What would be a good permanent magical effect to put on a moat full of crocs?

[tarchon]

Illusion of a bank on the inside of the moat. Make it look just narrow enough that a heroic jump could make it across.

 

[Someone]

Seeming or Veil. Nothing funnier than a moat full of chihuahuas.

And suggestion: "Let´s swim with the chihuahuas."

 

[MerakSpielman]

don't forget to build a beautiful, obvious bridge gracefully crossing the drawbridge. The players will assume something's wrong with it and stay away from it, even though it's perfectly safe.

 

[kirinke]

oooo. Greater Invisibility. On the crocs. And Mirror Image.
Can we say screaming pit o death here?

 

[shilsen]

Fly. There's nothing like flying crocs to ruin a PC party's day.

 

[Thanee]

Greater Invisibility and Mirror Image

Invisible mirror images are scary stuff!

Bye
Thanee

 

[Targos]

Like some other said either make it look jump able or have a dispelling screen, but put it in the middle of the moat so they fall in in the middle of it instead of the edge. (Is dispelling screen a visible effect? If so have a dispel magic instead.) The crocs will have the most advantage if in the water. Actually it could be quite deadly if the water is over the heads of the PCs. The strong heavy armored types will sink and the others don't stand a chance at winning any grapple checks. The crocs will drown most of them.

Or better yet. Go with the bridge idea, but have the gapping hole covered by an illusionary floor. That may be the most simplistic/effective idea. Granted it may only get the front ranks.

 

[dren]

How about hungering? An effect so that these crocs are never satisfied, and can gorge all day and night.

greater magic fang - with pointy teeth
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Nasty!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Arkhandus]

Illusory Wall over the pit so the party doesn't even know there's a moat.

 

[Rabelais]

That's it... I'm never coming over to your houses.

Hasted Awakened, Fiendish, Axiomatic Crocs with a Paralytic bite attack, and levels in Monk.