Jelly

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For a list of all jellies, see list of jellies.

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HP	10-22
HD	3
XP	42
Speed	10
AC	0
EV	2
Will	10
Attack1	3 (hit: acid)
Resistances	rPois+ rAcid+++ rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Amphibious
Intelligence	Brainless
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Small
Type	jelly, jelly
Flags	Eats doors See invisible Unblindable splits Amorphous Acidic flesh No skeleton

A pulsating mass of acidic protoplasm. “Beware of the Blob! It creeps And leaps and glides and slides Across the floor Right through the door And all around the wall, A splotch, a blotch...” -Burt Bacharach and Mack David, “Beware of the Blob”. 1958.

Useful Info

Jellies are rather weak creatures that introduce the player to the concept of corrosion, a stackable debuff which inflicts a negative slaying bonus and an AC penalty.

Followers of Jiyva will have a frustrating time with the jellies their god provides. These jellies have a special appetite for items lying around the dungeon floor and will devour anything except artefact items.

Tips & Tricks

• If at all possible, you should fight jellies using ranged attacks to avoid their acid.
• Wearing a ring of resist corrosion or another source of rCorr will greatly reduce the chance of corrosion, as well as the damage you sustain.

History

• Prior to 0.19, jellies would eat items on the ground that the player had not seen even if the player was not worshiping Jiyva.
• Prior to 0.17, jellies would also eat items on the ground that the player had seen.
• Prior to 0.15, jellies were notorious for permanently weakening weapons and armour used in combat against them. The corrosion overhaul changed this.
• Prior to 0.14, jellies would not split no matter how many items they consumed.
• Prior to 0.13, jellies were more durable and hit harder, but only had speed 9.