Black Pudding
Large natural beast (blind, ooze)
Level 8 Elite Brute XP 700
| HP 218; Bloodied 109 | Initiative +6 |
| AC 20, Fortitude 22, Reflex 20, Will 18 | Perception+4 |
| Speed 4, climb 3 | Blind, tremorsense 10 |
| Immune blinded, gaze effects; Resist 15 acid | |
| Saving Throws +2; Action Points 1 | |
Traits
Ooze
While squeezing, the pudding moves at full speed rather than half speed, it doesn't take the -5 penalty to attack rolls, and it doesn't grant combat advantage for squeezing.
Standard Actions
(⚔) Slam (acid) ✦ At-Will
Attack: Melee 1 (one creature); +11 vs. Fortitude
Hit: 4d6 + 6 acid damage.
Effect: Before or after the attack, the pudding shifts up to its speed.
ᗕ Engulf (acid) ✦ At-Will
Attack: Close blast 3 (creatures in the blast); +11 vs. Fortitude
Hit: 4d6 + 6 acid damage, and the pudding grabs the target (escape DC 16).
⚔ Melt (acid) ✦ At-Will
Effect: Melee 1 (one creature grabbed by the pudding). The target takes 2d6 + 15 acid damage and loses a healing surge. It takes 10 extra acid damage if it has no healing surges.
Triggered Actions
Split ✦ At-Will
Trigger: An enemy hits the pudding with a weapon attack.
Effect (No Action): A black pudding spawn appears in the unoccupied square closest to the pudding.
Str 15 (+6) Dex 14 (+6) Wis 11 (+4)
Con 19 (+8) Int 1 (-1) Cha 1 (-1)
Alignment unaligned Languages -
Published in Monster Manual 2, page(s) 172, Monster Vault, page(s) 223, Dungeon Magazine 184, Madness at Gardmore Abbey, page(s) 3-25, Dungeon Magazine 193, Dungeon Magazine 214.