Stat block says dex is 5, dexmod -3. No stealth skill proficiency. Which means players will spot it immediately.
But i feel like this thing, when its immobile maybe sitting in a pool on the ground or hanging from the ceiling of a cave, would be nigh impossible to spot.
As written, it has no particular concealment power.
If you feel you need an explanation why this blob isn't hard to spot, maybe it's iridescent, or usually moving slightly.
If you want to introduce circumstances that you feel make it hard to spot, just decide how difficult you want it to be, and look up the appropriate number.
D&D 2024 seems to have entirely gotten rid of 'false appearance' monster traits, just giving monsters like that stealth, and since black puddings didn't have a corresponding trait to start with (though it's suggested in the text), it seems to have been missed.
Black Oozes weren't hard to spot in 3.x days either, but gelatinous cubes were and still are. I don't think it's miss. They're not particularly hard to see.
D&D 2024 seems to have entirely gotten rid of 'false appearance' monster traits, just giving monsters like that stealth, and since black puddings didn't have a corresponding trait to start with (though it's suggested in the text), it seems to have been missed.
I think back in 2e, we ran them like they might look like a black pool of water or something. You might step over them and then suprise! attack!
But things were a lot deadlier then.
Will make a mental note....
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Stat block says dex is 5, dexmod -3. No stealth skill proficiency. Which means players will spot it immediately.
But i feel like this thing, when its immobile maybe sitting in a pool on the ground or hanging from the ceiling of a cave, would be nigh impossible to spot.
How do you run a black pudding?
As written, it has no particular concealment power.
If you feel you need an explanation why this blob isn't hard to spot, maybe it's iridescent, or usually moving slightly.
If you want to introduce circumstances that you feel make it hard to spot, just decide how difficult you want it to be, and look up the appropriate number.
D&D 2024 seems to have entirely gotten rid of 'false appearance' monster traits, just giving monsters like that stealth, and since black puddings didn't have a corresponding trait to start with (though it's suggested in the text), it seems to have been missed.
Black Oozes weren't hard to spot in 3.x days either, but gelatinous cubes were and still are. I don't think it's miss. They're not particularly hard to see.
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My houserulings.
I think back in 2e, we ran them like they might look like a black pool of water or something. You might step over them and then suprise! attack!
But things were a lot deadlier then.
Will make a mental note....