Black Pudding

Type: Ooze (List)

Race: Black Pudding (List)

Monster Manual classification: Ooze

Alignment: True Neutral

Rare: No

CR:  ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠11Elite (split CRs:  ♦7Normal ♥7Hard ♠7Elite)

Special Qualities: Splits into two smaller Black Puddings if damaged by a Slashing or Piercing weapon or electric damage. Vulnerable to light and cold.

Habitats: 

• The Pit — Spawns natively, but also splits off from Huge Black Puddings
• The Grey Moon's Den: The Trollish Scourge — Locked inside the eastern door before climbing the first ladder
• The Grey Moon's Den: Extermination
• The Temple Outpost: Captives of the Cult — Inside the secret rooms
• The Temple Outpost: The Libram of the Six — Inside the secret rooms
• Caverns of Korromar
• Thrall of the Necromancer — CR:  ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦27Epic Normal ●♥31Epic Hard ●♠34Epic Elite (split CRs:  ♦7Normal ♥7Hard ♠7Elite ●♦11Epic Normal ●♥11Epic Hard ●♠8Epic Elite)
• In Need of Supplies
• The Missing Expedition
• Entering the Gate Chamber
• Haywire Foundry — CR:  ♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite ●♦20Epic Normal ●♥24Epic Hard ●♠29Epic Elite (split CRs:  ♦7Normal ♥7Hard ♠7Elite ●♦11Epic Normal ●♥11Epic Hard ●♠9Epic Elite)
• The Keeper's Sanctuary — Behind the locked door
• An Invitation to Dinner — Splits off from Black Cellar Puddings and the Dense Black Cellar Pudding — CR:  ♦7Normal ♥7Hard ♠7Elite ●♦11Epic Normal ●♥11Epic Hard ●♠11Epic Elite
• White Plume Mountain — Splits off from Huge Black Puddings — CR:  ♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard ●♠40Epic Elite
• Danger at Dunwater — Splits off from Moist Cave Oozes — CR:  ♦7Normal ♥7Hard ♠7Elite ●♦11Epic Normal ●♥11Epic Hard ●♠11Epic Elite
• The Red Fens — Splits off from Huge Black Puddings — CR:  ♦7Normal — Slayer: -
• Seeds of Decay — Splits off from Decaying Black Puddings — CR:  ♦7Normal ♥7Hard ♠7Elite ●♦11Epic Normal ●♥11Epic Hard ●♠11Epic Elite
• The Restless Isles — Splits off from Huge Black Puddings — CR:  ♦7Normal — Slayer: -
• A Raven at the Door — Splits off from Black Cellar Puddings and the Dense Black Cellar Pudding — CR:  ♦7Normal ♥7Hard ♠7Elite ●♦11Epic Normal ●♥11Epic Hard ●♠11Epic Elite

Description: The split parts do not count towards Monster Manual or quest kill bonus.