SRD5:Black Pudding

Black Pudding exists in other D&D editions see:

Black Pudding (disambiguation).

This material from the 5th edition (2014) SRD v5.1 is published under the OGL and CC-BY

DnD Black Pudding
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Black Pudding [SRD5 OGL/CC-BY]
Large Ooze (Black Puddings), Unaligned
Armor Class: 7
Hit Points: 85 (10d10+30)
Speed: 20 ft. climb 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 16 (+3) 5 (-3) 16 (+3) 1 (-5) 6 (-2) 1 (-5)
Damage Immunity: acid, cold, lightning, slashing
Condition Immunity: blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, prone
Senses: blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 8
Languages: —
Habitat: Underdark, Underground
Challenge: 4 (1,100 xp)Proficiency Bonus (PB): +2
Features Amorphous. The pudding can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeeze. 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 that hits the pudding corrodes. After dealing damage, the weapon takes a permanent and cumulative -1 penalty to damage rolls. If its penalty drops to -5, the weapon is destroyed. Nonmagical ammunition made of metal or wood that hits the pudding is destroyed after dealing damage. The pudding can eat through 2-inch-­thick, nonmagical wood or metal in 1 round. Spider Climb. The pudding can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on 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 18 (4d8) acid damage. In addition, nonmagical armor worn by the target is partly dissolved and takes a permanent and cumulative -1 penalty 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 subjected 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.

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Unofficial Description: Liquid tar looking ooze.

Found in Adventures

• Curse of Strahd
• In the Mists of Manivarsha
• Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
• Out of the Abyss
• Princes of the Apocalypse
• Pharaoh
• Quests from the Infinite Staircase
• The Lost City
• Against the Giants
• Dead in Thay
• White Plume Mountain

List of Black Puddings

(2 official and unofficial Black Puddings)

Name	Type	Subtype	Size	HP	CR (XP)	Alignment	Habitat	Source
Black Pudding	Ooze	Black Pudding	Large	85	4 (1,100)	Unaligned	Underdark, Underground	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
White Pudding	Ooze	Black Pudding	Large	85	4 (1,100)	Unaligned	Arctic, Underground	SRD5, MM5, TftYP

Sources and Notes

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