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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8459309" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Okay, how's this for the writeup?</p><p></p><p>I made a few tweaks since normal flying fish aren't poisonous. Not sure whether I'd rather have their <span style="color: green"><strong>flesh remain poisonous</strong></span> in perpetuity or just have it be a temporary trait imparted by the summoning magic that forms a poisonous flying fish swarm.</p><p></p><p>What do you think?</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Flying Fish Swarm, Poisonous</span></strong></p><p>Tiny Animal (Aquatic, Swarm)</p><p><strong>Hit Dice:</strong> 8d8+8 (44 hp)</p><p><strong>Initiative:</strong> +6</p><p><strong>Speed:</strong> Swim 40 ft. (8 squares)</p><p><strong>Armor Class:</strong> 15 (+2 size, +2 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 13</p><p><strong>Base Attack/Grapple:</strong> +6/—</p><p><strong>Attack:</strong> Swarm (2d6)</p><p><strong>Full Attack:</strong> Swarm (2d6)</p><p><strong>Space/Reach:</strong> 10 ft./0 ft.</p><p><strong>Special Attacks:</strong> Distraction (DC 15)</p><p><strong>Special Qualities:</strong> Half damage from slashing and piercing weapons, leaping glide, low-light vision, poison flesh, swarm traits</p><p><strong>Saves:</strong> Fort +7, Ref +8, Will +5</p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong> Str 4, Dex 15, Con 12, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2</p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> Jump +22, Listen +3, Spot +3, Swim +12</p><p><strong>Feats:</strong> Alertness, Improved Initiative, Iron Will</p><p><strong>Environment:</strong> Warm aquatic</p><p><strong>Organization:</strong> Solitary or school (2-4 swarms)</p><p><strong>Challenge Rating:</strong> 4</p><p><strong>Treasure:</strong> None</p><p><strong>Alignment:</strong> Always neutral</p><p><strong>Advancement:</strong> None</p><p><strong>Level Adjustment:</strong> —</p><p></p><p><em>The water boils with hundreds of glittering fish, none longer than a human's forearm. They leap from the water and spread winglike fins to glide in the air before splashing back down</em>.</p><p></p><p>There are dozens of species of flying fish. They usually use their ability to glide through the air to escape predators. Flying fish normally pose no threat to anything larger than the plankton and fine-sized sea life they feed upon, but powerful magic can compel them to gather into a swarm and harm the magic-user's enemies. The most common example is the <em>summon poisonous flying fish swarms</em> spell-like ability of the adaro, but a few spellcasters possess a 4th-level spell, <em>summon poisonous flying fish swarm</em>, that summons a single poisonous flying fish swarm. This spell is otherwise identical to <em>summon swarm</em> except its arcane material component is the fin of a flying fish.</p><p></p><p>The flesh of these flying fish is unnaturally poisonous, and may cause damage and unconsciousness to anyone who eats them. Normal flying fish are edible and tasty, although it may require several fish to provide a full meal.</p><p></p><p>A swarm of poisonous flying fish is made up of unusually large flying fish, each 15 to 18 inches long and weighing 1 or 2 pounds. Most flying fish are smaller, down to as little as 6 inches in length and a few ounces in weight.</p><p></p><p><strong>Distraction (Ex):</strong> Any living creature vulnerable to the poisonous flying fish swarm's damage that begins its turn with a flying fish swarm in its square is nauseated for 1 round; a DC 15 Fortitude save negates the effect. The save DC is Constitution-based.</p><p></p><p><strong>Leaping Glide (Ex):</strong> A flying fish may leap from the water and glide at a speed of 160 feet. If it makes no effort and takes 10 on its Jump check, a flying fish can glide for 1 round and reach a height of up to 10 feet. If it makes a Jump check it can glide for 1 round per 5 DC (DC 5 for 1 round, DC 20 for 4 rounds, et cetera) and reach a height in feet equal to half its Jump check result. A typical poisonous flying fish with Jump +22 can glide for a maximum of 8 rounds (DC 40) and reach a maximum height of 21 feet.</p><p></p><p>A flying fish flies with clumsy maneuverability while gliding. It cannot ascend during this travel. It may descend, but loses 1 round of gliding duration for every move action it does so.