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|nameHaiku=This 10 by 10 room<br />is exactly the right size:<br />[[gelatinous cube]].
|nameHaiku=This 10 by 10 room<br />is exactly the right size:<br />[[gelatinous cube]].
|descHaiku=A huge gleaming cube<br />the length and height of the hall<br />squishes toward you.
|descHaiku=A huge gleaming cube<br />the length and height of the hall<br />squishes toward you.
|hit=!
|hit={{haiku|h1=It absorbs your skull.|h2=You grab it, shove it back in.|h3=It's really painful!}}
|miss={{haiku|h1=The cube slides forward|h2=misses by a country mile|h3=fWhew! what a relief!}}
|miss={{haiku|h1=It lurches at you,|h2=but you deftly leap aside,|h3=and out of harm's way..}}
{{haiku|h1=It lurches at you,|h2=but you deftly leap aside,|h3=and out of harm's way..}}
{{haiku|h1=Its attack attempt|h2=is unsophisticated|h3=stupid, rube-ish cube.}}
{{haiku|h1=Its attack attempt|h2=is unsophisticated|h3=stupid, rube-ish cube.}}
{{haiku|h1=It rolls toward you,|h2=but you duck down a side hall|h3=and don't get crushed/wet.}}
{{haiku|h1=It rolls toward you,|h2=but you duck down a side hall|h3=and don't get crushed/wet.}}
{{haiku|h1=A wet pseudopod|h2=arches out and hits the wall|h3=just behind your throat.}}
{{haiku|h1=A wet pseudopod|h2=arches out and hits the wall|h3=just behind your throat.}}
|critical=!
|critical={{haiku|h1=Squashed beneath the cube|h2=you pray for death's sweet release|h3=but it never comes.}} {{critical}}
|fumble=!
|fumble={{haiku|h1=The cube slides forward|h2=misses by a country mile|h3=Whew! what a relief!}}
}}
}}
{{meat|Mval=25}}
{{meat|Mval=25}}

Revision as of 21:12, 10 November 2015

Not to be confused with the Gelatinous Cubeling familiar.


gelatinous cube This 10 by 10 room
is exactly the right size:
gelatinous cube.


A huge gleaming cube
the length and height of the hall
squishes toward you.

Hit Message(s):

It absorbs your skull.
You grab it, shove it back in.
It's really painful!
Critical Hit Message:
Squashed beneath the cube
you pray for death's sweet release
but it never comes.
(CRITICAL HIT!)
Miss Message(s):
It lurches at you,
but you deftly leap aside,
and out of harm's way..
Its attack attempt
is unsophisticated
stupid, rube-ish cube.
It rolls toward you,
but you duck down a side hall
and don't get crushed/wet.
A wet pseudopod
arches out and hits the wall
just behind your throat.
Fumble Message:
The cube slides forward
misses by a country mile
Whew! what a relief!
(FUMBLE!)

After Combat
You gain 20-30 Meat (average: 25, stdev: 2.42)*
Near you on the ground
is a Orcish meat locker.
You hork it and jet.
(25% chance*)
Near you on the ground
is a rusty metal ring.
You hork it and jet.
(25% chance*)
Near you on the ground
is a rusty metal shaft.
You hork it and jet.
(25% chance*)
You gain 3 <substat>.

Occurs at The Haiku Dungeon.

Notes

References

  • The name of this monster is a reference to the Dungeons & Dragons monster of the same name. Just as in Dungeons & Dragons, the monster is described as being ten feet by ten feet.
  • The miss message about a "rube-ish cube" is a reference to the Rubik's Cube.
  • The introductory haiku refers to the skateboarding movie "Gleaming the Cube."