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   |size=Medium
   |resistances=[[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]]
-  |resistances conveyed=none
+  |resistances conveyed=Temporary [[acid resistance]], temporary [[stoning resistance]], cures [[stoning]]
   |attributes={{attributes|An ochre jelly|breathless=1|amorphous=1|noeyes=1|nolimbs=1|nohead=1|mindless=1|acid=1|notake=1|hostile=1|neuter=1}}
   |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L522 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 522]

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 An ochre jelly corpse is acidic to [[eat]], and eating an ochre jelly corpse or tin cures [[stoning]] on the first bite.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|738|nethack=3.6.7|comment=acidic corpses cure stoning}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1368|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Eating a tin calls <code>cprefx</code>, but not <code>eatcorpse</code> on line 1644, where stomach acid is handled.}}
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|071d79dce2ad5b8ade17c4dedf6b57c18b273a59}}, {{commit|e96d4ea9efb1cf19b2ac150c1e71e350086a8c82}} and {{commit|05cf948007db95d080268068d876e1ef612d465a}}, eating an acidic or stoning-resistant monster can grant temporary acid resistance or temporary stoning resistance respectively, and ochre jellies are included in the latter&mdash;these resistances will not expire while the hero is eating something that is acidic or causes stoning until that meal is finished.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|071d79dce2ad5b8ade17c4dedf6b57c18b273a59}}, {{commit|e96d4ea9efb1cf19b2ac150c1e71e350086a8c82}} and {{commit|05cf948007db95d080268068d876e1ef612d465a}}, eating an acidic or stoning-resistant monster can grant temporary acid resistance or temporary stoning resistance respectively for 3-18 turns, and ochre jellies are included in the latter&mdash;these resistances will not expire while the hero is eating something that is acidic or causes stoning until that meal is finished.}}
 ==Generation==

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 ==Generation==
 Randomly generated ochre jellies are always created hostile.
 Ochre jellies are the second quest monster for [[Knight]]s, and make up {{frac|24|175}} of monsters randomly generated on the [[Knight quest]]. Several ochre jellies are generated on the floors beyond the home level during level creation: one is generated on each upper filler level, seven are generated on the locate level, three are generated on each lower filler level, and eight are generated on the goal level.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==History==
 The ochre jelly first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
 ==Variants==

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 ==Strategy==
-Ochre jellies are quite slow and can be easily outrun by a hero, allowing you to pick them off at a distance with disposable projectiles or any ranged attacks that ignore corrosion&mdash;at worst, you can bring them down in melee with an erosion-proofed weapon, or else simply avoid them. Their engulfing attack does not cause corrosion, while their passive acid attack is not as dangerous as that of [[Spotted jelly|spotted]] and [[blue jellies]], but being engulfed may force you to attack and risk corroding your weapon or armor. A [[wand of digging]] or a cast of the {{+ of|dig}} spell will immediately free you from an engulfing ochre jelly and reduce its HP to 1.
+Ochre jellies are quite slow and can be easily outrun by a hero, allowing you to pick them off at a distance with disposable projectiles or any ranged attacks that ignore corrosion&mdash;at worst, you can bring them down in melee with an erosion-proofed weapon, or else simply avoid them. Their engulfing attack does not cause corrosion, while their passive acid attack is not as dangerous as that of [[Spotted jelly|spotted]] and [[blue jellies]], but being engulfed may force you to attack and risk corroding your weapon or armor. A [[wand of digging]] or a cast of the {{+ of|dig}} spell will immediately free you from an engulfing ochre jelly and reduce its HP to 1.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|1388|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>zap_dig()</tt> function}}{{refsrc|src/dig.c|1407-L1417|nethack=3.6.7}}
-For heroes that are keeping [[mind flayer]] or [[master mind flayer]] [[pets]], or else [[polymorph]]ing into one, ochre jellies are incredibly hazardous since each [[tentacle attack]] will trigger the passive&mdash;[[acid resistance]] via [[yellow dragon scales]] or [[Yellow dragon scale mail|scale mail]] will easily counteract this, as well as a spare [[alchemy smock]] for polymorphed heroes.
