Homebrew Geloid Species Details

Once An Ooze

Geloids are oozes that gain sentience and take on a humanoid form.  It is unknown what causes this transition.  Is it something all oozes will do when they reach a certain age?  Or does it require external stimuli?  Not much is known of the process and geloids tend to have little if any memory of their time before awakening so they are of little help in unraveling the mystery.

Always A Monster

Because of their unnerving form, there are few individuals that believe them anything more than smart monsters.  It is entirely possible that they are far more common than what is believed, but that most are killed before being made known.

A Life Alone

Gaining sentience does not grant them knowledge of their kind.  They do not innately know that there are others like them out in the world.  They might even be hesitant to believe mention of other geloids for fear of traps and danger.  Through it is just as likely that one might believe  the worlds whole heartedly and may even attempt to search other geloids out.  Because of their scarcity it is highly unlikely that a geloid will ever run into another of their kind.

More Rumor Than Race

There is such a scarcity of geloids that only academics who delve deeply into the lore of strange monsters would even know of them.  Most of the knowledge of them is anecdotal in nature and as such be taken with a grain of salt.  It is, regrettably, possible that they are not a true race.  They may simply be a mutation or a magically induced creation.  There is a chance there have only ever been one or two of them and all the contradicting information is because of the differing personalities between two individuals.

Names

Geloids tend to name themselves or be named by those that find them.  There is no connection to these names and could simply be a name or sound the individual likes.

Geloid Traits

Your geloid character has a number of traits that set it apart from the ooze it once was.

Ability Score Increase

Choose one ability score to increase by 2 and another to increase by 1.

Age

Geloids manifest as adults and, barring any interference, may live forever.

Alignment

Geloids tend towards neutrality though can lean towards either good or evil if they learn morality from others.

Size

Your fluid nature allows you stretch or compress your form between 4.5-7 ft and you weight between 175-200 pounds.  Your size is Medium

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 ft.

Darkvision

Not truly having eyes you don't really see, but your perception of it is similar to what others have described vision to be like.  Not relying on eyesight, darkness doesn't affect you as it does others.  You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.  You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of grey.

Amorphous Form

Though you are humanoid in both type and shape you were not always and you maintain an aspect of that.  You can fit through an opening as small as 1 foot without squeezing and half that by squeezing.  Anything you are carrying may not be able to fit through the opening based on what it is.  You can not be knocked prone though you can still assume the prone condition if you wish.

Acidic

Your unarmed attacks can use either your Strength or Dexterity score and deal acid damage.

Ooze Heritage

You are resistant to acid damage and do not need to sleep or breath.  You only need a full meal once a week, but can eat more often if you wish to.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one language from the following list: Dwarvish, Elvish, Gnomish, or Orc.