Black Pudding

Huge ooze

Armor Class: 6
Hit Dice: 10 (average 35 hp)
Movement: 60 ft (including on ceilings)
Attacks: 1 pseudopod (3d6 acid damage to flesh; armor dissolved on contact)
Morale: 12 (mindless)
Alignment: Neutral
XP: 1,000

Description

The Black Pudding is one of the most feared dungeon hazards — a vast mass of black, corrosive goo that travels on ceilings as easily as floors. It dissolves metal armor and weapons on contact and is unharmed by cold.

Special Abilities

Dissolves Metal: Any metal item that contacts the Pudding (including armor worn by struck characters) begins dissolving. Metal armor is destroyed after being struck.

Acid Damage: 3d6 damage per round to exposed flesh.

Cold Immunity: Cold damage does not affect the Black Pudding.

Splits on Chop/Lightning: Chopping weapons and lightning split the Pudding into smaller puddings rather than harming it.

Killed by Fire: Fire damage kills the Black Pudding normally.

Ceiling Travel: The Pudding can move along ceilings and walls, dropping onto prey from above.

Passes Through Small Openings: The Pudding can squeeze through any opening it can flow through.

Tactics / Encounter / Notes

Never attack a Black Pudding with swords, axes, or lightning. Use fire. If caught beneath one dropping from a ceiling, armor offers little protection as it will be dissolved within rounds.

Black Puddings have no lair.

Treasure

Black Puddings carry no treasure (it has dissolved everything).