare of the sun, while the [[Ya-te-veo (3.5e Monster)|ya-te-veo]] spits the mkodos out for defense and to feed, benefiting from the digestive processes of the ooze. Together, they form a dangerous predator indeed. 

=== Combat ===

Living comfortably in the stomach of the [[Ya-te-veo (3.5e Monster)|ya-te-veo]], when released, it immediately seeks out the nearest organic creature and attempts to engulf it.  It will wrap its form around the creature's body, grappling it until its poison leaves the subject too weak to resist.  At this point, it usually immediately allows itself to be swallowed again, but in the event that it remains on the battlefield, it uses the prey's own body to continue fighting any allies who would otherwise try to save them.

'''Engulfing Puppet ([[Ex]]):'''  A mkodos attempts to grapple its opponent with its improved grab ability and strike them with its contact poison.  While grappling, it envelops the opponent completely, making it hard to not strike the ooze and the victim at the same time.  In essence, they force a [[SRD:Shield Other|shield other]] effect on their opponent.  However, the property is much more insidious once the victim becomes [[SRD:Helpless|helpless]].  They animate the body inside of them, usually walking it within devouring range of the [[Ya-te-veo (3.5e Monster)|ya-te-veo]].  However, they can also use the body to attack.

Using the body in this way, the mkodos has the mental scores of the mkodos and the physical ability scores of either the mkodos or the victim, whichever is better.  They fight mindlessly with the tools that they have, benefiting from proficiency but from no other feats such as weapon focus, nor may they cast any spells or perform any activities that involve anything the ooze could not handle on its own.  It continues to fight even if the subject inside is slain.

'''Heat Aura ([[Ex]]):''' While grappling and later when engulfed, digestion begins, producing vast amounts of heat.  Those within 10 ft. of a mkodos grappling or successfully engulfed around a victim take 1d10 fire damage each round.

'''Improved Grab ([[Ex]]):''' To use this ability, a mkodos must hit with a slam attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.  While grappling, the mkodos deals 1d6+3 acid damage plus poison, and an additional 1d10 fire damage as digestion begins.

'''Poison ([[Ex]]):'''  Any creature the mkodos hits with its slam attack, grapples and engulfs, or whenever it is struck by natural weapons or unarmed attacks are subject to the contact poison it secretes from its body.  It deals 1d6 [[Dex]]/1d6 [[Dex]] damage with a DC 16 [[Fortitude]] save to negate.  The save DC is [[constitution]] based.

'''Light Weakness:'''  The mkodos hates the sunlight, as it causes mutation and kills its cells easily.  While it can survive in the sun for short periods of time, it takes 1 point of [[constitution]] damage for every hour it is exposed to sunlight.  Because of this, it also reacts negatively to [[Light]] spells, taking additional damage as noted as if it were undead.

'''Variable Build ([[Ex]]):'''  Due to its extreme flexibility, a mkodos can choose to count as either one size smaller or one size larger than its actual size whenever beneficial.  For example, it benefits from the small size attack bonus, while gaining the +4 to grapple checks as if it were large size.  It is also by this property that so many mkodos fit comfortably inside of a [[Ya-te-veo (3.5e Monster)|ya-te-veo]] without adding to the amount of creatures the [[Ya-te-veo (3.5e Monster)|ya-te-veo]] can swallow.

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Alignment	Always Neutral +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Challenge Rating	4 +
Environment	Tropical Forests +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Level Adjustment	— +
Rated By	Luigifan18 +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Size	Medium +
Subtype	Xenotheric +
Title	Mkodos +
Type	Ooze +