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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shade" data-source="post: 2133775" data-attributes="member: 287">I found this while looking through the old posts and decided to give it the 3.5 treatment.Water-Horse (Aughisky)Large Magical Beast (Aquatic, Shapechanger)Hit Dice: 6d10+12 (45 hp)Initiative: +1 Speed: 50 ft. (10 squares), swim 50 ft.Armor Class: 16 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +6 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 15Base Attack/Grapple:  +6/+11Attack: Bite +7 melee (1d8+1)Full Attack: Bite +7 melee (1d8+1)Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.Special Attacks: Adhesive, spell-like abilitiesSpecial Qualities: Amphibious, change shape, darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, spell resistance 17Saves: Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +5 Abilities: Str 13, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 12Skills: Bluff +5, Concentration +5, Disguise +9*, Hide +5, Jump +9, Listen +7, Move Silently +5, Spot +7, Swim +9  Feats: Alertness, Iron Will, Weapon Focus (bite)Environment: Any aquaticOrganization: SolitaryChallenge Rating: 6Treasure: NoneAlignment: Always chaotic evilAdvancement: 7-12 HD (Large); 13-18 HD (Huge)Level Adjustment:  -A beautiful light horse walks by the lake. Its silky black coat glistens in the moonlight, almost as if it were wet.This monster’s normal form is that of an unusually attractive light horse. The water-horse is found near fresh-water lakes and rivers, where it wanders in search of its unsuspecting prey. Often people may attempt to capture and ride it, which it allows with some ease; however, the rider(s) soon discovers that the skin of the water-horse is sticky and one cannot pull loose easily.If captured somehow and forced to serve as a (unridden) draft animal, the water-horse has the carrying capacity of a heavy horse. It will constantly attempt to kill its master, however, unless controlled by magical means.Water-horses speak Common and their own language.CombatThe water-horse will generally try to lure unsuspecting victims to its adhesive hide, and while they struggle to get free, the water-horse will run into the neareast body of water. Once submerged, the victim will begin to drown (see the Drowning Rule in the Dungeon Master's Guide) unless freed. Water-horses are particularly hated and feared, because they seem to prefer to attack children, who are more careless than adults and are easier prey.  A water-horse usually only uses its bestow curse ability if all other forms of attack fail against an opponent.Adhesive (Ex): The skin of the water-horse is sticky, holding fast any creatures or items touching it. Any creature that touches a water-horse is stuck fast unless the creature succeeds on a DC 15 Reflex save. A successful DC 15 Strength check is needed to pry it off. A weapon that strikes a water-horse is also stuck fast unless the wielder succeeds on a DC 15 Reflex save.  The check and save DCs are Constitution-based.Spell-Like Abilities:  1/day--bestow curse (DC 15).  Caster level 9th.  The save DC is Charisma-based.  Amphibious (Ex): Although swater-horses are aquatic, they can survive indefinitely on land.Change Shape (Su): A water-horse can assume the shape of any Small or Medium humanoid. In humanoid form, the water-horse loses its natural attacks. A water-horse can remain in its humanoid form until it chooses to assume a new one. A change in form cannot be dispelled, but a water-horse reverts to its natural form when killed. A true seeing spell or ability reveals its natural form.Skills: A water-horse 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 water-horse has a +4 racial bonus on Bluff and Disguise checks.*When using its change shape ability, a water-horse gets an additional +10 circumstance bonus on Disguise checks. Carrying Capacity: A light load for a water-horse is up to 200 pounds; a medium load, 201-400 pounds; a heavy load, 401-600 pounds. A water-horse can drag 3,000 pounds.Source: Created by Roger E. Moore. Converted from "Dragon's Bestiary", Dragon Magazine #48, p.10.</blockquote>

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