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Brown Pudding
Huge Ooze
Hit Dice: 11d10+66 (126 hp)
Initiative: -5
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), climb 20 ft. (4
squares)
Armor Class: 3 (-2 size, -5 Dex), touch 3,
flat-footed 3
Base Attack/Grapple: +8/+19
Attack: Slam +9 melee (2d6+4 plus 2d6
acid)
Full Attack: Slam +9 melee (2d6+4 plus
2d6 acid)
Face/Reach: 15 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Acid, constrict 2d6+3 plus
2d6 acid, improved grab
A variety of the black pudding, the brown
pudding is found only in temperate and subtropical
swamps. It is dark brown in color.
Combat
Brown puddings attack by grabbing and
constricting their prey.
Acid (Ex): The creature secretes a digestive
acid that dissolves organic material and stone
quickly, but does not affect metal. Any melee
hit or constrict attack deals acid damage, and
the opponent’s armor and clothing dissolve and
become useless immediately unless they succeed
on DC 21 Reflex saves. A stone or wooden weapon
that strikes a brown pudding also dissolves
immediately unless it succeeds on a DC 21 Reflex
save. The save DCs are Constitution-based.
The pudding’s acidic touch deals 21 points of
damage per round to wooden or stone objects, but
the ooze must remain in contact with the object for
1 full round to deal this damage.
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Special Qualities: Blindsight 60 ft., ooze
traits, split
Saves: Fort +9, Ref -2, Will -2
Abilities: Str 17, Dex 1, Con 22, Int —, Wis
1, Cha 1
Skills: Climb +11
Feats: —
Environment: Temperate and warm marsh
and underground
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 7
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 12-22 HD (Huge); 23-33
HD (Gargantuan)
Level Adjustment: —
Constrict (Ex): A brown pudding deals
automatic slam and acid damage with a successful
grapple check. The opponent’s clothing and armor
(except metal armor) suffer a -4 penalty to Reflex
saves against the acid.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability,
a brown pudding must hit with its slam attack. It
can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action
without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it
wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and
can constrict.
Split (Ex): Weapons deal no damage to a
brown pudding. Instead, the creature splits into two
identical puddings, each with half of the original’s
current hit points (round down). A pudding with 10
hit points or less cannot be further split and dies if
reduced to 0 hit points.
Skills: A brown puddings has a +8 racial
bonus on Climb checks and can always choose
to take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or
threatened.
Flora and Fauna
Golomyanka: A deep-water fish found in Lake Baikal. Eight inches long, scaleless, and completely
transparent, this fish lives in depths of 1,650 feet. A third of its body weight is oil. It comes to the surface
at night, feeding on zooplankton. It must descend before the water heats to 45°F (7°C), or else the oils in
its body liquefy, resulting in death. Unlike most fish, female golomyanka do not lay eggs, but give birth
to live larvae—an event they rarely survive.
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