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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5271929" data-attributes="member: 57383">Ah, I was probably remembering us arguing about it. Anyhow, a 40 ft. lunge ability seems surplus to requirement seeing as how the could probably go further than that with a regular move action.Anyhow, how's this for a start, based on the Moray:MorenaSmall Magical Beast (Aquatic)Hit Dice: 3d8+6 (19 hp)Initiative: +3Speed: Swim 50 ft. (10 squares)Armor Class: 17 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +3 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 14Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+8Attack: Bite +7 melee (1d4+1/19-20)Full Attack: Bite +7 melee (1d4+1/19-20)Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.Special Attacks: Improved grab, lock jawsSpecial Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., fast healing 1, low-light vision, undulating displacementSaves: Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +4Abilities: Str 12, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2Skills: Hide +8* (+16 in reefs or caves), Spot +6, Swim +9 Feats: Fleet of Foot, Iron Will, Run (B), Weapon Finesse (B)Environment: Warm aquaticOrganization: Solitary or seething (2-4)Challenge Rating: 2Treasure: NoneAlignment: Always neutralAdvancement: 4 HD (Small); 5-8 HD (Medium); 9-12 HD (Large)Level Adjustment: ---A grey-green fish resembling a moray eel, it writhes so furiously it's impossible to tell exactly where it is.A morena is similar to a moray eel, but it is far more aggressive.  A  morena is so aggressive, in fact, that most aquatic predators, even  sharks, avoid it.  Like moray eels, morenas reside in coral reef niches or caves.  A morena is 3 to 5 feet long and weighs up to 100 pounds. COMBAT Morena prefer to lie in wait in their lairs, then strike swiftly from ambush.Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a morena must hit with its  bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action  without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple  check, it establishes a hold and can lock jaws. Morenas gain a +8 racial bonus on  grapple checks.Lock Jaws (Ex): A morena can lock its jaws into a creature it is grappling as a standard action, automatically doing 2d4+2 damage each round. A jaw-locked morena can be struck with a weapon or grappled itself. To  remove a jaw-locked morena through grappling, the opponent must achieve a pin  against the morena.Undulating Displacement (Su): A swimming morena  distorts light around itself, making its apparent position undulate from  side to side of its true location when viewed from more than 5 feet  away. Any ranged or reach attack against a moving morena has a 50% miss  chance, as if the morena had total concealment, although this  displacement does not prevent enemies from targeting the morena  normally. A true seeing spell reveals its true location. A morena only gains this miss chance on rounds it spends a move action to swim in. Undulating displacement does not function if the morena is grappled or heavily encumbered.Skills: A morena 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 morena gains a +8 racial bonus on Hide checks when in reefs or caves.</blockquote>

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