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    Cerilian Pudding

    CERILIAN PUDDING (Blood Pudding)

    Climate/Terrain: Any dark location
    Frequency: Very Rare
    Organization: Solitary
    Activity Cycle: Any
    Diet: Any (Prefers Blooded Beings)
    Intelligence: Semi(2-4)
    Treasure: Nil
    Alignment: Neutral
    No. Appearing: 1(1-4)
    Armor Class: 6
    Movement: 6
    Hit Dice: 7
    THAC0: 13
    No. of Attacks: 1
    Damage/Attack: 5-10
    Special Attacks: See below
    Special Defenses: See below
    Magic Resistance: Nil
    Size: S-L(3'-8')
    Morale: Average(10)
    XP Value: 3000

    The Cerilian Pudding, or "Blood Pudding", is a recently created
    abomination. While exploring in an old cave a Blooded, adventuring Bard
    encountered a Black Pudding. The Bard thought he was approaching the lair
    of a local band of marauding Goblins, so he stopped in the shadows to
    imbibe a Potion of Polymorph Self. As he tilted his head back to drink, the
    Pudding rained down on his face from above. The Pudding consumed both the
    Bard and the Potion simultaneously, and was transformed into a new species
    almost instantly. In it's natural form, the Cerilian Pudding looks exactly
    like a Black Pudding except that it is a deep dark red, but in dim lighting
    it appears completely black.

    Combat: The Cerilian Pudding is very similar to other more standard Deadly
    Puddings (MM pg.297). They have the same sensory abilities as a standard
    Pudding, but they are also able to detect if an organism is Blooded and
    they will choose to attack them above all others. Like all Deadly Puddings
    they are immune to acid, cold, and poison. In addition, while Lightning
    Bolts and blows from weapons do not divide them, Cerilian Puddings do not
    take damage from either. Fire and Magic Missiles both cause normal damage.
    Cerilian Puddings have the same abilities to ooze and travel as a standard
    Deadly Pudding, and their size is determined in the same fashion.

    Cerilian Puddings do not have as highly corrosive acids as their
    counterparts, inflicting 5-10 points of damage per round to organic matter.
    The acid is not strong enough to dissolve metal or stone, but it does have
    a paralytic effect on animals. Any animal successfully hit by a Cerilian
    Pudding has to make a Save vs. Paralyzation or be paralyzed for 5-10
    rounds. A Cerilian Pudding can automatically hit any prey that has been
    paralyzed. In addition, due to the unique nature of the Cerilian Pudding
    it's attack has an additional effect on Blooded beings. When a Blooded
    individual is struck by a Cerilian Pudding he/she must make a Save vs.
    Death Magic (Note: This is in addition to the Save vs. Paralyzation), if
    the save is failed the victim loses a point of Blood Strength for each
    point of damage done by the Pudding during that attack (Note: Even if the
    victim is paralyzed they are entitled to the Saving Throw). The Cerilian
    Pudding's taste for Blood Strength comes from it's unusual creation, and is
    all important to it's ability to procreate. All Cerilian Puddings have a
    Blood Strength score, their starting score is equal to the number of Hit
    Points the monster has at maximum. Their score grows as they drain Blood
    Strength from their victims, when the Cerilian Pudding has reached a Blood
    Strength score of 60 they divide into 2-4 equal pieces each with an equal
    amount of the total Blood Strength (that is 30 if it divides in half, 20 if
    it divides into thirds, or 15 if it divides into fourths). They then go
    their separate ways seeking more Blood Strength. Another benefit of its
    Bloodline is the fact all Cerilian Puddings have the Blood Ability "Alter
    Appearance" (Cerilian Puddings are treated as 7th-level for this ability).
    It is unknown if this was the Blood Ability of the Bard that was the part
    of the Cerilian Puddings creation, or some other factor.

    Habitat/Society: The Cerilian Pudding is a solitary creature, never openly
    associating with other beings. Although they will sometimes live on the
    outskirts of a population attempting to pick off lone stragglers. Cerilian
    Puddings have a limited intelligence that allows them to use their "Alter
    Appearance" ability to lure or surprise prey. Often they will take the
    shape of a Human, or animal, and feign injury. Then when approached by
    another creature the Cerilian Pudding will attack the unsuspecting prey.
    Cerilian Puddings will also assume the shape of harmless background objects
    such as a boulder ,or crate, and attack a creature as it passes by or stops
    to inspect it. Cerilian Puddings can be very cunning when it comes to the
    use of this illusionary ability, either when hunting or when attempting to
    escape.

