Ooze Genasi
"The...er...noble beauty of a...uh...a pig wallow. The...<smirk>...the melodious sound of a...a boot *splorching* <snicker> through the mud after...after...BWAHAHAHA"
-Excerpt from the last performance of Gerald the Straight-faced Bard, held at the Great Silt Palace on the Para-Elemental Plane of Ooze.
As one might guess, bashers from the Para-Elemental Plane of Ooze have a hard time getting respect from the rest of the Multiverse. After all, the other Inner Planes have something going for 'em, from the terrible beauty of the Plane of Fire to the ponderous nobility of the Quasi-Elemental Plane of Mineral to the bitter cold of the Para-Elemental Plane of Ice. Whether it's due to the beauty, the power, the riches or the deadliness of the particular plane, the other Inner Planes inspire respect.
On the other hand, there's nothing particularly inspiring about Ooze. And Dwellers of the Mud (as they call themselves) get this repeatedly drummed into their heads from the moment they step off the Para-Elemental Plane of Ooze. While some Ooze berks develop a crushing inferiority complex from all this lack of respect, most Ooze Genasi react in both of the following ways (in varying degrees of intensity):
1) They become over-confident overacheivers. They push themselves to the limit, and more, just to prove their worth. For Ooze Genasi with the skill to back it up, this can often be a boon. Many Ooze Genasi have skyrocketed to fame and fortune due to their "I can do it if I just try hard enough" attitude. For Ooze Genasi less able to put their jink where their bone-box is, this over-confidence can have sometimes humorous, sometimes deadly, results. While an Ooze Gensai would (almost) never be over-confident enough to do something obviously stupid like trying to best a Titan in a wrestling contest, it's not unheard of for an Ooze Genasi to imagine themselves the equal of a Pit Fiend or an Arcanoloth when it comes to understanding binding contracts and the loopholes therein. The results of such folly are predictable.
2) They try to hold up mud, ooze, muck, and so forth as equally worthy of respect and admiration as the other elements (and para- and quasi-elements). They're constantly trying to find new ways to inspire folks with mud. From artistic creations made of mud to cosmetic mud-baths to weapons that sling mud, almost all Ooze Genasi strive to increase the respect accorded their native element. So far, the results have been less than impressive. But the Ooze Genasi keep trying.
Ooze Genasi always display one or more of the following traits:
Their resilient natures provide them with a +1 bonus to Constitution and Dexterity, but their over-confidence results in a -1 penalty to Wisdom and Charisma. Dwellers of the Mud are amphibious and can function in water as easily as air, and they swim at a movement rate of 15. Additionally, they can also function in mud as though they were in air, and many Ooze Genasi prefer to sleep completely submerged in pits of mud or silt. Every five levels, Ooze Genasi also get an additional +1 bonus to their saving throws vs. water- or earth-based magic.
Once per day, Ooze Genasi can Create Mud. Create Mud is a lesser version of the 5th-Level Wizard spell Transmute Rock to Mud. By standing on bare earth or rock, an Ooze Genasi can create a 3-ft deep mud pit, centered on the caster, with a radius of up to 50 feet. The duration of this effect is identical to the Transmute Rock to Mud spell. Genasi use this talent most often to give them a place to sleep while on the trail, but it also comes in handy for thwarting pursuit. Man-sized creatures find their movement rate halved while trying to move through this mud pit, for instance, and other creatures are affected according to their size (Giants move at 3/4 their normal rate for instance, kobolds and halflings move at 1/4 their normal movement rate, etc. Titans and very tiny animals are unaffected.) Note that they can only use this ability to affect the ground beneath them. Cave walls (for instance) would be unaffected by this ability, even if the Ooze Genasi were somehow standing on the wall, unless gravity naturally pulled him/her towards the wall (as on the plane of Pandemonium).
Ooze Genasi can be fighters, mages, fighter/mages, or (interestingly enough) paladins. Ooze Genasi paladins (called Silt Knights) occur when an Ooze Genasi (in typical Ooze Genasi fashion) decides that he/she will be the sworn protector of a particular town (prime or planar), region (prime or planar) or realm. Ooze Genasi are nothing if not big thinkers. In adopting this town, region, or realm, the Ooze Gensai swears to defend it from evil at all costs. A Silt Knight might adopt the gate town of Tradegate, for instance, or the Great Glacier of Toril. While they can leave their designated area, if they undertake a quest that doesn't directly or indirectly relate to the protection of this area, they lose their paladin abilities until such time as they atone for it in the normal fashion of paladins.
Ability Requirements:
| STR | DEX | INT | WIS | CON | CHA |
| 7/18 | 4/18 | 4/18 | 3/18 | 7/18 | 3/18 |
Age and Aging Effects: Same as for normal Genasi
Average Height and Weight: Same as for Water Genasi
Level Limits :