+For heroes that are keeping [[mind flayer]] or [[master mind flayer]] [[pets]], or else [[polymorph]]ing themselves into one, ochre jellies are incredibly hazardous since each [[tentacle attack]] will trigger the passive&mdash;acid resistance via [[yellow dragon scales]] or [[Yellow dragon scale mail|scale mail]] will easily counteract this, as well as a spare [[alchemy smock]] for polymorphed heroes.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|0891ef4e22ccb56bacd41ce302d4178c1c6525aa}}, monsters can gain acid resistance from a worn alchemy smock, allowing for more variety in equipping humanoid pets.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|0891ef4e22ccb56bacd41ce302d4178c1c6525aa}}, monsters can gain acid resistance from a worn alchemy smock, allowing for more coverage when equipping humanoid pets.}}
 ==History==

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 |[ Beholder's Eye, by Julie E. Czerneda ]
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   |frequency=2
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=[[Engulf]]s and covers with [[acid]]ic slime 3d6, Passive 3d6 [[acid]]
+  |attacks=[[Engulf]] 3d6 [[acid]], [[passive]] 3d6 acid
   |weight=50
   |nutr=20
   |size=Medium
-  |resistances=Acid, stoning
+  |resistances=[[acid resistance]], [[stoning resistance]]
   |resistances conveyed=none
   |attributes={{attributes|An ochre jelly|breathless=1|amorphous=1|noeyes=1|nolimbs=1|nohead=1|mindless=1|acid=1|notake=1|hostile=1|neuter=1}}
-  |reference=[[monst.c#line518]]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L522 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 522]
 }}
-An '''ochre jelly''', {{monsym|ochre jelly}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is an [[acidic]] [[amoeboid]], and is the only non-[[sessile]] member of the [[jelly]] [[monster class]].
+Ochre jellies have an [[engulfing]] attack that covers the target in acidic slime. They also have a [[passive attack]] that has a {{frac|2}} chance of triggering when it is attacked in melee and deals [[acid]] damage against attackers that lack [[acid resistance]], while [[abusing]] [[strength]] for the [[hero]]{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|2776|nethack=3.6.7|comment=case for acid passive against you}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|2784|nethack=3.6.7|comment=check for acid resistance versus hero}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1608|nethack=3.6.7|comment=check for acid resistance versus monsters}}&mdash;this passive can trigger even if the attack kills the jelly, and is affected by [[cancellation]].{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|2762|nethack=3.6.7|comment=cases below this line affect the hero even if they kill the defender}} Being splashed by the passive acid can also subject the attacker's [[armor]] and [[weapon]]s to [[corrosion]]: armor has a {{frac|30}} chance of corroding regardless of the melee attack type, and certain armor and weapons have a {{frac|6}} chance of corroding if used to strike the mold directly.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|2786|nethack=3.6.7|comment=corrosion of hero's armor from acid splash}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|3011|nethack=3.6.7|comment=corrosion of hero's armor and/or weapons used in the attack}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1621|nethack=3.6.7|comment=corrosion of monster's armor from acid splash}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1623|nethack=3.6.7|comment=corrosion of monster's armor and/or weapons used in the attack}} Ochre jellies possess [[acid resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]].
-Like other jellies the ochre jelly has a passive attack, which deals acid damage and can [[corrode]] [[iron]] or [[copper]] weapons and armor. It can also actively [[engulf]] a target to cover them with acidic slime.
+An ochre jelly corpse is acidic to [[eat]], and eating an ochre jelly corpse or tin cures [[stoning]] on the first bite.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|738|nethack=3.6.7|comment=acidic corpses cure stoning}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1368|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Eating a tin calls <code>cprefx</code>, but not <code>eatcorpse</code> on line 1644, where stomach acid is handled.}}
 ==Generation==
-Ochre jellies are the second quest monster encountered on the [[Knight quest]] branch, and have a 14% chance of being generated. Several ochre jellies are generated on the floors beyond the home level.
+Randomly generated ochre jellies are always created hostile.
-Ochre jellies may also be created by a hostile [[spellcaster]] casting the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]].
+Hostile ochre jellies can be created by a hostile monster casting the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]].
 ==Strategy==
-Ochre jellies are quite slow and can be easily outrun, allowing you to pick them off at a distance with corrode-proofed or disposable projectiles - you can also simply run away if you aren't prepared to handle them. Their passive acid attack does 3d6 damage as opposed to the (XL + 1)d6 of [[spotted jelly|spotted]] and [[blue jellies]], but being engulfed may force you to attack and risk corroding your weapon or armor (though the engulfing itself does ''not'' induce corrosion). A [[wand of digging]] or [[spell of dig]] will immediately free you from an engulfing ochre jelly and reduce its HP to 1.
