Manual of the Planes

CHAPTER 9:MONSTERS194Water Element CreaturesWater element creatures dwell in the Elemental Planeof Water. They have viscous, fluid bodies in the samegeneral form as similar material beings. Glowing orbsof green serve as eyes, and a concavity lined with coralas a mouth.Creating a Water Element Creature“Water element” is a template that can be added to anycorporeal creature of the following base types: aberration,animal, beast, magical beast, plant, or vermin. The creature’stype changes to “elemental (water).” It uses all thebase creature’s statistics and special abilities except asnoted here.Hit Dice: Change to d8.Speed: Swim 90 feet in addition to the normal speedfor the base creature.Special Attacks: A water element creature retains allthe special attacks of the base creature and also gains thefollowing.Water Mastery (Ex): A water element creature gains a +1bonus on attack and damage rolls if both it and its opponenttouch water. If the opponent or water element creatureis landbound, the water element creature suffers a –4penalty on attack and damage rolls.Drench (Ex): The water element creature’s touch putsout torches, campfires, exposed lanterns, and otheropen flames of nonmagical origin, if these are of Largesize or smaller. The creature can dispel magical fire ittouches as dispel magic cast by a sorcerer whose levelequals the water element creature’s HD total. It gains nobenefit or disadvantage against creatures from the ElementalPlane of Fire.Special Qualities: A water element creature retains allthe special qualities of the base creature and also gainsthe following ones:• Elemental: Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, andstunning. Not subject to critical hits.• Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.• Damage reduction (see the table below).Hit Dice Damage Reduction1–7 —8–11 5/+112+ 10/+1If the base creature already has one or more of these specialqualities, use the better value.Saves: Same as the base creature.Abilities: Same as the base creature.Skills: Same as the base creature. If the air elementcreature has an Intelligence of 4 or greater, it speaksAquan.Feats: Same as the base creature.Climate/Terrain: Any land and underground.Organization: Same as the base creature.Challenge Rating: Up to 3 HD, same as the basecreature.3 HD to 7 HD, same as the base creature +1.8+ HD, same as the base creature +2.Treasure: Same as the base creature.Alignment: Usually neutral.Advancement: Same as the base creature.Sample Water Element CreatureWater Element TigerLarge Elemental (Water)Hit Dice: 6d8+18 (45 hp)Initiative: +2 (Dex)Speed: 40 ft., swim 90 ft.AC: 14 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +3 natural)Attacks: 2 claws +9 melee, bite +4 meleeDamage: Claw 1d8+6, bite 2d6+3Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 10 ft./5 ft.Special Attacks: Pounce, improved grab, rake 1d8+3,water mastery, drenchSpecial Qualities: Elemental, darkvision 60 ft.Saves: Fort +8, Ref +7, Will +3Abilities: Str 23, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6Skills: Balance +6, Hide +5*, Listen +3, Move Silently +9,Spot +3Climate/Terrain: Any land and undergroundOrganization: SolitaryChallenge Rating: 4Treasure: NoneAlignment: Usually neutralAdvancement: 7–12 HD (Large); 13–18 HD (Huge)CombatPounce (Ex): If a water element tiger leaps upon a foeduring the first round of combat, it can make a full attackeven if it has already taken a move action.Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, the water elementtiger must hit with a claw or bite attack. If it gets ahold, it can rake.Rake (Ex): A water element tiger that gets a hold canmake two rake attacks (+9 melee) with its hind legs for1d8+3 points of damage each. If a water element tigerpounces on an opponent, it can also rake.Water Mastery (Ex): A water element tiger gains a +1bonus on attack and damage rolls if both it and its opponenttouch water. If the opponent or water element tigeris landbound, the tiger suffers a –4 penalty on attack anddamage rolls.Drench (Ex): A water element tiger’s touch puts outtorches, campfires, exposed lanterns, and other openflames of nonmagical origin, if these are of Large size orsmaller. It can dispel magical fire it touches as dispel magiccast by a 6th-level sorcerer. The water element tiger gainsno benefit or disadvantage against creatures from the ElementalPlane of Fire.Elemental: Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, andstunning. Not subject to critical hits.