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-A '''brown pudding''', {{monsym|brown pudding}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The brown pudding is [[eyeless]], [[amorphous]] and [[sessile]] like most [[pudding]]s and [[amoeboid]]s, and its body is [[acidic]]. A brown pudding will [[divide]] if it has more than 1 [[HP]] and is hit, but not killed, by a [[polearm]] or any other [[iron]] or [[metal]] melee weapon (with the exception of a [[lance]] that breaks when jousting).{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1208|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|410|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1031|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|805|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+A '''brown pudding''', {{monsym|brown pudding}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The brown pudding is [[eyeless]] and [[amorphous]] like most [[pudding]]s and [[amoeboid]]s, and will [[divide]] if it has more than 1 [[HP]] and is hit, but not killed, by a [[polearm]] or any other [[iron]] or [[metal]] melee weapon (with the exception of a [[lance]] that breaks when jousting).{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1208|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|410|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1031|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|805|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Each hit that divides a brown pudding will halve the pudding's current [[HP]] rounding up and create a [[clone]] pudding that has the same maximum HP and almost the same amount of current HP{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|854|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;any cloned puddings will share the name of the original.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|872|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Clones created by a hero's attack against a hostile pudding are always hostile;{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|879|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} clones created from attacking a peaceful pudding have a [[luck]]-based chance of being peaceful and are otherwise hostile;{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|880|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} and a clone created from attacking a [[pet]] has a luck-based chance of being tame and will otherwise be peaceful.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|882|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Puddings that are polymorphed from a [[shopkeeper]], [[guard]] or [[aligned priest]] and then divided will produce clones that do not retain the original's memory of their initial form, though puddings that are polymorphed from [[minion]]s and divided will produce clones that are minions.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|858|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|887|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} A hero in the form of a brown pudding that divides when hit [[abuse]]s [[strength]] and always creates a tame clone pudding.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1033|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1039|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|2936|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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 Brown puddings possess [[cold resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]].
-[[Globs of brown pudding]] are [[vegetarian]] and acidic to [[eat]], and eating a glob of brown pudding has a {{frac|9}} chance each (~11%) of granting cold resistance, shock resistance or poison resistance.
+[[Globs of brown pudding]] are [[vegetarian]] and [[acidic]] to [[eat]], and eating a glob of brown pudding has a {{frac|9}} chance each (~11%) of granting cold resistance, shock resistance or poison resistance.
 ==Generation==

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   |genocidable=Yes
   |attacks=Bite 0d0 [[decay]]
-  |resistances conveyed=cold (11%), shock (11%), poison (11%)
+  |resistances conveyed=[[cold resistance]] (11%), [[shock resistance]] (11%), [[poison resistance]] (11%)
-  |resistances=cold, shock, poison, acid, petrification
+  |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]]
-  |attributes={{attributes|A brown pudding|nocorpse=1|breathless=1|amorphous=1|noeyes=1|nolimbs=1|nohead=1|mindless=1|omnivore=1|acid=1|hostile=1|neuter=1}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A brown pudding|nocorpse=1|breathless=1|amorphous=1|noeyes=1|nolimbs=1|nohead=1|mindless=1|omnivore=1|acid=1|veg2=1|hostile=1|neuter=1}}
   |size=Medium
   |nutr=250

