Living Dictum (CR 13)
Huge Ooze (Lawful)
Alignment: Always neutral evil
Initiative: +2 (Dex); Senses: blindsight
AC: 17 (-2 size, +2 Dex, +7 deflection), touch 17, flat-footed 15
Hit Dice: 13d10+39 (110 hp); DR: 10/magic
Fort +14, Ref +13, Will +13
Speed: 20 ft.
Space: 15 ft./10 ft.
Base Attack +9; Grapple +20
Attack: Slam +10 melee (1d8+4 plus spell effect)
Special Attacks/Actions: Dictum, engulf
Abilities: Str 17, Dex 14, Con 17, Int -, Wis 14, Cha 17
Special Qualities: ooze traits; SR 23
Feats: -
Skills: -
Advancement: -
Climate/Terrain: any
Organization: solitary
Treasure/Possessions: none
Source:
Monster Manual III
A living dictum has the same statistics and abilities as a living blasphemy, but it has the lawful descriptor instead of the evil descriptor, and its spell effect ability affects non-lawful creatures.
| Target's HD | effect |
| 13 | deafened |
| 9-12 | slowed |
| 4-8 | paralyzed |
| 3 or less | killed |
Deafened: the creature is deafened for 1d4 rounds.
Slowed: the creature is slowed, as the slow spell, for 2d4 rounds.
Paralyzed: the creature is paralyzed and helpless for 1d10 minutes.
Killed: living creatures die. Undead are destroyed.
The effects are cumulative and concurrent.
Lawful Subtype
A subtype usually applied only to outsiders native to the lawful-aligned Outer Planes. Most creatures that have this subtype also have lawful alignments; however, if their alignments change, they still retain the subtype. Any effect that depends on alignment affects a creature with this subtype as if the creature has a lawful alignment, no matter what its alignment actually is. The creature also suffers effects according to its actual alignment. A creature with the lawful subtype overcomes damage reduction as if its natural weapons and any weapons it wields were lawful-aligned (see Damage Reduction).