Stunjelly
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In the Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy
role-playing game
, the Stunjelly is an ooze
. They are relatives of the Gelatinous cube
that were created by a forgotten mage to act as sentries. Stunjellies resemble thick, grey, slightly transparent stone walls. Similar to the Gelatinous Cube, they do not have quite as amorphous forms as other oozes, and must retain their geometric, wall-esque shape. They live underground, and typically lurk in hallways, devouring all in their path.
(1981).
The stunjelly appeared in second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (1992), and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). The massive stunjelly appears in Dungeon
#75 (July 1999).
. The prey becomes paralyzed, and the jelly moves on top of them and engulfs them. Being not as acidic as other oozes, Stunjellies require brute strength to subdue prey. Their less-than-average acidity also means that they may have uncorrosed treasure, among other things, floating around inside them.
Stunjellies, due to having less amorphous forms than other Oozes and being unable to slip under doors into areas they are not desired, they are sometimes tolerated in dungeons to act as sentries, killing those that enter, or as janitorial creatures (they "clean up" by engulfing what is on the floor).
Stunjellies cannot speak, and they are regarded as neutral in alignment.
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, the Stunjelly is an ooze
Ooze (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, an ooze is a type of creature. This category includes such monsters as slimes, jellies, deadly puddings, and similar mindless, amorphous blobs...
. They are relatives of the Gelatinous cube
Gelatinous cube
A gelatinous cube is a fictional monster from the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It is described as a ten-foot cube of transparent gelatinous ooze, which is able to absorb organic matter.-Creative origins:...
that were created by a forgotten mage to act as sentries. Stunjellies resemble thick, grey, slightly transparent stone walls. Similar to the Gelatinous Cube, they do not have quite as amorphous forms as other oozes, and must retain their geometric, wall-esque shape. They live underground, and typically lurk in hallways, devouring all in their path.
Publication history
The stunjelly first appeared in first edition in the original Fiend FolioFiend Folio
Fiend Folio is the title shared by three products published for successive editions of the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons...
(1981).
The stunjelly appeared in second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (1992), and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). The massive stunjelly appears in Dungeon
Dungeon (magazine)
Dungeon Adventures, or simply Dungeon, was a magazine targeting consumers of role-playing games, particularly Dungeons & Dragons. It was first published by TSR, Inc. in 1986 as a bimonthly periodical. It went monthly in May 2003 and ceased print publication altogether in September 2007 with Issue 150...
#75 (July 1999).
Characteristics and habits
Stunjellies attack, as their name suggests, by stunning (really more surprising) their victims. Adventurers walk by, sensing no danger due to the jelly looking like a wall, and when they have their back turned, the Stunjelly attacks with a anaesthetic pseudopodPseudopod
Pseudopods or pseudopodia are temporary projections of eukaryotic cells. Cells that possess this faculty are generally referred to as amoeboids. Pseudopodia extend and contract by the reversible assembly of actin subunits into microfilaments...
. The prey becomes paralyzed, and the jelly moves on top of them and engulfs them. Being not as acidic as other oozes, Stunjellies require brute strength to subdue prey. Their less-than-average acidity also means that they may have uncorrosed treasure, among other things, floating around inside them.
Stunjellies, due to having less amorphous forms than other Oozes and being unable to slip under doors into areas they are not desired, they are sometimes tolerated in dungeons to act as sentries, killing those that enter, or as janitorial creatures (they "clean up" by engulfing what is on the floor).
Stunjellies cannot speak, and they are regarded as neutral in alignment.