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   |genocidable=Yes
   |attacks=Bite 0d0 [[decay]]
-  |resistances conveyed=cold (~2.22%), shock (~2.22%), poison (~2.22%)
+  |resistances conveyed=cold (11%), shock (11%), poison (11%)
   |resistances=cold, shock, poison, acid, petrification
   |attributes={{attributes|A brown pudding|nocorpse=1|breathless=1|amorphous=1|noeyes=1|nolimbs=1|nohead=1|mindless=1|omnivore=1|acid=1|hostile=1|neuter=1}}
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   |nutr=250
   |weight=500
-  |reference=[[monst.c#line1829]]
+  |reference=[[monst.c#line1696]]
 }}
-A '''brown pudding''', {{monsym|brown pudding}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The brown pudding is [[eyeless]], [[amorphous]] and [[sessile]] like most [[pudding]]s and [[amoeboid]]s, and its body is [[acidic]]. A brown pudding will [[divide]] if it has more than 1 [[HP]] and is hit, but not killed, by a [[polearm]] or any other [[iron]] or [[metal]] melee weapon (with the exception of a [[lance]] that breaks when jousting).{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1028|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|410|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1031|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|805|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Each such hit will halve the pudding's current [[HP]] rounding up and create a [[clone]]d pudding that has the same maximum HP and almost the same amount of current HP.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|854|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Any cloned puddings will share the name of the original.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|872|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+A '''brown pudding''', {{monsym|brown pudding}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The brown pudding is [[eyeless]], [[amorphous]] and [[sessile]] like most [[pudding]]s and [[amoeboid]]s, and its body is [[acidic]]. A brown pudding will [[divide]] if it has more than 1 [[HP]] and is hit, but not killed, by a [[polearm]] or any other [[iron]] or [[metal]] melee weapon (with the exception of a [[lance]] that breaks when jousting).{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1208|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|410|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1031|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|805|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Clones created by a hero's attack against a hostile pudding are always hostile;{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|879|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} clones created from attacking a peaceful pudding have a [[luck]]-based chance of being peaceful and are otherwise hostile;{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|880|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} and a clone created from attacking a [[pet]] has a luck-based chance of being tame and will otherwise be peaceful.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|882|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Puddings that are polymorphed from a [[shopkeeper]], [[guard]] or [[aligned priest]] and divided produce clones that do not retain the original's memory of their initial form, though puddings that are polymorphed from [[minion]]s and divided will produce clones that are minions.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|858|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|887|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}  A hero in the form of a brown pudding that divides when hit [[abuse]]s [[strength]] and always creates a tame clone pudding.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1033|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1039|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|2936|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Each hit that divides a brown pudding will halve the pudding's current [[HP]] rounding up and create a [[clone]] pudding that has the same maximum HP and almost the same amount of current HP{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|854|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;any cloned puddings will share the name of the original.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|872|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Clones created by a hero's attack against a hostile pudding are always hostile;{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|879|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} clones created from attacking a peaceful pudding have a [[luck]]-based chance of being peaceful and are otherwise hostile;{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|880|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} and a clone created from attacking a [[pet]] has a luck-based chance of being tame and will otherwise be peaceful.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|882|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Puddings that are polymorphed from a [[shopkeeper]], [[guard]] or [[aligned priest]] and then divided will produce clones that do not retain the original's memory of their initial form, though puddings that are polymorphed from [[minion]]s and divided will produce clones that are minions.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|858|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|887|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} A hero in the form of a brown pudding that divides when hit [[abuse]]s [[strength]] and always creates a tame clone pudding.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1033|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1039|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|2936|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 A brown pudding has a bite attack that deals no damage, but causes worn [[organic]] armor to [[decay]]: the attack can instantly kill [[leather golem]]s and [[wood golem]]s, and a hero in the form of either monster will be instantly returned to normal form, even if they have [[unchanging]].{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1118|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name=RIP|comment=decay attack for monster-versus-monster combat}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1875|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=decay attack for hero-versus-monster combat}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1458|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=decay attack for monster-versus-hero combat}}
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 Brown puddings possess [[cold resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]].
-[[Globs of brown pudding]] are [[vegetarian]] and are acidic to [[eat]], and eating a glob of brown pudding has a {{frac|45}} chance each (~2.22%) of granting cold resistance, shock resistance or poison resistance.
+[[Globs of brown pudding]] are [[vegetarian]] and acidic to [[eat]], and eating a glob of brown pudding has a {{frac|9}} chance each (~11%) of granting cold resistance, shock resistance or poison resistance.
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated brown puddings are always created hostile.
+Randomly generated brown puddings are always created hostile. Pudding division does not respect [[extinction]].
 Brown puddings [[Corpseless|do not leave a corpse]] upon death, instead having a chance of dropping a glob of brown pudding.
 ==Strategy==
-The brown pudding is fairly easy to dispose of, with its primary danger lying in its bites degrading you or your [[pet]]'s organic armor. This can be easily avoided by any combination of wearing metal armor, covering your vulnerable armor with a throwaway [[cloak]], or simply removing it until the pudding is dealt with. Tame unarmored monsters such as [[dog]]s and [[cat]]s can freely dispose of a brown pudding.
+The brown pudding is fairly easy to dispose of, with its primary danger lying in its bites degrading you or your [[pet]]'s organic armor. This can be easily avoided by any combination of wearing metal armor, covering your vulnerable armor with a throwaway [[cloak]], using [[ranged attack]]s of any kind, or simply removing it until the pudding is dealt with. Tame unarmored monsters such as [[dog]]s and [[cat]]s can freely dispose of a brown pudding.
 ==History==

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 ==Variants==
-In [[variant]]s of ''NetHack'' based on 3.4.3 and earlier, brown puddings leave corpses behind upon death rather than globs.
+In most [[variant]]s of ''NetHack'' based on 3.4.3 and earlier, brown puddings leave corpses behind upon death rather than globs. Some of these variants created before the introduction of globs may also implement their own means of weakening pudding farming or outright preventing it.
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 Randomly generated brown puddings are always created hostile.
-Brown puddings [[Corpseless|do not leave a corpse]] upon death, instead having a chance to drop a glob of brown pudding.
+Brown puddings [[Corpseless|do not leave a corpse]] upon death, instead having a chance of dropping a glob of brown pudding.
 ==Strategy==

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 Clones created by a hero's attack against a hostile pudding are always hostile;{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|879|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} clones created from attacking a peaceful pudding have a [[luck]]-based chance of being peaceful and are otherwise hostile;{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|880|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} and a clone created from attacking a [[pet]] has a luck-based chance of being tame and will otherwise be peaceful.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|882|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Puddings that are polymorphed from a [[shopkeeper]], [[guard]] or [[aligned priest]] and divided produce clones that do not retain the original's memory of their initial form, though puddings that are polymorphed from [[minion]]s and divided will produce clones that are minions.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|858|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|887|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}  A hero in the form of a brown pudding that divides when hit [[abuse]]s [[strength]] and always creates a tame clone pudding.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1033|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1039|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|2936|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-A brown pudding has a bite attack that deals no damage, but causes worn [[organic]] armor to decay. Brown puddings possess [[cold resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]].
+A brown pudding has a bite attack that deals no damage, but causes worn [[organic]] armor to decay: the attack can instantly kill [[leather golem]]s and [[wood golem]]s, and a hero in the form of either monster will be instantly returned to normal form, even if they have [[unchanging]].{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1118|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name=RIP|comment=decay attack for monster-versus-monster combat}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1875|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=decay attack for hero-versus-monster combat}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1458|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=decay attack for monster-versus-hero combat}}
 [[Globs of brown pudding]] are [[vegetarian]] and are acidic to [[eat]], and eating a glob of brown pudding has a {{frac|45}} chance each (~2.22%) of granting cold resistance, shock resistance or poison resistance.
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 Starting in [[NetHack 3.6.0]], brown puddings leave globs instead of corpses when they are killed, which is done to make pudding farming much less useful since globs cannot be sacrificed, revived or tinned. A bug that prevents globs from giving resistances when eaten is fixed in [[NetHack 3.6.1]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==