    Ecology: Cerilian Puddings are unnatural creatures and therefore have
    little place in the natural order of things, aside from the role of
    scavenger. Although they prefer to feed on Blooded beings, Cerilian
    Puddings can survive off of any organic material. Mages have surmised that
    there must be a way to slay these creatures and gain their Blood Strength,
    but as of yet none have been successful. It is also assumed that parts of a
    Cerilian Pudding could be very helpful in the construction of illusionary
    spells and of illusion-magic using items. Yet again none have so far been
    successful.


    Sepsis, richt@metrolink.net (ICQ:3777956)

    "War is a matter of vital importance to the State;
    the province of life or death;
    the road to survival or ruin.
    It is mandatory that it be thoroughly studied."
    -Sun Tzu,(The Art of War)-

    BR Netbook: http://webpages.metrolink.net/~veleda/birth.html

  2. #2
    Ed Stark
    Guest

    Cerilian Pudding

    At 12:28 AM 11/20/97 -0500, you wrote:
    >CERILIAN PUDDING (Blood Pudding)
    >

    ><

    And, remember, there's always room for pudding ... (oh, wait, that's jello)

    Sorry, I just HAD to do it. The monster looked great; I'm printing it out
    and circulating it.


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  3. #3
    Glenn Robb
    Guest

    Cerilian Pudding

    Sepsis wrote:

    > CERILIAN PUDDING (Blood Pudding)
    >
    > Climate/Terrain: Any dark location
    > Frequency: Very Rare
    > Organization: Solitary
    > Activity Cycle: Any
    > Diet: Any (Prefers Blooded Beings)
    > Intelligence: Semi(2-4)
    > Treasure: Nil
    > Alignment: Neutral
    > No. Appearing: 1(1-4)
    > Armor Class: 6
    > Movement: 6
    > Hit Dice: 7
    > THAC0: 13
    > No. of Attacks: 1
    > Damage/Attack: 5-10
    > Special Attacks: See below
    > Special Defenses: See below
    > Magic Resistance: Nil
    > Size: S-L(3'-8')
    > Morale: Average(10)
    > XP Value: 3000
    >
    > The Cerilian Pudding, or "Blood Pudding", is a recently created
    > abomination. While exploring in an old cave a Blooded, adventuring Bar=
    d
    > encountered a Black Pudding. The Bard thought he was approaching the la=
    ir
    > of a local band of marauding Goblins, so he stopped in the shadows to
    > imbibe a Potion of Polymorph Self. As he tilted his head back to drink,=
    the
    > Pudding rained down on his face from above. The Pudding consumed both t=
    he
    > Bard and the Potion simultaneously, and was transformed into a new spec=
    ies
    > almost instantly. In it's natural form, the Cerilian Pudding looks exac=
    tly
    > like a Black Pudding except that it is a deep dark red, but in dim ligh=
    ting
    > it appears completely black.
    >
    > Combat: The Cerilian Pudding is very similar to other more standard Dea=
    dly
    > Puddings (MM pg.297). They have the same sensory abilities as a standar=
    d
    > Pudding, but they are also able to detect if an organism is Blooded and
    > they will choose to attack them above all others. Like all Deadly Puddi=
    ngs
    > they are immune to acid, cold, and poison. In addition, while Lightning
    > Bolts and blows from weapons do not divide them, Cerilian Puddings do n=
    ot
    > take damage from either. Fire and Magic Missiles both cause normal dama=
    ge.
    > Cerilian Puddings have the same abilities to ooze and travel as a stand=
    ard
    > Deadly Pudding, and their size is determined in the same fashion.
    >
    > Cerilian Puddings do not have as highly corrosive acids as their
    > counterparts, inflicting 5-10 points of damage per round to organic mat=
    ter.
    > The acid is not strong enough to dissolve metal or stone, but it does h=
    ave
    > a paralytic effect on animals. Any animal successfully hit by a Cerilia=
    n
    > Pudding has to make a Save vs. Paralyzation or be paralyzed for 5-10
    > rounds. A Cerilian Pudding can automatically hit any prey that has been
    > paralyzed. In addition, due to the unique nature of the Cerilian Puddin=
    g
    > it's attack has an additional effect on Blooded beings. When a Blooded
    > individual is struck by a Cerilian Pudding he/she must make a Save vs.
    > Death Magic (Note: This is in addition to the Save vs. Paralyzation), i=
    f
    > the save is failed the victim loses a point of Blood Strength for each
    > point of damage done by the Pudding during that attack (Note: Even if t=
    he
    > victim is paralyzed they are entitled to the Saving Throw). The Cerilia=
    n
    > Pudding's taste for Blood Strength comes from it's unusual creation, an=
    d is
    > all important to it's ability to procreate. All Cerilian Puddings have =
    a
    > Blood Strength score, their starting score is equal to the number of Hi=
    t
    > Points the monster has at maximum. Their score grows as they drain Bloo=
    d
    > Strength from their victims, when the Cerilian Pudding has reached a Bl=
    ood
    > Strength score of 60 they divide into 2-4 equal pieces each with an equ=
    al
    > amount of the total Blood Strength (that is 30 if it divides in half, 2=
    0 if
    > it divides into thirds, or 15 if it divides into fourths). They then go
    > their separate ways seeking more Blood Strength. Another benefit of its
    > Bloodline is the fact all Cerilian Puddings have the Blood Ability "Alt=
    er
    > Appearance" (Cerilian Puddings are treated as 7th-level for this abilit=
    y).
    > It is unknown if this was the Blood Ability of the Bard that was the pa=
    rt
    > of the Cerilian Puddings creation, or some other factor.
    >
    > Habitat/Society: The Cerilian Pudding is a solitary creature, never ope=
    nly
    > associating with other beings. Although they will sometimes live on the
    > outskirts of a population attempting to pick off lone stragglers. Ceril=
    ian
    > Puddings have a limited intelligence that allows them to use their "Alt=
    er
    > Appearance" ability to lure or surprise prey. Often they will take the
    > shape of a Human, or animal, and feign injury. Then when approached by
    > another creature the Cerilian Pudding will attack the unsuspecting prey.
    > Cerilian Puddings will also assume the shape of harmless background obj=
    ects
    > such as a boulder ,or crate, and attack a creature as it passes by or s=
    tops
    > to inspect it. Cerilian Puddings can be very cunning when it comes to t=
    he
    > use of this illusionary ability, either when hunting or when attempting=
    to
    > escape.
    >
    > Ecology: Cerilian Puddings are unnatural creatures and therefore have
    > little place in the natural order of things, aside from the role of
    > scavenger. Although they prefer to feed on Blooded beings, Cerilian
    > Puddings can survive off of any organic material. Mages have surmised t=
    hat
    > there must be a way to slay these creatures and gain their Blood Streng=
    th,
    > but as of yet none have been successful. It is also assumed that parts =
    of a
    > Cerilian Pudding could be very helpful in the construction of illusiona=
    ry
    > spells and of illusion-magic using items. Yet again none have so far be=
    en
    > successful.

