Medium to Gargantuan ooze, neutral evil
Armor Class: 9
Hit Points: 95hp (6d10+68) 6d10+68
Speed:
25 ft
, swim: 25 ft
, climb: 25 ft
Skills: Amorphous. The pudding can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Corrosive Form. A creature that touches the pudding or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 4 (1d8) acid damage. Any nonmagical weapon made of metal or wood that hits the pudding corrodes. After dealing damage, the weapon takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to damage rolls. If its penalty drops to −5, the weapon is destroyed. Nonmagical ammunition made of metal or wood that hits the pudding is destroyed after dealing damage. The pudding can eat through 2-inch-thick, nonmagical wood or metal in 1 round.
Binding Syrup. If this creature moves into the space with a prone creature, they must succeed a DC 12 strength saving throw or be pinned. A creature that succeeds their save can use a reaction to move 10ft and cannot be targeted by the Black Syrup with attacks of opportunity. Incapacitated and unconscious creatures automatically fail their saving throw.
Spider Climb. The pudding can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Damage Vulnerabilities: radiant
Damage Resistances: fire, bludgeoning from non-magical weapons
Damage Immunities: acid, cold, lightning, slashing, necrotic
Condition Immunities: blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, prone
Senses: Blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 8
Languages: None
Challenge Rating: 6
Actions
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 18 (4d8) acid damage. In addition, nonmagical armor worn by the target is partly dissolved and takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to the AC it offers. The armor is destroyed if the penalty reduces its AC to 10.
Spitball. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range 10 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 8 (2d6) acid damage. A creature hit with this attack is forced to make a DC 10 strength or dexterity saving throw, on a failed saving throw, that creature is knocked prone. If the creature succeeds their saving throw, nonmagical armor worn by the target is partly dissolved and takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to the AC it offers. The armor is destroyed if the penalty reduces its AC to 10.
Reactions
Split. When a pudding that is Medium or larger is subjected to lightning or slashing damage, it splits into two new puddings if it has at least 10 hit points. Each new pudding has hit points equal to half the original pudding's, rounded down. New puddings are one size smaller than the original pudding.
Pin. If this creature succeeds an attack of opportunity when a creature moves outside 5ft. of this creature, the Black Syrup can force that creature to make a DC 14 strength check. If the creature fails, their movement is reduced by half, if the creature fails by 5 or more, they are grappled.
A black pudding that has been corrupted by the Shadowfell. Ooze avoid the light, but when the planes disaster corrupted the world and turned it dark, the ooze made their way out of hiding in the dark, exposing themselves to the corrupting influence of the Shadowfell. At first glance, it only changed superficial aspects of the ooze, such as viscosity, and sheen, but experienced Seekers are more than aware the danger of even a single Black Syrup poses.
Black Syrup are highly potent hunters for their species, having an intrinsic understanding hunting tactics and camouflage, and as such use their bodies to create near perfect imitations of still water, regardless of size. Older Black Syrup can manage camouflage unthinkable to other ooze, being able to coordinate separated pieces of itself to mimic droplets of water, or other flowing water sources.
Suggested Environments
Areas affected by the Shadowfell.
