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'''Jelly''' could refer to:
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{{otheruses|the monster class|the comestible|lump of royal jelly}}
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The '''jelly''' is a [[monster class]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by the lowercase [[j]] glyph ({{white|j}}). Jellies are designated internally by the macro '''S_JELLY'''.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|24|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
  
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* A group of monsters
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The class contains the following monsters:{{refsrc|src/monst.c|505|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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** [[Image:blue_jelly.png]] {{monsymlink|blue jelly}}
 
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** [[Image:spotted_jelly.png]] {{monsymlink|spotted jelly}}
 
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** [[Image:ochre_jelly.png]] {{monsymlink|ochre jelly}}
 
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* Additional monsters added in [[SLASH'EM]]
 
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** [[Image:clear_jelly.png]] {{monsym|clear jelly}} [[jelly (SLASH'EM)|clear jelly]]
 
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** [[Image:yellow_jelly.png]] {{monsym|yellow jelly}} [[jelly (SLASH'EM)|yellow jelly]]
 
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** [[Image:orange_jelly.png]] {{monsym|orange jelly}} [[jelly (SLASH'EM)|orange jelly]]
 
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** [[Image:rancid_jelly.png]] {{monsym|rancid jelly}} [[jelly (SLASH'EM)|rancid jelly]]
 
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* A healing and attribute-altering [[comestible|food]] item
 
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** [[Image:lump_of_royal_jelly.png]] {{yellow|%}} [[lump of royal jelly]]
 
  
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* {{monsymlink|blue jelly}}
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* {{monsymlink|spotted jelly}}
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* {{monsymlink|ochre jelly}}
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==Common traits==
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Jellies are [[neutral]] monsters that are [[amorphous]], [[mindless]] and [[unbreathing]]. Each jelly has a passive attack that triggers in response to melee attacks.
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The ochre jelly is the only jelly that is not [[sessile]] and able to [[engulf]] other monsters.
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===Body parts===
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'''Jelly''' also refers to the grouping of body parts for the forms of jellies and [[jellyfish]], and affects the messages referring to the appropriate body parts as follows:{{refsrc|include/hack.h|305|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|1613|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
  
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== Body Parts ==
 
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'''Jelly''' also refers to the grouping of body parts for the forms of jellies. It affects the messages referring to the appropriate body parts as follows
 
 
{| class="prettytable"
 
{| class="prettytable"
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!Bodypart{{refsrc|hack.h|226}}!!Description
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!Body part!!Description
 
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|Arm||Pseudopod
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|Arm||Pseudopod (tentacle for jellyfish)
 
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|Eye||Dark spot
 
|Eye||Dark spot
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|Face||Front
 
|Face||Front
 
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|Finger||Pseudopod extension
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|Finger||Pseudopod extension (tentacle for jellyfish)
 
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|Fingertip||Pseudopod extremity
 
|Fingertip||Pseudopod extremity
 
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|Foot||Pseudopod root
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|Foot||Pseudopod root (tentacle for jellyfish)
 
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|Hand||Grasp
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|Hand||Grasp (tentacle for jellyfish)
 
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|Handed||Grasped
 
|Handed||Grasped
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|Spine||Surface
 
|Spine||Surface
 
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|Toe||Pseudopod extremity
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|Toe||Pseudopod extremity (tentacle for jellyfish)
 
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|Hair||Ripples
 
|Hair||Ripples
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===Generation===
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Randomly-generated jellies are always created hostile.
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The jelly is the second [[quest]] monster class for [[Knight]]s, and makes up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Knight quest]]. A few jellies are also generated on some levels of the quest below the home floor at level creation: two are generated on the locate level, and one is generated on the goal level.
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==Variants==
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===SLASH'EM===
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[[SLASH'EM]] introduces additional jellies:
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* {{monsymlink|clear jelly}}
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* {{monsymlink|yellow jelly}}
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* {{monsymlink|orange jelly}}
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* {{monsymlink|rancid jelly}}
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==References==
 
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{{disambig}}
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{{nethack-367}}
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[[Category:Monster classes]]
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[[Category:Body parts]]

Latest revision as of 04:35, 20 March 2024

This article is about the monster class. For the comestible, see lump of royal jelly.

The jelly is a monster class that appears in NetHack, and is represented by the lowercase j glyph (j). Jellies are designated internally by the macro S_JELLY.[1]

The class contains the following monsters:[2]

Common traits

Jellies are neutral monsters that are amorphous, mindless and unbreathing. Each jelly has a passive attack that triggers in response to melee attacks.

The ochre jelly is the only jelly that is not sessile and able to engulf other monsters.

Body parts

Jelly also refers to the grouping of body parts for the forms of jellies and jellyfish, and affects the messages referring to the appropriate body parts as follows:[3][4]

Body part Description
Arm Pseudopod (tentacle for jellyfish)
Eye Dark spot
Face Front
Finger Pseudopod extension (tentacle for jellyfish)
Fingertip Pseudopod extremity
Foot Pseudopod root (tentacle for jellyfish)
Hand Grasp (tentacle for jellyfish)
Handed Grasped
Head Cerebral area
Leg Lower pseudopod
Light Headed Viscous
Neck Middle
Spine Surface
Toe Pseudopod extremity (tentacle for jellyfish)
Hair Ripples
Blood Juices
Lung Surface
Nose Sensor
Stomach Stomach

Generation

Randomly-generated jellies are always created hostile.

The jelly is the second quest monster class for Knights, and makes up 6⁄175 of the monsters that are randomly generated on the Knight quest. A few jellies are also generated on some levels of the quest below the home floor at level creation: two are generated on the locate level, and one is generated on the goal level.

Variants

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM introduces additional jellies:

References

  1. ↑ include/monsym.h in NetHack 3.6.7, line 24
  2. ↑ src/monst.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 505
  3. ↑ include/hack.h in NetHack 3.6.7, line 305
  4. ↑ src/polyself.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 1613
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