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Black Pudding

Also known as: Black Jelly

Amorphous creature that lives only to eat, scouring underground areas for organic matter

Type: Ooze

Biome: Underdark

Stat Blocks

Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game
Armor Class14
Hit Dice10* (+9)
Number Appearing1
Attacks1 pseudopod
Damage3d8
Movement20'
Save AsFighter: 10
Morale12
XP1390
Treasure TypeNone

Monster statistics extracted from online SRD wiki, not the published hardcover edition.

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.

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Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy
Armor Class6 [13]
Hit Dice10* (45hp)
Number Appearing1 (0)
Attacks1 × touch (3d8)
THAC011 [+8]
Movement60' (20')
Saving ThrowsD10 W11 P12 B13 S14 (5)
Morale12
AlignmentNeutral
XP1600
Treasure TypeNone

Monster statistics extracted from online SRD wiki, not the published hardcover edition.

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.