Dun Pudding

The ground in this area seems to be alive. Suddenly, a mass of flowing gunk and muck, the same texture and color as the ground, rises from the area and moves in your direction.

Dun 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: 3, touch 3, flat-footed 3 (-5 Dex, -2 size, +0 natural)
Hit Points: 87 (10d8+50)
Saving Throws: Fort +8, Ref -2, Will -2
Split (piercing and slashing, 10 hp)
Immunity: ooze traits

Offense

Melee: slam +8 (2d6+4 plus 2d6 acid plus Grab)
Reach: 10 feet

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

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
17 (+3)	1 (-5)	21 (+5)	-	1 (-5)	1 (-5)

Base Attack Bonus: +7
CMB +12 (+16 Grapple)
CMD 17 (can't be tripped)

Feats:

Skills: Climb +11

• Racial Modifiers: +8 Climb

Languages:

Special Abilities

Acid (Ex)

A dun pudding secretes a digestive acid that dissolves organic material and metal quickly, but does not affect stone. Each time a creature suffers damage from a dun pudding's acid, its clothing and armor take the same amount of damage from the acid. A DC 20 Reflex save prevents damage to clothing and armor. A metal or wooden weapon that strikes a dun pudding takes 2d6 acid damage unless the weapon's wielder succeeds on a DC 20 Reflex save. If a dun pudding remains in contact with a wooden or metal object for 1 full round, it inflicts 20 points of acid damage (no save) to the object. The save DCs are Constitution-based.

Corrosion (Ex)

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

Ecology

Environment: Any Warm Land or Underground
Organization: solitary
Treasure: none


A variety of the black pudding, the dun pudding is found only in warm, dry, arid regions. It is light tan or brown in color.

Dun puddings attack by grabbing and constricting their prey.

Credit The Dun Pudding originally appeared in the First Edition module S4 Lost Caverns of Tsjocanth (© 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.