+Ochre jellies are quite slow and can be easily outrun by a hero, allowing you to pick them off at a distance with disposable projectiles or any ranged attacks that ignore corrosion&mdash;at worst, you can bring them down in melee with an erosion-proofed weapon, or else simply avoid them. Their engulfing attack does not cause corrosion, while their passive acid attack is not as dangerous as that of [[Spotted jelly|spotted]] and [[blue jellies]], but being engulfed may force you to attack and risk corroding your weapon or armor. A [[wand of digging]] or a cast of the {{+ of|dig}} spell will immediately free you from an engulfing ochre jelly and reduce its HP to 1.
-For players keeping [[mind flayer]] [[pets]] or [[polymorph]]ing into one, each tentacle attack will trigger the passive; [[acid resistance]] via [[yellow dragon scales]] or [[Yellow dragon scale mail|scale mail]] will easily counteract this, as well as a spare [[alchemy smock]] for polymorphed heroes.
+For heroes that are keeping [[mind flayer]] or [[master mind flayer]] [[pets]], or else [[polymorph]]ing into one, ochre jellies are incredibly hazardous since each [[tentacle attack]] will trigger the passive&mdash;[[acid resistance]] via [[yellow dragon scales]] or [[Yellow dragon scale mail|scale mail]] will easily counteract this, as well as a spare [[alchemy smock]] for polymorphed heroes.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|0891ef4e22ccb56bacd41ce302d4178c1c6525aa}}, monsters gain acid resistance from a worn alchemy smock, allowing for more variety in equipping humanoid pets.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|0891ef4e22ccb56bacd41ce302d4178c1c6525aa}}, monsters can gain acid resistance from a worn alchemy smock, allowing for more variety in equipping humanoid pets.}}
 ==History==
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], the ochre jelly's engulfing attack can corrode objects in open inventory, including your [[alignment key]].
+In [[SLASH'EM]], the ochre jelly's engulfing attack is able to corrode objects in the target's open inventory.
 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], the second alternate [[Castle (UnNetHack)|Castle layout]] has an ochre jelly in the rightmost wing.
+In [[UnNetHack]], the second alternate [[Castle (UnNetHack)|Castle layout]] places an ochre jelly between a set of [[iron bars]] and a [[secret door]] in the rightmost wing during level creation.
 ===EvilHack===
-[[EvilHack]] also makes use of the aforementioned Castle map, including the ochre jelly in the rightmost wing.
+In [[EvilHack]], the lava-filled Castle map places an ochre jelly between a set of [[iron bars]] and a [[secret door]] in the rightmost wing during level creation, as in UnNetHack.
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 ==Strategy==
-Ochre jellies are quite slow and can be easily outrun, allowing you to pick them off at a distance with corrode-proofed or disposable projectiles - you can also simply run away if you aren't prepared to handle them. Their passive acid attack does 3d6 damage as opposed to the (XL + 1)d6 of [[spotted jelly|spotted]] and [[blue jellies]], but being engulfed may force you to attack and risk corroding your weapon or armor (though the engulfing itself does ''not'' induce corrosion. A [[wand of digging]] or [[spell of dig]] will immediately free you from an ochre jelly and reduce its HP to 1.
+Ochre jellies are quite slow and can be easily outrun, allowing you to pick them off at a distance with corrode-proofed or disposable projectiles - you can also simply run away if you aren't prepared to handle them. Their passive acid attack does 3d6 damage as opposed to the (XL + 1)d6 of [[spotted jelly|spotted]] and [[blue jellies]], but being engulfed may force you to attack and risk corroding your weapon or armor (though the engulfing itself does ''not'' induce corrosion). A [[wand of digging]] or [[spell of dig]] will immediately free you from an ochre jelly and reduce its HP to 1.
 For players keeping [[mind flayer]] [[pets]] or [[polymorph]]ing into one, each tentacle attack will trigger the passive; [[acid resistance]] via [[yellow dragon scales]]/[[yellow dragon scale mail|scale mail]] (or a spare [[alchemy smock]] for polymorphed players) will easily counteract this.