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checks in any skill, including those in which it has no ranks Thicken Mucus
and that normally cannot be used untrained. An aboleth with this feat can produce mucus that is thicker

Normal: Aboleths receive only random flashes of memory than normal, and other creatures find it difficult to swim

that quickly fade while eating the flesh of an intelligent through.
creature. Prerequisites: Aboleth, Con 22, Enlarge Mucus Cloud.

Benefit: Creatures within range of the mucus cloud have
Powerful Bite their swim speed reduced by half if they start their movement
An aboleth with this feat develops jaws that are much more in the cloud. Additionally, all creatures in melee with this
muscular than normal, allowing it to bite more efficiently. aboleth take a –1 penalty on attack rolls, Armor Class, and

Prerequisites: Aboleth, Str 28, Weapon Focus (bite). Reflex saving throws.

Benefit: An aboleth Aboleths, skum, and
with this feat gains a nat- Glyph of slave’s glory Glyph of law creatures transformed MASTERS CHAPTER 2
ural bite attack that deals by an aboleth’s slime THE DEEP
2d6 points of damage attack are unaffected by
plus half its Strength Thicken Mucus and can
modifier. If the aboleth move through the cloud

makes a full attack, this without penalty.
bite attack is a second- Special: When on land,
ary attack and is made this ability affects only
with a –5 penalty on the nonaboleth (or nontrans-
attack roll. formed creatures) that
Normal: The aboleth’s walk through the mucus
bite attack is an unarmed puddle. The land speed of
strike that takes a full- these creatures is reduced
round action to use by half, and their swim
and deals 1d4 points of speed is not affected.
damage on a hit. Flying creatures are not Illus. by W. England
affected.
Quickslime Freedom of movement
The slime attack of an negates these penalties.
aboleth with this feat
is particularly fast and Toxic Mucus

difficult to resist. An aboleth with this feat
Prerequisites: can produce mucus that
Aboleth, Ability Focus is poisonous to other
(slime). creatures.

Benefit: The save DC Prerequisites: Abo-
of the creature’s slime leth, Con 22, Enlarge
attack gains a +2 bonus; Mucus Cloud, Thicken
this stacks with the Mucus.
Glyph of the deep Glyph of the slime curse

bonus granted by the Benefit: Any creature
Ability Focus (slime) feat. Further, the transformation process that comes in contact with the mucus cloud becomes
takes only 1d4+1 rounds to affect the victim’s skin. poisoned. The creature must make a successful Fortitude
Normal: The transformation process takes 1d4+1 minutes. save (DC 10 + half the aboleth’s Hit Dice + Con modifier) or

take 1d4 points of Dexterity damage. One minute later, the
Reach Bite creature must save again against the same DC or take another
An aboleth with this feat can extend its jaws and esophagus out 1d4 points of Dexterity damage. Creatures that remain in the
from its body to make attacks beyond its normal reach. mucus cloud for multiple rounds must make additional saving
Prerequisites: Aboleth, Str 28, Powerful Bite, Weapon throws each round.
Focus (bite). Aboleths, skum, and creatures transformed by an aboleth’s

Benefit: The creature’s reach with its bite attack extends by slime attack are immune to the effect of Toxic Mucus and can
an additional 5 feet. move through the cloud without penalty.
Normal: The creature’s bite attack has a reach equal to its
standard reach (10 feet for most aboleths).

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