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The '''blue jelly''', {{blue|j}}, is a [[NetHack]] [[monster]]. It is famous for being completely [[sessile|immobile]] (although there are other monsters with this characteristic), and is often summoned for precisely this property for use with e.g. [[boulder fort]]s, [[stash]]es, etc. They cannot attack directly, but it is still possible to die from their [[passive attack]], which causes you to be "suddenly very cold", especially with inexperienced [[player]]s. This monster is blind (you can "see" this effect by polymorphing into one). This monster is considered [[vegan]] for eating purposes.
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The '''blue jelly''', {{blue|j}}, is a [[monster]] in [[NetHack]]. It is [[sessile]], making it useful for [[boulder fort]]s, [[stash]]es, and the like. Blue jellies cannot attack directly, but their [[passive attack]], which causes you to be "suddenly very cold", can be deadly to inexperienced [[player]]s. Blue jellies are blind.
  
 
If you attack a blue jelly without killing it, and you do not have cold resistance, it will gain HP equal to half the damage it inflicts on you.{{refsrc|uhitm.c|2447|nethack=3.6.0}} Attacking it, even if you miss, may cause the blue jelly to [[division|divide in two]] ''(“The blue jelly multiplies from your heat!”)''.{{refsrc|potion.c|2217|nethack=3.6.0}}
 
If you attack a blue jelly without killing it, and you do not have cold resistance, it will gain HP equal to half the damage it inflicts on you.{{refsrc|uhitm.c|2447|nethack=3.6.0}} Attacking it, even if you miss, may cause the blue jelly to [[division|divide in two]] ''(“The blue jelly multiplies from your heat!”)''.{{refsrc|potion.c|2217|nethack=3.6.0}}
  
Eating the corpse may convey [[cold resistance]] or [[poison resistance]].
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Eating a blue jelly [[corpse]] is considered [[vegan]] and may convey [[cold resistance]] or [[poison resistance]].
  
 
== Strategy ==
 
== Strategy ==
  
Avoid attacking in melee unless you have cold resistance, as blue jellies are much tougher than might be expected. At their base level, they do (4+1)d6 damage, which gives a range of 5-30, and they can be generated at much higher levels. Ranged attacks are preferable, but make sure you have enough ranged weapons to finish the job as you won't be able to retrieve that lovely stack of daggers until the jelly is dead.
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Avoid attacking in melee unless you have cold resistance, as blue jellies are much tougher than might be expected. At their base level, they do (4+1)d6 damage, which gives a range of 5–30, and they can be generated at much higher levels. Ranged attacks are preferable, but make sure you have enough ranged weapons to finish the job—you won't be able to retrieve that lovely stack of daggers until the jelly is dead.
  
 
If you lack cold resistance and have sufficient HP, you may also be able to farm blue jellies for food or its two intrinsics, though you're likely to spend more nutrition splitting a jelly than you will get from the corpse.
 
If you lack cold resistance and have sufficient HP, you may also be able to farm blue jellies for food or its two intrinsics, though you're likely to spend more nutrition splitting a jelly than you will get from the corpse.

Revision as of 01:13, 25 September 2019

The blue jelly, j, is a monster in NetHack. It is sessile, making it useful for boulder forts, stashes, and the like. Blue jellies cannot attack directly, but their passive attack, which causes you to be "suddenly very cold", can be deadly to inexperienced players. Blue jellies are blind.

If you attack a blue jelly without killing it, and you do not have cold resistance, it will gain HP equal to half the damage it inflicts on you.[1] Attacking it, even if you miss, may cause the blue jelly to divide in two (“The blue jelly multiplies from your heat!”).[2]

Eating a blue jelly corpse is considered vegan and may convey cold resistance or poison resistance.

Strategy

Avoid attacking in melee unless you have cold resistance, as blue jellies are much tougher than might be expected. At their base level, they do (4+1)d6 damage, which gives a range of 5–30, and they can be generated at much higher levels. Ranged attacks are preferable, but make sure you have enough ranged weapons to finish the job—you won't be able to retrieve that lovely stack of daggers until the jelly is dead.

If you lack cold resistance and have sufficient HP, you may also be able to farm blue jellies for food or its two intrinsics, though you're likely to spend more nutrition splitting a jelly than you will get from the corpse.

References


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