</p><p></p><p><strong>Poison Flesh (Ex):</strong> Ingested, Fort DC 15, 1d4 Con/unconsciousness. The save DC is Constitution-based.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> A poisonous flying fish swarm has a +16 racial bonus on Jump checks, and uses its Dexterity modifier for Jump checks. A flying fish swarm 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></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8459309, member: 57383"] Okay, how's this for the writeup? I made a few tweaks since normal flying fish aren't poisonous. Not sure whether I'd rather have their [COLOR=green][B]flesh remain poisonous[/B][/COLOR] in perpetuity or just have it be a temporary trait imparted by the summoning magic that forms a poisonous flying fish swarm. What do you think? [B][SIZE=6]Flying Fish Swarm, Poisonous[/SIZE][/B] Tiny Animal (Aquatic, Swarm) [B]Hit Dice:[/B] 8d8+8 (44 hp) [B]Initiative:[/B] +6 [B]Speed:[/B] Swim 40 ft. (8 squares) [B]Armor Class:[/B] 15 (+2 size, +2 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 13 [B]Base Attack/Grapple:[/B] +6/— [B]Attack:[/B] Swarm (2d6) [B]Full Attack:[/B] Swarm (2d6) [B]Space/Reach:[/B] 10 ft./0 ft. [B]Special Attacks:[/B] Distraction (DC 15) [B]Special Qualities:[/B] Half damage from slashing and piercing weapons, leaping glide, low-light vision, poison flesh, swarm traits [B]Saves:[/B] Fort +7, Ref +8, Will +5 [B]Abilities:[/B] Str 4, Dex 15, Con 12, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2 [B]Skills:[/B] Jump +22, Listen +3, Spot +3, Swim +12 [B]Feats:[/B] Alertness, Improved Initiative, Iron Will [B]Environment:[/B] Warm aquatic [B]Organization:[/B] Solitary or school (2-4 swarms) [B]Challenge Rating:[/B] 4 [B]Treasure:[/B] None [B]Alignment:[/B] Always neutral [B]Advancement:[/B] None [B]Level Adjustment:[/B] — [I]The water boils with hundreds of glittering fish, none longer than a human's forearm. They leap from the water and spread winglike fins to glide in the air before splashing back down[/I]. There are dozens of species of flying fish. They usually use their ability to glide through the air to escape predators. Flying fish normally pose no threat to anything larger than the plankton and fine-sized sea life they feed upon, but powerful magic can compel them to gather into a swarm and harm the magic-user's enemies. The most common example is the [I]summon poisonous flying fish swarms[/I] spell-like ability of the adaro, but a few spellcasters possess a 4th-level spell, [I]summon poisonous flying fish swarm[/I], that summons a single poisonous flying fish swarm. This spell is otherwise identical to [I]summon swarm[/I] except its arcane material component is the fin of a flying fish. The flesh of these flying fish is unnaturally poisonous, and may cause damage and unconsciousness to anyone who eats them. Normal flying fish are edible and tasty, although it may require several fish to provide a full meal. A swarm of poisonous flying fish is made up of unusually large flying fish, each 15 to 18 inches long and weighing 1 or 2 pounds. Most flying fish are smaller, down to as little as 6 inches in length and a few ounces in weight. [B]Distraction (Ex):[/B] Any living creature vulnerable to the poisonous flying fish swarm's damage that begins its turn with a flying fish swarm in its square is nauseated for 1 round; a DC 15 Fortitude save negates the effect. The save DC is Constitution-based. [B]Leaping Glide (Ex):[/B] A flying fish may leap from the water and glide at a speed of 160 feet. If it makes no effort and takes 10 on its Jump check, a flying fish can glide for 1 round and reach a height of up to 10 feet. If it makes a Jump check it can glide for 1 round per 5 DC (DC 5 for 1 round, DC 20 for 4 rounds, et cetera) and reach a height in feet equal to half its Jump check result. A typical poisonous flying fish with Jump +22 can glide for a maximum of 8 rounds (DC 40) and reach a maximum height of 21 feet. A flying fish flies with clumsy maneuverability while gliding. It cannot ascend during this travel. It may descend, but loses 1 round of gliding duration for every move action it does so. [B]Poison Flesh (Ex):[/B] Ingested, Fort DC 15, 1d4 Con/unconsciousness. The save DC is Constitution-based. [B]Skills:[/B] A poisonous flying fish swarm has a +16 racial bonus on Jump checks, and uses its Dexterity modifier for Jump checks. A flying fish swarm 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. [/QUOTE]
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