Gelatinous Cube

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The gelatinous cube is a large cube of semi-transparent jelly. One can often see the shape of incompletely dissolved items inside the cube.

Cubes blindly scour the dungeon, eating anything metallic. When they grow to sufficient size, they split into two smaller cubes. Attackers should be wary of the paralyzing nature of the acid splash that is produced by piercing their skin.

Core Details

Physical	2d5+30 HP, 6 Hit Dice
Mental	0 MP, 0 Magic Dice
Base Slots	2 Skills, 1 Spell
Base AC	7
Experience Level	7
Spells	None
Natural Intrinsics	Acid Resistance, Shock Resistance, Stoning Resistance, Breathless, Blind, Telepathic
Granted When Eaten	Shock Resistance, Acid Resistance
Corpse:	50%, acidic, boneless.
Creature Size	Medium
Movement Type	Walking
Noise Level	1
Intelligence	None
Strength	Minimal
Monster Type	Unusual
AI Type	Scavenger
Slot Set	None
Inventory	None
Evolution Path	None

Attack Information

When angered, it smashes for 2d6 physical damage. When struck by a melee attack, its "hitback" splashes for 1d6 acid damage, with a 30% chance of paralyzing the attacker for 3d3 turns (Acid Resistance prevents the paralyzation).

Additional Information

• A Gelatinous Cube can (only) eat items made of iron or silver.
• They are normally non-hostile.

Tips and Strategies

Attack from a distance, set it on fire, or exploit the speed system to run circles around it recycling ranged weapons for close-up ranged attacks. Exercise caution in physical combat unless you have Acid Resistance or Freedom. Important: Because Gelatinous Cubes have Shock Resistance, if your primary weapon is a Lightning Rapier, you will need to swap out weapons before engaging the cube in melee.

These creatures are the janitors of the dungeon, cleaning up the items you left behind. If you don't watch out, they may swipe and eat the weapons you've been tossing around, or stuff you intended to collect later!