Elder Evils

ENCOUNTER 10-1
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ALL OF WHELPS
Encounter Level 12 or 15
SETUP
The circumstances of this encounter depend on whether
or not the player characters sprang the trap in area D.
Dorn (D) is here, along with the whelps (W), if he has not
been encountered elsewhere. The black pudding and the
ochre jelly do not appear until Dorn summons them, but
if the PCs sprang the crushing wall trap, he has already
summoned a black pudding.
Black Pudding CR 7
hp 115 (10 HD); split
N Huge ooze
Init –5; Senses blind, blindsight 60 ft.; Listen –5
Languages —
AC 3, touch 3, flat-footed 3
Immune gaze attacks, illusions, visual effects; ooze
immunities
Fort +9, Ref –2, Will –2
Speed 20 ft. (4 squares), climb 20 ft.
Melee slam +8 (2d6+4 plus 2d6 acid)
Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Base Atk +7; Grp +18
Atk Options acid, constrict 2d6+4 plus 2d6 acid, improved
grab
Abilities Str 17, Dex 1, Con 22, Int —, Wis 1, Cha 1
SQ ooze traits
Skills Climb +11, Listen –5
Split (Ex) Slashing and piercing weapons deal no damage
to a black pudding. If an attack with such a weapon
hits, 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 fewer cannot be
further split and dies if reduced to 0 hit points.
Acid (Ex) A black pudding’s natural attack deals an extra
2d6 points of acid damage. Creatures struck by the
pudding’s slam attack must succeed on a DC 21 Reflex
save or their armor and clothing dissolve, becoming
immediately useless. A metal or wooden weapon that
strikes a black pudding is destroyed 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 metal objects, but the
ooze must remain in contact with the object for 1
round to deal this damage.
Constrict (Ex) A black pudding deals 2d6+4 points of
damage plus 2d6 points of acid damage with a
successful grapple check, in addition to damage from
its slam attack.
Improved Grab (Ex) To use this ability, a black pudding
must hit an opponent with a slam attack. It can then
attempt to start a grapple as a free action without
provoking attacks of opportunity. If it wins the grapple,
it establishes a hold and can constrict.
Dorn CR 14
hp 144 (14 HD)
See page 148 for statistics
3 Whelps of Zargon CR 9
hp 145 each (10 HD); regeneration 5; DR 10/good
NE Medium ooze (evil)
Init +4; Senses blind, blindsense 60 ft.; Listen –5
Aura horrific resemblance
Languages —
AC 8, touch 8, flat-footed 8; acid sheath
Immune acid, gaze attacks, illusions, visual effects; ooze
immunities
SR 18
Fort +12, Ref +1, Will –2
Speed 30 ft. (6 squares), swim 30 ft.
Melee slam +15 (1d6+12 plus 2d6 acid plus slime)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Base Atk +7; Grp +19
Atk Options acid slam, aligned strike (evil), improved grab,
slime
Special Actions horrific resemblance
Abilities Str 27, Dex 6, Con 29, Int —, Wis 1, Cha 1
SQ ooze traits
Skills Listen –5, Swim +16
Regeneration (Ex) Cold and fire deal normal damage to
whelps of Zargon.
Horrific Resemblance (Su) A whelp of Zargon’s body
displays horrific hints of the person it was before its
hideous transformation. Living creatures within 5 feet
of a whelp of Zargon must succeed on a DC 20 Will
save or become stunned for 1 round. A creature that
succeeds on this save is immune to this particular
whelp’s horrific resemblance ability for 24 hours.
Acid Sheath (Ex) A whelp of Zargon’s body produces
corrosive slime. Any creature that strikes or touches
a whelp of Zargon with its body, or that grapples a
whelp, automatically takes 2d6 points of acid damage.
A creature takes damage from this ability only once
per turn.
Acid Slam (Ex) A whelp of Zargon’s slam attacks deal an
extra 2d6 points of acid damage.
Improved Grab (Ex) To use this ability, a whelp of Zargon
must hit an opponent of up to Medium size with a slam
attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free
action without provoking attacks of opportunity. A whelp
of Zargon has a +4 racial bonus on grapple checks.
Slime (Ex) Whelps of Zargon drip with a noxious slime.
Creatures damaged by a whelp’s slam attack must
succeed on a DC 24 Fortitude save or become polluted
with slime. Each day, the victim must succeed on
another DC 24 Fortitude save or take 1d6 points of
Constitution, Intelligence, and Charisma damage. A
victim reduced to Constitution 0 collapses into a
puddle of foul slime, dead. Those reduced to
Intelligence 0 or Charisma 0 become whelps of Zargon.
They retain none of their previous abilities. A remove
disease or heal spell removes the effect.