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 moderately weak creatures with acid damage. Their physical damage might be puny, but each hit can deal an extra 4d3 "acid splash". Attacking a jelly in melee also causes an acid splash. Getting hit by acid, in turn, causes Corrosion - a stackable debuff that lowers AC and slaying. They can be found in early-mid Dungeon, and in certain jelly-themed vaults.

Followers of Jiyva will have a frustrating time with jellies. Jiyva will constantly spawn jellies, who will eat items lying on the dungeon floor. They will devour anything except for artefact items and miscellaneous evocables.

Tips & Tricks

• Their damage output is deceptive; all acidic attacks deal an extra 4d3 damage against players. If at all possible, you should fight jellies from range 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 take.

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. Also, they couldn't eat stones and large rocks.
• Prior to 0.17, jellies could 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.