Ochre Jelly

Large ooze

Armor Class: 8
Hit Dice: 5 (average 17 hp)
Movement: 30 ft
Attacks: 1 pseudopod (1d6 acid, per round of contact)
Morale: 12 (mindless)
Alignment: Neutral
XP: 500

Description

The Ochre Jelly is a massive, yellow-brown amoeboid creature that oozes through dungeon passages. It is essentially an enormous stomach — it dissolves wood, flesh, and most organic material. It can seep through small cracks.

Special Abilities

Acid Damage: The Jelly deals 1d6 acid damage per round to any creature it engulfs or touches.

Dissolves Wood: The Ochre Jelly dissolves wood on contact — doors, ladder rungs, weapon hafts, wooden shields.

Splits on Weapon/Lightning Damage: Strikes from weapons (including magical weapons) or lightning do not kill an Ochre Jelly — they split it into two smaller jellies, each with half the hit points.

Killed by Fire or Cold: Fire and cold damage kill the Ochre Jelly normally.

Seeps Through Cracks: The Jelly can pass through any crack or gap large enough for liquid to flow.

Tactics / Encounter / Notes

Ochre Jellies are mindless and simply move toward living creatures by scent. They climb walls and ceilings. The standard tactic of attacking with weapons is counterproductive — use fire.

Ochre Jellies have no lair.

Treasure

Ochre Jellies carry no treasure.