Ooze, Dun Pudding

Large ooze, neutral

Armor Class 9
Hit Points 68 (8d10 + 24)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 8 (-1) 16 (+3) 1 (-5) 6 (-2) 1 (-5)

Skills Stealth +3 (+4 if not moving)
Damage Resistances piercing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities acid, fire, lightning, slashing
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, prone
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 8
Languages
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)

Special Traits

  • Amorphous. The pudding can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
  • Corrosive Form. A creature that touches the pudding or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 4 (1d8) acid damage. Any nonmagical weapon made of metal or wood (or other organic material) that hits the pudding partly dissolves. After hitting the pudding, the weapon takes a permanent and cumulative -1 to damage rolls. If its penalty drops to -5, the weapon is destroyed. Nonmagical ammunition made of metal or wood (or other organic material) that hits the pudding is destroyed after dealing damage. The pudding can eat through 2-inch thick, nonmagical metal or wood (or other organic material) in 1 round.
  • Spider Climb. The pudding can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down and ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.

Actions

  • Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 14 (4d6) acid damage. In addition, nonmagical armor worn by the target is partly dissolved and takes a permanent and cumulative -1 to the AC it offers. The armor is destroyed if the penalty reduces its AC to 10.

Reactions

  • Split. When a pudding that is Medium or larger is exposed to lightning or slashing damage, it splits into two new puddings if it has at least 10 hit points. Each new pudding has hit points equal to half the original pudding’s, rounded down. New puddings are one size smaller than the original pudding.

About

A variety of the black pudding, the dun pudding is found only in warm, dry, arid regions. It is light tan or brown in color.

Dun puddings attack by grabbing and constricting their prey.

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City of Brass ©2018 Frog God Games; Authors: Casey Christofferson and Scott Greene