Black Pudding
Also known as: Black Jelly
Amorphous creature that lives only to eat, scouring underground areas for organic matter
Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game
| Armor Class | 14 |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 10* (+9) |
| Number Appearing | 1 |
| Attacks | 1 pseudopod |
| Damage | 3d8 |
| Movement | 20' |
| Save As | Fighter: 10 |
| Morale | 12 |
| XP | 1390 |
| Treasure Type | None |
Black puddings are amorphous creatures that live only to eat. They inhabit underground areas throughout the world, scouring caverns, ruins, and dungeons in search of organic matter, living or dead. They attack any creatures they encounter, lashing out with pseudopods or simply engulfing opponents with their bodies, which secrete acids that help them catch and digest their prey.
The typical black pudding measures 10 feet across and 2 feet thick, and weighs about 10,000 pounds. Black puddings of smaller sizes may be encountered, possibly as a result of the splitting described above.
Special Abilities
Splitting: If attacked with normal or magical weapons, or with lightning or electricity, a black pudding suffers no injury, but will be split into two puddings; the GM should divide the original black pudding’s hit dice between the two however he or she sees fit, with the limitation that neither pudding may have less than two hit dice. A two hit die black pudding is simply unharmed by such attacks, but cannot be split further.
Cold Immunity: Cold or ice based attacks do not harm a black pudding, but such an attack will paralyze the pudding for one round per die of damage the attack would normally cause.
Acid: Bodies secrete acids that help them catch and digest their prey.
Other Sources
Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy
| Armor Class | 6 [13] |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 10* (45hp) |
| Number Appearing | 1 (0) |
| Attacks | 1 × touch (3d8) |
| THAC0 | 11 [+8] |
| Movement | 60' (20') |
| Saving Throws | D10 W11 P12 B13 S14 (5) |
| Morale | 12 |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| XP | 1600 |
| Treasure Type | None |
Huge (5’–30’ across), mindless blobs of amorphous black jelly. Driven by ravenous hunger.
Special Abilities
Immunity: Only harmed by fire-based attacks.
Division: Non-fire attacks (including spells) cause the pudding to divide. Each hit creates a 2HD pudding that does 1d8 damage.
Erode wood and metal: Can dissolve wood or metal in one turn.
Cling: Can move across walls and ceilings.
Seep: Can squeeze through small holes and cracks.