Creature traits:
*'''Drops items on death''': Upon being defeated, this creature will drop the following items:
** 1d4-1 [[Valuables#Special valuables|Blob matter residue]]
*'''Fire immunity''': This creature cannot receive the [[Effects#Elemental|'''On fire''' effect]].
*'''Effect on death''': Upon being defeated, this creature will do the following:
Scarily, oozemen appear to understand spoken language. Although they cannot speak or make any kind of vocalized noises (they lack vocal cords), they frequently and very expressively emote laughing, smiling and sneering expressions. With the gooey layer of blob that covers them dripping over their faces, it gives them a grotesque and evil appearance, and it seems that these creatures are fully aware of their freakish, horror movie-like appearance, as they enjoy terrifying sapients.
However, scaring travelers and adventurers a big scare is far from their primary source of enjoyment. These creatures are hostile and dangerous, possessing a small selection of techniques with which they can attack and absorb creatures. Their ''acid bite'' is an improved version of the [[green blob]]'s, using the human head's actual teeth to deliver the bite, which causes significantly more damage. They can also perform a special kind of ''acid spit'', where they will fling a glob of their own body through their mouth, aiming at targets to cover them in acid, effectively "sliming" them. This technique is rarely used however, as it involves losing small bits of themselves, but is an effective surprise maneuver. By far their most iconic ability is the ''Oozepunch'', which uses their bony fists as striking weapons. The oozeman will rapidly extend their body in order to give their fists a surface to "surf" on and reach targets with. The oozepunch's range seems to depend on the size of the oozeman's body; if it is too small from damage, it will only function as a close-combat ability.
Biologists believe that oozemen were once fully human. DNA evidence suggests that a cure for their oozeman status is theoretically possible, however it seems unlikely that anyone can find the time or the incentive to develop such a cure. These scary creatures exhibit clearly sadistic behavior during combat, as evidenced by emoting laughter whenever they attack, and especially when their attacks land. They are therefore believed to be at the edge of sapience, which suggests that whatever humanity they have left is under the influence of their new ooze-like form.