Every adventurer has heard horror stories of those who explore dungeons and run headfirst into the undulating clutches of a Gelatinous Cube. Some have even lost friends to the acidic depths of those silent oozes. But some adventurers have had a very different experience, encountering the eerily similar but oddly delicious when it wants to be Jellotinous Cubes.
Description[edit | edit source]
Much like their far deadlier cousins, Jellotinous Cubes are nearly transparent cubes capable of hiding in plain sight when they want to. Unlike Gelatinous Cubes, however, they possess a child-like intelligence and wonder and a strange ability to change their Recipe (or body chemistry for science nerds) to be acidic or non-acidic. Driven by more than a base need to feed, Jellotinous Cubes enjoy absorbing things and just feeling them shake in their bodies. This does not mean they are defenseless, however. They still possess the ability to grow pseudopods from their body to lash out at hostile creatures, and they are more than happy to eat you if you abuse their kind-ish nature.
Another important difference is that Jellotinous Cubes are edible, even while they are still active. They can safely feed one creature per day, regrowing lost jello in moments of stillness and rest. With their capability of changing their internal Recipe, they can also decide how they taste, though they are not aware enough of the concept of taste to replicate specific things.
