Blazing Black Pudding

AC 7

HP 85 (10d10 + 30; bloodied 42)

Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft., swim 20 ft.

Proficiency +2; Maneuver DC 13

Damage Immunities acid, cold, fire, lightning, slashing

Condition Immunities blinded , charmed , deafened , fatigue , frightened , prone

Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 8

Languages —

Amorphous. The pudding can pass through an opening as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Corrosive Body. A creature that touches the pudding or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet takes 9 (2d8) acid damage. A nonmagical weapon made of metal or wood that hits the black pudding corrodes after dealing damage, taking a permanent -1 penalty to damage rolls per hit. If this penalty reaches -5, the weapon is destroyed. Wooden or metal nonmagical ammunition is destroyed after dealing damage. Any other metal or organic object that touches it takes 9 (2d8) acid damage.

Spider Climb. The pudding can use its climb speed even on difficult surfaces and upside down on ceilings. 

Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the pudding has disadvantage on attack rolls .

Ooze Nature. An ooze doesn’t require air or sleep.

Blazing Form. When the pudding takes fire damage, it ignites until the end of its next turn. While ablaze, the pudding is immune to fire damage, and it sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet. In addition, its Speed is doubled, and it can make a pseudopod attack as a bonus action. Finally, when an adjacent creature touches the pudding or hits it with a melee attack, that creature takes 2 (1d4) fire damage.

ACTIONS

Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 9 (2d8) acid damage. Nonmagical armor worn by the target corrodes, taking a permanent -1 penalty to its AC protection per hit. If the penalty reduces the armor’s AC protection to 10, the armor is destroyed.

REACTIONS

Split. When a Medium or larger pudding with at least 10 hit points is subjected to lightning or slashing damage, it splits into two puddings that are each one size smaller. Each new pudding has half the original’s hit points (rounded down).