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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5270643" data-attributes="member: 57383">This fish originally appeared in Dragon #116 with basically the same stats, including the bit were the text says its bite does 1d4+1 damage (doubled with locked jaws) while its Damage/Attack line says 3-6 damage. Its name was spelled differently though:[FONT=&quot]MORANA[/FONT]FREQUENCY: UncommonNO. APPEARING: 1-4ARMOR CLASS: 6 (2 if moving)MOVE: //18”HIT DICE: 3+2% IN LAIR: 30%TREASURE TYPE: NilNO. OF ATTACKS: 1 biteDAMAGE/ATTACK: 3-6SPECIAL ATTACKS: Surprise, continuous damageSPECIAL DEFENSES: Evades missiles, regenerationMAGIC RESISTANCE: StandardINTELLIGENCE: AnimalALIGNMENT: NeutralSIZE: S (3-4’ long)PSIONIC ABILITY: NilAttack/Defense Modes: NilLEVEL/XP VALUE: IV/160 + 4/hpThe morana is similar to a moray eel in shape, having the temperament of an angry piranha. Moranas are usually gray green, but may be found in lighter or darker colors, usually blending with the aquatic environment. The morana regenerates at the rate of 1 hp/turn if wounded.The morana’s movement is a quick, constant, side-to-side pattern. Missile fire automatically misses the creature at first, and a -4 penalty applies to all such “to hit” rolls thereafter. The morana has AC 3 while in motion. Though the damage from a bite is but 2-5 hp, the morana inflicts additional damage by locking its jaws; the victim of such a bite takes double damage each round following. While locked onto a victim, the creature has AC 6. The morana releases its hold and flees if it is reduced to a third of its hit points or less.Moranas are aggressive and are avoided even by sharks. They lair in coral niches or caves, much like moray eels, and are often mistaken for morays while resting. If encountered in its lair, a morana may shoot out to 40’ in a single thrust, thus gaining a +2 bonus on its “to hit” roll and surprising on a 1-5. </blockquote>

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