Ochre jelly

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Ochre Jelly
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First appearancethe original Dungeons & Dragons set (1974)
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TypeOoze

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the ochre jelly is a type of ooze.

<i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> Fantasy role-playing game

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Publication history

The ochre jelly first appeared in the original Dungeons & Dragons set (1974).

<i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> (1974) Original 1974 publication

The original Dungeons & Dragons boxed set by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson was published by TSR, Inc. in 1974. It included the original edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Its product designation was TSR 2002.

The ochre jelly appeared in the D&D Basic Set (1977, 1981, 1983), and the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991).

<i>Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set</i> book

The Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set is a set of rulebooks for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game. First published in 1977, it saw a handful of revisions and reprintings. The first edition was written by J. Eric Holmes based on Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson's original work. Later editions were edited by Tom Moldvay, Frank Mentzer, Troy Denning, and Doug Stewart.

<i>Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia</i> book by Aaron Allston

The Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia is a 1991 book published by TSR, Inc., as a continuation of the basic edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, which ran concurrently with Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. Its product designation was TSR 1071.

The ochre jelly appeared in first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the original Monster Manual (1977). [1] The creature was expanded on in Dragon #104 (December 1985). [2]

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The Monster Manual (MM) is the primary bestiary sourcebook for monsters in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game, first published in 1977 by TSR. It includes monsters derived from mythology and folklore, as well as creatures created specifically for D&D. It describes each with game-specific statistics, and a brief description of its habits and habitats. Most of the entries also have an image of the creature. Along with the Player's Handbook and Dungeon Master's Guide, it is one of the three "core rulebooks" in most editions of the D&D game. Several editions of the Monster Manual have been released for each edition of D&D. It was the first hardcover book of the D&D series. Due to the level of detail and illustration included, it was cited as a pivotal example of a new style of wargame books. Future editions would draw on various sources and act as a compendium of published monsters.

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The ochre jelly appeared in second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), [3] reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993) under the "ooze/slime/jelly" heading. [4]

<i>Monstrous Compendium</i>

The Monstrous Compendium is a series of accessories for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

The ochre jelly appeared in the third edition Monster Manual (2000) under the "ooze" entry, [5] and the version 3.5 Monster Manual (2003).

Description

An ochre jelly resembles a giant amoeba, consisting of a thick, porous, golden sludge. It lurks in dungeons, slowly sludging its way along floors, walls and ceilings alike, under doors and through cracks, looking for victims. When it finds them, it extends, latches onto them, and then proceeds to engulf and constrict them. The ochre jelly reproduces asexually, and can sometimes be found with several of its divided offspring.

They cannot speak, and are neutral in alignment.

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References

  1. ↑ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
  2. ↑ Greenwood, Ed. "The Ecology of the Ochre Jelly." Dragon #104 (TSR, 1985)
  3. ↑ Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989)
  4. ↑ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
  5. ↑ Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)


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