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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 5608874" data-attributes="member: 1210">Here's my revised mustard jelly.Notes: Modified defense, attack and damage values. The damage is a little high with the aura, but since a lot of it can be avoided with resistance or immunity to acid or poison, I think that's okay.The Divide ability works well for making the jelly an elite (effectively giving it two turns and making it take twice the status effects to really screw it).I changed the &quot;eat arcane energy&quot; power to &quot;just eat force&quot;- as it was, a low-damage wizard or bard had too much of a penalty, what with giving the jelly 10 temporary hit points for each attack. I considered making it &quot;eat implement attacks&quot; to keep some of the flavor, but in the end decided to stick with force alone.EDIT: Oh, and I added &quot;vile splash&quot; to give this guy a little more interesting stuff to do. As it was, it was really just &quot;divide then slam&quot;. This way it's more like &quot;vile splash then divide then slam then, oh heck, vile splash a couple more times before getting back to the slams&quot;.(I just realized that I need to add a line about when to consider the divided jelly bloodied, though. Should be fixed now.)MUSTARD JELLY&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Source: 2e Monstrous Manual.&nbsp; &nbsp; A strain of ochre jelly altered in the lab by a mad wizard-alchemist, mustard jelly is usually smelt before it is seen. It gives of a strong odor quite similar to mustard, from which it gains its name. Those who get too close to a mustard jelly soon discover that its aroma is far more potent than they thought.&nbsp; &nbsp; A Transformed Wizard? Some sages speculate that the original mustard jelly was not an altered ochre jelly, but rather a wizard who attempted to become a sort of ooze. Given the monster's strange ability to grow from force effects and its remarkable intelligence (for an ooze), it is clear that there is some kind of arcane origin for the things. According to this theory, every mustard jelly now alive is a partial remnant of the mad wizard and might even have inchoate memories left over from his life.Mustard Jelly --- Level 11 Elite Brute &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Large natural beast (blind, ooze) --- XP 1200&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; HP 256; Bloodied 128&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Initiative +9AC 23; Fortitude 27; Reflex 21; Will 23&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Perception +9Speed 5, climb 4 (spider climb)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Tremorsense 10Saving Throws +2; Action Points 1TRAITS&nbsp; &nbsp; Lethargic Vapors (poison) * Aura 4&nbsp; &nbsp; Any creature that starts its turn in the aura takes 10 poison damage. Any creature that ends its turn in the aura is slowed until the end of its next turn.Force Eater&nbsp; &nbsp; If the mustard jelly takes force damage, it gains 10 temporary hit points. Ooze&nbsp; &nbsp; While squeezing, the ooze moves at full speed rather than half speed, it doesn't take the -5 penalty to attack rolls and it doesn't grant combat advantage for squeezing.STANDARD ACTIONS&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (mbasic) Slam (acid) * At Will&nbsp; &nbsp; Attack: Melee 1 (one creature); +16 vs. AC.&nbsp; &nbsp; Hit: 1d6+9 damage plus 2d6 acid damage.(close) Vile Splash (acid, poison) * Recharge when the mustard jelly uses divide or becomes bloodied&nbsp; &nbsp; Attack: Close burst 2 (each creature in burst); +14 vs. Fortitude.&nbsp; &nbsp; Hit: 2d10+7 acid and poison damage and the target is blinded (save ends).&nbsp; &nbsp; Miss: The target is blinded until the start of its next turn.MINOR ACTIONS&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Divide * At Will&nbsp; &nbsp; Requirement: The mustard jelly may not already be divided.&nbsp; &nbsp; Effect: The mustard jelly splits into two medium-sized oozes that share all the characteristics of the original except for size. Each of the divided jellies has half the original's hit points and temporary hit points and is considered bloodied at 75 hit points. This effect lasts until the end of the encounter, at which point the jellies recombine.---Str 23&nbsp; &nbsp; Dex 18&nbsp; &nbsp; Wis 18Con 18&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Int 10&nbsp; &nbsp; Cha 10 Alignment unaligned&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Languages understands Common</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 5608874, member: 1210"] Here's my revised mustard jelly. Notes: Modified defense, attack and damage values. The damage is a little high with the aura, but since a lot of it can be avoided with resistance or immunity to acid or poison, I think that's okay. The Divide ability works well for making the jelly an elite (effectively giving it two turns and making it take twice the status effects to really screw it). I changed the "eat arcane energy" power to "just eat force"- as it was, a low-damage wizard or bard had too much of a penalty, what with giving the jelly 10 temporary hit points for each attack. I considered making it "eat implement attacks" to keep some of the flavor, but in the end decided to stick with force alone. EDIT: Oh, and I added "vile splash" to give this guy a little more interesting stuff to do. As it was, it was really just "divide then slam". This way it's more like "vile splash then divide then slam then, oh heck, vile splash a couple more times before getting back to the slams". (I just realized that I need to add a line about when to consider the divided jelly bloodied, though. Should be fixed now.) [B][SIZE=5]MUSTARD JELLY[/SIZE] Source:[/B] 2e Monstrous Manual. A strain of ochre jelly altered in the lab by a mad wizard-alchemist, mustard jelly is usually smelt before it is seen. It gives of a strong odor quite similar to mustard, from which it gains its name. Those who get too close to a mustard jelly soon discover that its aroma is far more potent than they thought. [B]A Transformed Wizard?[/B] Some sages speculate that the original mustard jelly was not an altered ochre jelly, but rather a wizard who attempted to become a sort of ooze. Given the monster's strange ability to grow from force effects and its remarkable intelligence (for an ooze), it is clear that there is some kind of arcane origin for the things. According to this theory, every mustard jelly now alive is a partial remnant of the mad wizard and might even have inchoate memories left over from his life. [B][SIZE=4]Mustard Jelly --- Level 11 Elite Brute [/SIZE][/B] Large natural beast (blind, ooze) --- XP 1200 HP 256; Bloodied 128 Initiative +9 AC 23; Fortitude 27; Reflex 21; Will 23 Perception +9 Speed 5, climb 4 (spider climb) Tremorsense 10 Saving Throws +2; Action Points 1 [B]TRAITS Lethargic Vapors (poison) * Aura 4[/B] Any creature that starts its turn in the aura takes 10 poison damage. Any creature that ends its turn in the aura is slowed until the end of its next turn. [B]Force Eater[/B] If the mustard jelly takes force damage, it gains 10 temporary hit points. [B]Ooze[/B] While squeezing, the ooze moves at full speed rather than half speed, it doesn't take the -5 penalty to attack rolls and it doesn't grant combat advantage for squeezing. [B] STANDARD ACTIONS (mbasic) Slam (acid) * At Will[/B] Attack: Melee 1 (one creature); +16 vs. AC. Hit: 1d6+9 damage plus 2d6 acid damage. [B](close) Vile Splash (acid, poison) * Recharge when the mustard jelly uses divide or becomes bloodied[/B] Attack: Close burst 2 (each creature in burst); +14 vs. Fortitude. Hit: 2d10+7 acid and poison damage and the target is blinded (save ends). Miss: The target is blinded until the start of its next turn. [B]MINOR ACTIONS Divide * At Will[/B] Requirement: The mustard jelly may not already be divided. Effect: The mustard jelly splits into two medium-sized oozes that share all the characteristics of the original except for size. Each of the divided jellies has half the original's hit points and temporary hit points and is considered bloodied at 75 hit points. This effect lasts until the end of the encounter, at which point the jellies recombine. --- Str 23 Dex 18 Wis 18 Con 18 Int 10 Cha 10 Alignment unaligned Languages understands Common [/QUOTE]

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