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    Monster Trove: Old Fears and Hungry Things

    Box Jellyfish

    Medium - Wild Impartial (Seeker)
    HP
    6
    AC
    12
    DR
    -1
    Attacks
    1
    Attack
    1d4
    Size
    Medium
    Alignment
    Wild Impartial (Seeker)
    Intelligence
    Non-Intelligent (0)
    Saves
    Quick 1 / Tough -2 / Mind -3

    Almost absent from the water, a box jellyfish appears as a pale cube, trailing lines and a faint distortion where the current should be clear. Its tentacles do not need a deliberate bite. Brushing one releases rows of stinging cells that continue firing against skin, rope and wet clothing while the bell drifts onward.

    Special Attack

    Trailing Tentacles: poison, melee 10 ft, +2 to hit, 1d4 damage. The target makes a Tough save; on a failed save, it takes 3d6 poison damage and suffers -2 Quick for 1 hour. Cutting or pulling a tentacle with bare hands repeats the save.

    Special Defense

    Nearly Invisible: spotting the jellyfish in clear water before entering 10 ft requires a successful Chance Roll; murky water increases the difficulty at the DN's discretion. Vinegar poured over attached tentacles stops further stings and allows safe removal.