trainor@ucla-cs.UUCP (11/07/84)
Does anyone have a physical description or illustration
of such a monster? All I know is that they are nearly
transparent, and are deformable. Are they cuboid, rounded,
smooth/covered with debris?
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<Douglas> >Douglas<
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> Does anyone have a physical description or illustration > of such a monster? All I know is that they are nearly > transparent, and are deformable. Are they cuboid, rounded, > smooth/covered with debris? > > / \ \ / > <Douglas> >Douglas< > \ / / \ > > Arpa: trainor@ucla-locus.arpa > UUCP: ...!{cepu, ihnp4, randvax, sdcrdcf, trwspp, ucbvax}!ucla-cs!trainor This is the description from "The monster manual, Advanced D & D" Gelatinous Cube Frequency : Uncommon No. Appearing : 1 Armor Class : 8 Move : 6" Hit Dice : 4 % in Lair : Nil Treasure Type : See Below No. of Attacks : 1 Dammage/Attack : 2-8 Special Attacks : Paralyzation, surprise on 1-3 Special Defences: See Below Magic Resistance: See Below Intelligence : Non- Alignment : Neutral Size : L ( 10' cube ) Psionic Ability : Nil Attack/Defence Modes : Nil The gelatinous cube is one of the scavengers not common in dungeons. Its cubic form is ideal for cleaning all living organisms, as well as carrion, from the walls and floor of underground passageways. Certain very large cubes are taller so as to be able to garner mosses and the like from ceilings as well. Gelatinous cubes are nearly trasparent and are difficult to see (thus surprise on 1-3). As these monsters travel about they sweep up metalic and other items which are "indigestible" to them. This includes treasure types J, K, L, M, N, Q, as well as a potion, dagger, or similar items. Such material will remain in the body of the gelatinous cube for several weeks before being cast out (thus deposited somewhere on the floor). If a gelatinous cube touches (hits) an opponent, a saving throw versus paralyzation must be made, or the creature touched is anesthetized for 5-20 melee rounds. The `cube' then surrounds the victum, secretes digestive fluids, and digests a meal. Damage caused to oponents is due to the digestive secretions. Gelatinous cubes can be hit by all forms of weapons, and attacks by fire have normal effects. Cold will have no effect on these monsters unless they fail their saving throw, in which they are slowed 50% and do only 1-4 hit points of damage. Electricity, fear, holds, paralization, polymorph, and sleep based attacks have no effect on gelatinous cubes. -- ihnp4 \ akgva \ decva > sdcsvax!sdcc3!guy dcdwest / ucbvax / All good things must come to an en....
tom@uwai.UUCP (11/11/84)
> Does anyone have a physical description or illustration > of such a monster? All I know is that they are nearly > transparent, and are deformable. Are they cuboid, rounded, > smooth/covered with debris? Assuming that the authors took the Monster Manual(c) by TSR(tm) as their source, a gelatinous cube is a large, nearly transparent *cube* that gobbles up things in its path, is exceedingly difficult to spot, and whose touch is detrimental to your moblility. Seems to me that the gelatinous cube first appeared in Greyhawk(c) many years ago from the infamous dungeon of Gary Gygax(tm). (No really, he trademarked his name.) tom -- Tom Christiansen University of Wisconsin Computer Science Systems Lab ...!{allegra,heurikon,ihnp4,seismo,uwm-evax}!uwvax!tom tom@wisc-crys.arpa
david@ukma.UUCP (David Herron) (11/12/84)
[] From: trainor@ucla-cs.UUCP
[] Subject: Gelatinous Cubes
[] Message-ID: <2045@ucla-cs.ARPA>
[] Does anyone have a physical description or illustration
[] of such a monster? All I know is that they are nearly
[] transparent, and are deformable. Are they cuboid, rounded,
[] smooth/covered with debris?
[] / \ \ /
[] <Douglas> >Douglas<
[] \ / / \
[] Arpa: trainor@ucla-locus.arpa
[] UUCP: ...!{cepu, ihnp4, randvax, sdcrdcf, trwspp, ucbvax}!ucla-cs!trainor
Look in the AD&D monster manual. There is a (poor) picture of one in there.
They are cubiod by that picture.
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David Herron
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I have been having intermittent problems with this address though.kay@flame.UUCP (Kay Dekker) (11/14/84)
Yeah, look in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (TM, etc, etc) Monster Manual (TM, etc, etc) for the appropriate info. Kay. -- "Serendipity: finding something useful on the net" ... mcvax!ukc!qtlon!flame!ubu!kay