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<blockquote data-quote="Shade" data-source="post: 1509509" data-attributes="member: 287"><p><strong>Swordfish</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Medium Animal (Aquatic)</p><p>Hit Dice: 1d8+1 (5 hp)</p><p>Initiative: +3</p><p>Speed: Swim 60 ft. (12 squares)</p><p>Armor Class: 14 (+3 Dex, +1 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 11</p><p>Base Attack/Grapple: +0/+0</p><p>Attack: Gore +3 melee (2d6)</p><p>Full Attack: Gore +3 melee (2d6)</p><p>Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.</p><p>Special Attacks: -</p><p>Special Qualities: Low-light vision</p><p>Saves: Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +1</p><p>Abilities: Str 11, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2</p><p>Skills: Listen +3, Spot +3, Swim +8</p><p>Feats: Lightning Reflexes, Weapon Finesse (B)</p><p>Environment: Any aquatic</p><p>Organization: Solitary, pair, or school (3–8)</p><p>Challenge Rating: 1/4</p><p>Treasure: None</p><p>Alignment: Always neutral</p><p>Advancement: 2-3 HD (Medium); 4-5 HD (Large)</p><p>Level Adjustment: --</p><p></p><p><em>This large fish has a long, swordlike bill. It sports a dorsal fin and a broad-bladed tail fin. Its coloration ranges from purplish to a dull leaden blue on the upper half, changing to whitish with a silvery sheen on the lower half.</em></p><p></p><p>These hardy fish are common to salt water. Swordfish of smaller size are typically kept as pets and used as guards by aquatic elves and dolphin communities.</p><p></p><p>An average swordfish is about 7 feet long and weighs around 120 pounds. The statistics presented here can describe similar fish such as marlins and sailfish.</p><p></p><p>Swordfish do not speak.</p><p></p><p>Combat</p><p></p><p>Swordfish are fast and generally nonaggressive, fleeing rather than fighting. However, if attacked, maddened, or controlled or trained, they will use their long, bony "sword" as a fearsome weapon. They can leap as high as 15 feet out of the water.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> A swordfish 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.</p><p></p><p>The swordfish first appeared in the 1st edition <em>Monster Manual II</em>, p. 117.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shade, post: 1509509, member: 287"] [b]Swordfish [/b]Medium Animal (Aquatic) Hit Dice: 1d8+1 (5 hp) Initiative: +3 Speed: Swim 60 ft. (12 squares) Armor Class: 14 (+3 Dex, +1 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 11 Base Attack/Grapple: +0/+0 Attack: Gore +3 melee (2d6) Full Attack: Gore +3 melee (2d6) Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft. Special Attacks: - Special Qualities: Low-light vision Saves: Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +1 Abilities: Str 11, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2 Skills: Listen +3, Spot +3, Swim +8 Feats: Lightning Reflexes, Weapon Finesse (B) Environment: Any aquatic Organization: Solitary, pair, or school (3–8) Challenge Rating: 1/4 Treasure: None Alignment: Always neutral Advancement: 2-3 HD (Medium); 4-5 HD (Large) Level Adjustment: -- [i]This large fish has a long, swordlike bill. It sports a dorsal fin and a broad-bladed tail fin. Its coloration ranges from purplish to a dull leaden blue on the upper half, changing to whitish with a silvery sheen on the lower half.[/i] These hardy fish are common to salt water. Swordfish of smaller size are typically kept as pets and used as guards by aquatic elves and dolphin communities. An average swordfish is about 7 feet long and weighs around 120 pounds. The statistics presented here can describe similar fish such as marlins and sailfish. Swordfish do not speak. Combat Swordfish are fast and generally nonaggressive, fleeing rather than fighting. However, if attacked, maddened, or controlled or trained, they will use their long, bony "sword" as a fearsome weapon. They can leap as high as 15 feet out of the water. [b]Skills:[/b] A swordfish 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. The swordfish first appeared in the 1st edition [i]Monster Manual II[/i], p. 117. [/QUOTE]
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