From the Stars Without Number Compatible – Alien Database
Dissolve Matter. Protoplasm can dissolve organic compounds and metals, but not silicate-based compounds. One cubic meter of organic compounds is dissolved in 1 minute. One cubic meter of metal is dissolved in 1d6 minutes, depending on the metal.
COMBAT & TACTICS
Protoplasm is a mindless predator that attacks everything within reach with the sole purpose of digesting it. They do not employ any kind of sophisticated tactic.
DESCRIPTION
Protoplasm is a primitive protoplasmic life form with no defined shape, but they can sprout pseudopods from any point of their body to grab and attack prey. When inactive they usually resemble a blob measuring from 1 to 6 meters. They may have many colors, but usually, they are black, white, brown, or light brown.
HABITAT
Protoplasm thrives in extreme environments, ranging from very hot, very cold, highly acidic, and high-pressure planets, according to the strain’s specific traits and biological peculiarity. When climate changes become more favorable to the so-called standard life, they go dormant or hibernate, and they can maintain such status for thousands of years. Tales exist of worlds that, after undergoing a sudden climate change, had to face the awakening of these nightmarish creatures emerging from their sleep. If such an event occurs, protoplasm quickly becomes the alpha predator and continues to feed and reproduce to the point of depleting the planet of standard organic compounds, including people of course.
BIOLOGY
The basic biology of protoplasm is very primitive but very functional to its environment. The ability to dissolve metals could find an explanation in the necessity to maintain its metabolism that seems to rely on sophisticated electrolytic reactions. Protoplasm reproduces by splitting up into two new protoplasms; however, how this process works is still a mystery to xenobiologists.