For you D&D grognards, I have to ask this, did your GM ever extract this monster from D&D and throw one of these things at you in a Traveller session?
Gelatinous Cube
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Hmmm. I may just do that when my group starts gaming.
I had two versions in my AD&D world.
One version immune to cold, one immune to fire.
Players hated them. Right after I setup a trap of a gelatinous cube dispenser in a dungeon. It held 4 of the things. They killed the first one, another popped out of the dispenser. They got kinda upset. They managed to survive.
Then, and only then, they looked around and I described the rest of the room.
A carving of a skull on the floor, surrounded by more than one of the things.
I had two versions in my AD&D world.
One version immune to cold, one immune to fire.
Players hated them. Right after I setup a trap of a gelatinous cube dispenser in a dungeon. It held 4 of the things. They killed the first one, another popped out of the dispenser. They got kinda upset. They managed to survive.
Then, and only then, they looked around and I described the rest of the room.
A carving of a skull on the floor, surrounded by more than one of the things.
You wanna be careful there, lest the lawyers appear! :devil:
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0032.html
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0032.html
Sooo, new question, anyone ever go up against a gelatinous lawyer?
Lycanorukke
SOC-13
Very well - has anyone gone up against a "viscous six sided platonic solid"?
You mean there are other kinds?
No, but I have a general d20SRD to MgT conversion system. You have me intrigued. I will post one when I get home from work tonight.
Wasn't there a Gelatinous Sphere in The Prisoner?
EDIT: Here it is.
EDIT: Here it is.
OK I was rusty. My interpretation of the Gelatinous Cube in Mongoose Traveller terms. I use Core Rules, Supplement 11 and Flynn's Guide to Alien Creation. For those who do not have some or all of these sources, you can basically define "Alien Traits" which look similar to the the special traits in the D20SRD. Some traits appear in the Core Rules, some in the supplements. Huge for example is a standard Alien Trait found in the Core Rules.
Gelatinous Cube
Eater (Omnivore) Underground Str 7 Dex 1 End 16 Int - Ins 1 Pack 0
Skills:Natural Weapons (Hooves) 0, Natural Weapons (Thrasher) 1
Weapons: Body Slam (Hooves) 1d6 + 1d6 acid + paralysis (see below), Engulf (Thrasher): 2 + 1d6 Acid + paralysis (see below)
Armor: None Size 25000 kg. 4.5 m per side (3x3 squares)
These slow moving protoplasmic oozes inhabit underground areas.
Alien Traits
Acid: The acid only affects organic matter. Armor which is inorganic and provides total environment protection (like vacc suits and such) prevents this damage.
Blindsight 18 meters: The cube is blind, but is able to somehow sense organic life forms within a range of 18 meters. The referee can determine if there are means to block or obscure targets within it's sensing range.
Engulf: A special form of attack which the cube does when it moves. When the cube moves, if it occupies the same space as a target, the target is considered to be Grappled (see Core Rules pg 64) taking damage. The cube needs no skill check to do this. To escape the target must Grapple its way away from the cube. The cube uses its Thrasher skill in place of Melee(Unarmed) for this funtion.
Huge: +1 to be hit
Immunity to Electricity: The cube is immune to damage from electrical sources.
Mindless: The ooze has not central nervous system and as such any psionic effects addressing the mind like read thoughts automatically fail. Environmental effects like psychokinesis still work normally.
Slow Movement: The cube only moves at a rate of 3 meters per round
Paralysis: A target struck or engulfed by the cube must succeed at a Very Difficult (-4) Endurance check or be paralyzed for 3d6 combat rounds. This must be done every round in which a target is struck or remains Engulfed.
Transparent: Perceptions rolls receive a -2DM to be able to see the cube.
Undifferentiated Form: While the cube may have a center of mass, its form is undifferentiated. There are not critical areas which can be targeted. Damage from any source only does average (3 points) per die and dropping Effect. So a character who hits with a revolver (normally 3d6-3 damage) will only score 6 points, regardless of Effect.
Gelatinous Cube
Eater (Omnivore) Underground Str 7 Dex 1 End 16 Int - Ins 1 Pack 0
Skills:Natural Weapons (Hooves) 0, Natural Weapons (Thrasher) 1
Weapons: Body Slam (Hooves) 1d6 + 1d6 acid + paralysis (see below), Engulf (Thrasher): 2 + 1d6 Acid + paralysis (see below)
Armor: None Size 25000 kg. 4.5 m per side (3x3 squares)
These slow moving protoplasmic oozes inhabit underground areas.
Alien Traits
Acid: The acid only affects organic matter. Armor which is inorganic and provides total environment protection (like vacc suits and such) prevents this damage.
Blindsight 18 meters: The cube is blind, but is able to somehow sense organic life forms within a range of 18 meters. The referee can determine if there are means to block or obscure targets within it's sensing range.
Engulf: A special form of attack which the cube does when it moves. When the cube moves, if it occupies the same space as a target, the target is considered to be Grappled (see Core Rules pg 64) taking damage. The cube needs no skill check to do this. To escape the target must Grapple its way away from the cube. The cube uses its Thrasher skill in place of Melee(Unarmed) for this funtion.
Huge: +1 to be hit
Immunity to Electricity: The cube is immune to damage from electrical sources.
Mindless: The ooze has not central nervous system and as such any psionic effects addressing the mind like read thoughts automatically fail. Environmental effects like psychokinesis still work normally.
Slow Movement: The cube only moves at a rate of 3 meters per round
Paralysis: A target struck or engulfed by the cube must succeed at a Very Difficult (-4) Endurance check or be paralyzed for 3d6 combat rounds. This must be done every round in which a target is struck or remains Engulfed.
Transparent: Perceptions rolls receive a -2DM to be able to see the cube.
Undifferentiated Form: While the cube may have a center of mass, its form is undifferentiated. There are not critical areas which can be targeted. Damage from any source only does average (3 points) per die and dropping Effect. So a character who hits with a revolver (normally 3d6-3 damage) will only score 6 points, regardless of Effect.
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Is that a cube or a lawyer?
Lycanorukke
SOC-13
Definetly a Cube - it's listed as an 'omnivore', and not 'parasitic' or 'scavenger'.
Well, it's not a personal injury attorney... it's missing the Teleport to Wreck ability.
I don't have time lately for being creative in the flavor text right now. Studying to get a insurance license, which incidentally requires know quite a bit of contract law, not enough to pass a bar exam thank goodness.
Is okay, doesn't take much. Just have the cube eat some Kool-aid powder packets, and voila! Jello.
