Brown Pudding

This creature appears as a large mass of undulating brown sludge.

Brown Pudding (CR 7)

Huge Ooze
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: -5
Senses: Blindsight 60 feet; Perception -5

Speed: 20 feet, Climb 20 feet
Space: 15 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 8, touch 3, flat-footed 8 (-5 Dex, -2 size, +5 natural)
Hit Points: 115 (11d8+66)
Saving Throws: Fort +9, Ref -2, Will -2
Split (piercing and slashing, 10 hp)
Immunity: ooze traits

Offense

Melee: slam +9 (2d4+4 plus 2d6 acid plus Grab)
Reach: 15 feet

Special Attacks: Constrict (2d4+4 plus 2d6 acid), corrosion

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
17 (+3)	1 (-5)	22 (+6)	-	1 (-5)	1 (-5)

Base Attack Bonus: +8
CMB +13 (+17 Grapple)
CMD 18 (28 vs. Bull Rush, can't be tripped)

Feats:

Skills: Climb +11

Languages:

Special Qualities: suction

Special Abilities

Acid (Ex)

A brown pudding secretes a digestive acid that dissolves organic material quickly, but does not affect metal or stone. Any melee hit or constriction attack deals acid damage, and the opponent's clothing and armor (nonmetal only) take the same amount of damage unless they succeed on DC 21 Reflex saves. A wooden weapon that strikes a brown pudding takes 2d6 acid damage unless it succeeds on a DC 21 Reflex save. If a brown pudding remains in contact with a wooden object for 1 full round, it inflicts 21 points of damage (no save) to the object. The save DCs are Constitution-based.

Corrosion (Ex)

An opponent that is being constricted by a brown pudding suffers a -4 penalty on Reflex saves made to resist acid damage applying to clothing and armor.

Suction (Ex)

The brown pudding can create powerful suction against any surfaces as it climbs, allowing it to cling to inverted surfaces with ease. A brown pudding can establish or release suction as a swift action, and as long as it is using suction, it moves at half speed. Because of the suction, a brown pudding's CMD score gets a +10 circumstance bonus to resist bull rush, awesome blows, and other attacks and effects that attempt to physically move it from its location.

Ecology

Environment: Temperate or Warm Marshes
Organization: solitary
Treasure: none


A variety of the black pudding, the brown pudding is found only in temperate and subtropical swamps. It is dark brown in color. Brown puddings have a tougher surface membrane than other puddings, giving them a natural armor bonus. They attack by grabbing and constricting their prey.

Credit The Brown Pudding originally appeared in the First Edition module S4 Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (© TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1982) and later in the First Edition Monster Manual II (© TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and is used by permission.

Copyright Notice Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Gary Gygax.