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HP	79-160
HD	15
XP	1093
Speed	10
AC	0
EV	3
Will	60
Attack¹	37 (sting: minipara)
Attack²	5 (constrict: crush)
Resistances	rPois+ rDrown rAcid+++
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Amphibious
Intelligence	Brainless
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Large
Type	jelly, formless jellyfish
Flags	No skeleton Amorphous Unblindable

A gelatinous assemblage of tentacles and venom, leaving a glistening trail as it slides along. Surely such a mockery of life could not be natural..?

“From this story it is evident that in former times the jellyfish once had a shell and bones something like a tortoise, but, ever since the Dragon King's sentence was carried out on the ancestor of the jelly fishes, his descendants have all been soft and boneless just as you see them to-day thrown up by the waves high upon the shores of Japan.”
-“The Jellyfish and the Monkey”, adapted by Yei Theodora Ozaki, _Young Folk's Treasury_, vol. II. 1909.

Useful Info

Formless jellyfish are gelatinous sea creatures which paralyse and constrict its victims. Their stings have a 100% chance to paralyse for 1 turn; poison resistance gives a 2/3 chance to block this effect, but only poison immunity prevents it completely. They can be found throughout the Vaults, rarely in Shoals, and in small groups inside Slime Pits.

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Blink Close	—	LOS	Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

Even 1 turn of paralysis can really sting when you're around a group of enemies. A single turn of yaktaurs shooting at you, slime creatures mobbing up on you, etc. will quickly rack up damage.
Their willpower is moderate, the same as hydras and jorogumo. High power Hexes or hex wands can take them out.

History

Formless jellyfish were introduced in 0.31.

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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Formless jellyfish''' are floating sea creatures which [[paralyse]] and [[constrict]] its victims. Their attacks have a 50% chance to paralyse for 1 turn; [[poison resistance]] gives a 66% chance to block this effect (reducing it to 16.7%), but only poison immunity prevents it completely. They can be found in [[the Vaults]], [[Slime Pits]], and rarely in [[Shoals]].
+'''Formless jellyfish''' are gelatinous sea creatures which [[paralyse]] and [[constrict]] its victims. Their stings have a 100% chance to paralyse for 1 turn; [[poison resistance]] gives a 2/3 chance to block this effect, but only poison immunity prevents it completely. They can be found throughout [[the Vaults]], rarely in [[Shoals]], and in small groups inside [[Slime Pits]].
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Even 1 turn of paralysis can really sting when you're around a group of enemies. A single turn of [[yakataur]]s shooting at you, [[slime creature]]s mobbing up on you, etc. can rack up damage.
+*Even 1 turn of paralysis can really sting when you're around a group of enemies. A single turn of [[yaktaur]]s shooting at you, [[slime creature]]s mobbing up on you, etc. will quickly rack up damage.
+*Their [[willpower]] is moderate, the same as [[hydra]]s and [[jorogumo]]. High power [[Hexes]] or hex [[wand]]s can take them out.
 ==History==
-*Formless jellyfish will be introduced in [[0.31]].
+*Formless jellyfish were introduced in [[0.31]].
-[[Category: Crystal Ball Articles]]