[Wids]

So lately I've gotten to wondering which of Thay's polyhedral oozes is more fearsome and more formidable: is it the aballin, or is it the gelatinous cube?

A not-necessarily-complete comparison goes here:


The Aballin
• Starts showing up around Level 4-5
• Deals combined Acid and Bludgeoning damage
• Engulfs and paralyzes people
• Seems to engulf and paralyze people more often than the gelatinous cube does
• About half the size of a gelatinous cube; less likely to get stuck on terrain, but easier to run past
• Usually fast and difficult to outrun
• Often goes into Stealth Mode
• Can't open doors
• Zelis gets the taste slapped out of her mouth whenever she tries to melee an aballin


The Gelatinous Cube
• Starts showing up around Level 6-7
• Deals combined Acid and Bludgeoning damage
• Engulfs and paralyzes people
• Seems to engulf and paralyze people less often than the aballin does
• About twice the size of an aballin; harder (or, in corridors, impossible) to run past, but more likely to get stuck on terrain
• Usually slow and easy to outrun
• Rarely, if ever, goes into Stealth Mode
• Can open doors
• Zelis goes toe-to-toe with gelatinous cubes and eats them alive on a routine basis ;)


* Yes, I know. Aballins aren't remotely cubelike in tabletop D&D. Ours is but to work with whatever Neverwinter Nights gives us. Now hush. :P


And if you have any information to enhance these run-down lists, then feel free to step up and contribute. Information is the grist of many a debate, after all.

So which of the two cubes does a better job of scaring the hell out of you? It's poll time!

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Arrgh! Must...edit...poll options! :@