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Delphon (Songshark)
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Delphon (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 13
Base 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 +6
Feats: Improved Initiative, Open-Minded
Environment: Oceanus
Organization: Solitary, chorus (2-5), or clan (5-8)
Challenge Rating: 4
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 6-10 HD (Large); 11-15 (Huge)
Level Adjustment: —
This sleek, silvery fish resembles a shark with long, powerful fins. Its body is adorned with intricate patterns, which appear to be tattoos scarified into its hide. Its 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 confounds 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 along with them.
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 effects on creatures of Intelligence 4 or higher:
* A delphon gains a +15 insight bonus to Knowledge (the planes) checks when it hears a delphon's song (including its own song).
Originally appeared in Planes of Conflict (1995).
http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-monster-talk/248731-converting-planescape-monsters-54.html
Delphon (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 13
Base 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 +6
Feats: Improved Initiative, Open-Minded
Environment: Oceanus
Organization: Solitary, chorus (2-5), or clan (5-8)
Challenge Rating: 4
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 6-10 HD (Large); 11-15 (Huge)
Level Adjustment: —
This sleek, silvery fish resembles a shark with long, powerful fins. Its body is adorned with intricate patterns, which appear to be tattoos scarified into its hide. Its 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 confounds 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 along with them.
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 effects on creatures of Intelligence 4 or higher:
- 1-4: Charmed for 1d10 hours
- 5-7: Confused for 3d6 rounds
- 8-9: Fascinated for 1d10 rounds
- 10-11: Rendered unconscious for 3d10 rounds
- 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
* A delphon gains a +15 insight bonus to Knowledge (the planes) checks when it hears a delphon's song (including its own song).
Originally appeared in Planes of Conflict (1995).
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