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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5625834" data-attributes="member: 57383">Delphon Working DraftDelphon (Songshark) Large Magical Beast (Aquatic) Hit Dice: 5d10+5 (32 hp) Initiative: +6 Speed: Swim 40 ft. (8 squares) Armor Class: 16 (–1 size, +3 Dex, +4 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 13Base Attack/Grapple: +5/+11 Attack: Bite +7 melee (1d8+3) or slam +7 melee (1d6+2) or tail-slap +7 melee (1d10+2) Full Attack: Bite +7 melee (1d8+3); or slam +7 melee (1d6+2) and tail-slap +2 melee (1d10+1) Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft. Special Attacks: Song Special Qualities: Blindsense, keen scent, oceanus jaunt Saves: Fort +5, Ref +7, Will +3 Abilities: Str 15, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 13, Wis 14, Cha 16 Skills: Diplomacy +5, Knowledge (the planes) +15*, Listen +12, Perform (sing) +15, Spot +10, Swim +10, Tumble +6Feats: Improved Initiative, Open-Minded  Environment: Oceanus Organization: Solitary, chorus (2-5), or clan (5-8) Challenge Rating: 4Alignment: Always neutral Advancement: 6-10 HD (Large); 11-15 (Huge) Level Adjustment: —  A sleek, silvery fish resembling a shark with long, powerful  fins. Its body is adorned with intricate patterns, which appear to be  tattoos scarified into its hide. A wide mouth is filled with sharp teeth. Delphons, or "Songsharks" are extraplanar creatures that live in the  river Oceanus. They are renowned for their beautiful, oddly discordant  singing. This alien music confound the wits of many who hear it, but  some creatures who succumb to the delphon's song learn some secret of  the multiverse. Delphons know many of the secrets of the River Oceanus and its   multiplanar, multidimensional nature. They discuss these secrets with   each other in their song. They are able to swim to any plane the river   Oceanus touches, and can carry other creatures with them as they do so. Songsharks are highly gregarious, intelligent creatures who live in  tight-knit clans. Egalitarian creatures, they have neither leaders or  inferiors, settling all their decisions and disputes via singing  debates.  Delphons are carnivores, but prefer fish. They only attack humanoids out  of self-defense or starvation. A few exceptional non-delphons have  learned to understand enough of their song to form partnerships with  them. The majority of delphons have bodies like polished silver, but a few  have scales or fins of different color - brilliant red, deep blue, or  vibrant green. Delphons often carve beautiful tattoos into their skin by  rubbing themselves against rocks.   A typical delphon is 8 feet long and weighs 500 pounds. Delphons speak, or rather sing, their own language. A delphon that  partners with another creature could learn other languages (they prefer  Aquan and Draconic). COMBAT Delphons seldom attack intelligent creatures unless they are desperate  with hunger. They try to bewilder opponents with their song first, then  close and concentrate their attacks on whichever enemies are worse  affected by their singing. A threatened or injured delphon will use its  oceanic jaunt ability to flee to an adjacent plane of existence. Blindsense (Ex) : A delphon can locate creatures underwater within a 30-foot radius. This ability works only when the delphon is underwater.  Keen Scent (Ex) : A delphon can notice creatures by scent in a 180-foot radius and detect blood in the water at ranges of up to a mile. Oceanus Jaunt (Su): A delphon moves freely through Oceanus and the  planes it touches. A delphon can shift from Oceanus to any adjoining  plane as part of any move action, and shift back again as a free action;  this ability is otherwise identical with the ethereal jaunt spell (caster level 15). In addition, a delphon can teleport at will between points within Oceanus, allowing it to use dimension door as a swift action (caster level 15th) and blink as the spell (caster level 15th, it can evoke or end the blink  effect as a free action). Oceanus jaunt affects only the delphon, which  never appears within a solid object and can act immediately after  jaunting.      Song (Su):  The song of a delphon is so alien and mysterious to  other  creatures that it has profound effects on them.  The delphon may  sing as  a free action each round, affecting all creatures within 300  feet.  This is a sonic, mind-affecting ability, and the creature must be  able  to hear the delphon for it to take effect. Affected creatures  must make a  DC 15 Will saving throw or suffer a random effect below. The  save DC is  Charisma-based.  If the save is successful, that creature  cannot be  affected by that delphon's song for 24 hours.  A delphon gains a +15 insight bonus to Knowledge (the planes)   checks whenever it sings or hears the song of another delphon. If an affected creature has an Intelligence score of 3 or lower, it is  charmed (as the charm monster spell) for 1d10 hours.   Roll 1d12 and consult the table below for the  affects on creatures of Intelligence 4 or higher:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1-4:  Charmed for 1d10 hours</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">5-7:  Confused for 3d6 rounds</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">8-9:  Fascinated for 1d10 rounds</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">10-11:  Rendered unconscious for 3d10 rounds</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">12:    Listener is struck by the sound so completely that it begins to learn   the meaning of the song, and suddenly understands something new   about the multiverse.  This manifests as a free Knowledge (the planes)   check with a +10 insight bonus (or equal to the delphon's modifier, whichever is   higher).  This check must be made with 24 hours of hearing the   delphon's song</li> </ul>Skills: Delphons have a +4 racial bonus to Listen checks. A delphon has a +8 racial bonus on Knowledge (the planes) checks and Perform (sing) checks. A delphon has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special  action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim  check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while  swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.* A delphon gains a +15 insight bonus to Knowledge (the planes) checks when it hears a delphon's song (including its own song).</blockquote>

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