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<blockquote data-quote="AuraSeer" data-source="post: 1152218" data-attributes="member: 1331">Did the DM specifically say that the pudding could be split by slashing weapons only? Or did you infer that from the combat? If the latter, your interpretation might not be quite correct.You say the crossbow bolts were having &quot;no effect&quot; on the monster. (Perhaps it was a Fiendish black pudding with DR 10/magic.) If that's true, then your DM is right that it shouldn't have split. When DR prevents damage from an attack, it also prevents any other special effects the attack would have had.The frying of your cleric may have been his own faul, because he should never have been within melee range of the thing. Since it has a speed of 20' and a perception range of only 60', almost any character can outrun it, and stay too far away to be spotted. (In close quarters where it's impossible to get out of melee range, the EL should be increased because of difficult circumstances.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AuraSeer, post: 1152218, member: 1331"] Did the DM specifically say that the pudding could be split by slashing weapons only? Or did you infer that from the combat? If the latter, your interpretation might not be quite correct. You say the crossbow bolts were having "no effect" on the monster. (Perhaps it was a Fiendish black pudding with DR 10/magic.) If that's true, then your DM is right that it shouldn't have split. When DR prevents damage from an attack, it also prevents any other special effects the attack would have had. The frying of your cleric may have been his own faul, because he should never have been within melee range of the thing. Since it has a speed of 20' and a perception range of only 60', almost any character can outrun it, and stay too far away to be spotted. (In close quarters where it's impossible to get out of melee range, the EL should be increased because of difficult circumstances.) [/QUOTE]

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