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	Destroys doors See invisible Unbreathing Unblindable splits Amorphous Acidic flesh

A pulsating mass of acidic protoplasm. It can and will eat almost anything, growing and splitting as it does so. “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.