b gelatinous cube 
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| Difficulty | 8 |
| Attacks | |
| Base level | 6 |
| Base experience | 76 |
| Speed | 6 |
| Base AC | 0 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 |
| Frequency (by normal mechanisms) | Rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 600 |
| Nutritional value | 150 |
| Size | Large |
| Resistances | Fire, cold, shock, sleep, poison, acid, petrification |
| Resistances conveyed |
Fire (10%), cold (10%), shock (10%), sleep (10%)
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The gelatinous cube, b, is an amoeboid monster in NetHack. Unlike the Dungeons & Dragons creature from which it is derived, it has no means to engulf the player; however it still possesses the means to paralyze the unwary. The gelatinous cube possesses two different kinds of attacks that may paralyze the player. The paralyzing touch is a melee attack that can be protected against with high magic cancellation. It also has a paralyzing passive attack which can be prevented by wearing a ring of free action or not engaging in melee combat. Their corpses are acidic, but may also provide fire/cold/shock/sleep resistance.
Gelatinous cubes are noteworthy in that as they move they will eat organic items they pass over and engulf most other items (exceptions being rocks or a punished player's iron ball and chain) which are then placed into the cube's inventory. They are thus useful for cleaning useless items out of a level, and the bane of stashes.
Messages[]
- "You hear a slurping sound"
- "You hear several slurping sounds"
- A gelatinous cube has eaten (more than) one thing somewhere out of sight on this level
- "The gelatinous cube engulfs foo"
- "The gelatinous cube engulfs several objects"
- A gelatinous cube has engulfed - that is, picked up - (more than) one thing