    I have a few things to say. Icky, gooey thing. This pudding has some
    possibilities against blooded characters, that's true, but another thing =
    may
    come in handy. Cerilian slime. Somewhat like green slime, but loves to =
    drip
    on blooded characters. Just a flash of an idea, though.

    =97 Elton Robb

  4. #4
    Glenn Robb
    Guest

    Cerilian Pudding

    Ed Stark wrote:

    > At 12:28 AM 11/20/97 -0500, you wrote:
    > >CERILIAN PUDDING (Blood Pudding)
    > >
    >
    > ><
    >
    > And, remember, there's always room for pudding ... (oh, wait, that's je=
    llo)
    >
    > Sorry, I just HAD to do it. The monster looked great; I'm printing it o=
    ut
    > and circulating it.

    I guess that is just about the complement of complements, Sepsis.

    =97 Elton Robb

  5. #5

    Cerilian Pudding

    At 08:46 PM 11/20/97 -0700, Elton Robb(GLENNROBB@prodigy.net)wrote:
    >
    >I guess that is just about the complement of complements, Sepsis.
    >

    So true...thanks Ed, and you to Elton.


    Sepsis, richt@metrolink.net (ICQ:3777956)

    "War is a matter of vital importance to the State;
    the province of life or death;
    the road to survival or ruin.
    It is mandatory that it be thoroughly studied."
    -Sun Tzu,(The Art of War)-

    BR Netbook: http://webpages.metrolink.net/~veleda/birth.html

  6. #6
    Darkstar
    Guest

    Cerilian Pudding

    Sepsis wrote:

    > >I guess that is just about the complement of complements, Sepsis.
    > >
    >
    > So true...thanks Ed, and you to Elton.

    I hope people like my Dragon as much, otherwise I will have to send some
    around to play a game of hungry hungry dragon.....

    HeHeHe
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    Home Page: http://www.box.net.au/~hoss/birth.html

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    and to the Darkness we will return.

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