# Black Pudding

*Large Ooze, Unaligned*

- **Armor Class:** 7
- **Hit Points:** 68 (8d10 + 24)
- **Speed:** 20 ft., Climb 20 ft.
- **Initiative**: -3 (7)

|STAT|SCORE|MOD|SAVE|
| --- | --- | --- | ---- |
| STR | 16 | +3 | +3 |
| DEX | 5 | -3 | -3 |
| CON | 16 | +3 | +3 |
| INT | 1 | -5 | -5 |
| WIS | 6 | -2 | -2 |
| CHA | 1 | -5 | -5 |

- **Immunities**: Acid, Cold, Lightning, Slashing; Charmed, Deafened, Exhaustion, Frightened, Grappled, Prone, Restrained
- **Senses**: blindsight 60 ft.; Passive Perception 8
- **CR** 4 (XP 1,100; PB +2)

## Traits

***Amorphous.*** The pudding can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without expending extra movement to do so.

***Corrosive Form.*** A creature that hits the pudding with a melee attack roll takes 4 (1d8) Acid damage. Nonmagical ammunition is destroyed immediately after hitting the pudding and dealing any damage. Any nonmagical weapon takes a cumulative -1 penalty to attack rolls immediately after dealing damage to the pudding and coming into contact with it. The weapon is destroyed if the penalty reaches -5. The penalty can be removed by casting the *Mending* spell on the weapon.
In 1 minute, the pudding can eat through 2 feet of nonmagical wood or metal.

***Spider Climb.*** The pudding can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.


## Actions

***Dissolving Pseudopod.*** *Melee Attack Roll:* +5, reach 10 ft. 17 (4d6 + 3) Acid damage. Nonmagical armor worn by the target takes a -1 penalty to the AC it offers. The armor is destroyed if the penalty reduces its AC to 10. The penalty can be removed by casting the *Mending* spell on the armor.

