WATER WEIRD

Neutral Large Elemental (extraplanar, water) (10-ft+ long)

FREQUENCY: Very rare

NO. APPEARING: 1-3

SURPRISE: 33%

SENSES: infravision

ARMOR CLASS: 4

MOVE: swim 12"

HIT DICE: 3 + 3 (hp 17)

% IN LAIR: 50%

TREASURE TYPE: I, O, P, Y

THAC0: 16

MELEE: pseudopod (no damage) plus grab

SPECIAL ATTACKS: drowning, grab - Hits As: normal

SPECIAL DEFENSES: immune to most effects and magic, resist fire (half-none), resist cold (none-slows), DR/piercing (1), DR/slashing (1), DR/chopping (1)

WEAKNESS: vulnerable to purify water

MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard

INTELLIGENCE: Very (11-12)

MORALE: +18%

SAVES: Poison 13, Petrify 14, Wand 15, Breath 16, Spell 16

LEVEL: VII (XP 1,760 or 1,400 + 8 per hp)

The water weird are a life form originating in the Elemental plane of Water. They attack all living things, feeding from their essences in some unknown manner.

The creature forms in two melee rounds from the water, appearing as a serpent, and lashes out, striking as a 6 hit dice monster.

Any creature struck will be dragged into the water unless it saves versus paralyzation.

Campaign Rule. The "grapple" attempt in this case is resolved using a save vs Poison. If it succeeds, the grab attempt fails. If the save fails, the creature (assume an upper limit of around 10-ft tall/long) is dragged in the water and surrounded by the weird. Treat both as grappling. The victim must hold their breath until they asphyxiate and die. Each round, the victim can make a break free attempt, in this case, by making a save vs Poison, as a major action. If they succeed, they are no longer held down by the weird, but they might still drown based on the depth of the water and their ability to swim.

Sharp weapons cause but 1 hit point of damage; blunt ones cause normal damage when striking these monsters. Damage equal to its total hit points disrupts the water weird; it reforms again in 2 melee rounds.

Cold spells slow it, fire-based spells do half or no damage, but a purify water spell actually kills. All other attacks simply do not harm or disrupt the creature.

A water weird can take over a water elemental on a dice score of 11 or better on a 20-sided die.

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