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The '''ochre jelly''' is a slimy monster that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. They are the only non-[[sessile]] monster in the {{white|j}} ([[jelly]]) class of monsters.
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The '''ochre jelly''', {{monsym|ochre_jelly}}, is a slimy monster that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. They are the only non-[[sessile]] {{mcsl|j}} in the monster class.
  
Ochre jellies attack by engulfing, and have a dangerous passive acid splash when attacked in melee. They can [[corrode]] iron or [[copper]] objects with their passive attack: a 1-in-6 chance of damaging vulnerable objects used in melee or from range, and an independent 1-in-2 chance of splashing back acid in melee that in turn has a 1-in-30 chance of eroding a single piece of worn armor except for boots. The engulfing attack does not corrode objects, despite being acidic.
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Like other jellies, they have a dangerous passive attack - the ochre jelly's passive is acidic and can [[corrode]] iron or [[copper]] objects. Unlike other jellies, however, in addition to being mobile, it can [[engulf]] a [[player]] and cover them with acidic slime; the engulfing attack does not corrode objects, despite being acidic.
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
Ochre jellies are quite slow, so you can easily run away if you aren't prepared to handle them. Their passive acid attack does a fixed 3d6 damage, as opposed to the (level+1)d6 that one finds on monsters such as [[spotted jelly|spotted]] and [[blue jellies]].
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Ochre jellies are quite slow, so you can easily run away if you aren't prepared to handle them. Their passive acid attack does a fixed 3d6 damage, as opposed to the (level+1)d6 that one finds on monsters such as [[spotted jelly|spotted]] and [[blue jellies]], making their passive much less dangerous in comparison. Like most solid engulfing monsters, a [[wand of digging|wand or]] {{of|spell|digging}} will immediately free you and reduce their HP to 1.
  
 
==SLASH'EM==
 
==SLASH'EM==

Revision as of 23:18, 29 January 2020

The ochre jelly, j, is a slimy monster that appears in NetHack. They are the only non-sessile j in the monster class.

Like other jellies, they have a dangerous passive attack - the ochre jelly's passive is acidic and can corrode iron or copper objects. Unlike other jellies, however, in addition to being mobile, it can engulf a player and cover them with acidic slime; the engulfing attack does not corrode objects, despite being acidic.

Strategy

Ochre jellies are quite slow, so you can easily run away if you aren't prepared to handle them. Their passive acid attack does a fixed 3d6 damage, as opposed to the (level+1)d6 that one finds on monsters such as spotted and blue jellies, making their passive much less dangerous in comparison. Like most solid engulfing monsters, a wand or digging will immediately free you and reduce their HP to 1.

SLASH'EM

In SLASH'EM, the engulfing attack can now corrode objects in open inventory, including your alignment key.

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