Upper Dungeons Level 3A Salt Mere Above and Below Water Wandering Monsters

Roll for random encounters using 1d6 once every six turns. On a 1, there is an encounter. Double the odds if the group is making a lot of noise or in similar situations.

Salt Mere Random Encounters (Above and Below Water)

2d8	Description
2	1 Giant Froglodyte
3	1 Giant Sea Snake
4	1d4 Kopoacinths
5	1 Giant Marine Water Spider
6	1d2 Giant Eels
7	1d4+1 Crocodiles
8	1d4+1 Fangtooth Fishmen
9	2d4 Barracuda
10	1d4+1 Finned Wags
11	1d3+1 Mock Lobsters
12	1d2 Sharkadons
13	1d6+1 Lizard Men
14	1d4+1 Lacedons
15	1d2 Marine Electric Eels
16	1 Water Weird

Barracuda

Barracuda (AC 6; MV 30”; HD 1; #AT 1 bite; D 2-8; Size S; XP 10 +1/hp)

Barracuda (AC 6; MV 30”; HD 2; #AT 1 bite; D 2-8; Size M; XP 20 +2/hp)

Barracuda (AC 6; MV 30”; HD 3; #AT 1 bite; D 2-8; Size L; XP 35 +3/hp)

Barracuda have equal chances to be different sizes, roll 1d6 (1-2 = 1 HD, 3-4 = 3 HD, 5-6 = 4 HD)

Crocodile

Crocodiles (AC 5; MV 6”//12”; HD 3; #AT 1 bite and 1 tail slash; D 2-8/1-12; SA Surprise on a 1-3; XP 60 + 4/hp)

Fangtooth Fishman

Fangtooth Fishmen (AC 4; MV 9”//18”; HD 4+4; #AT 2 claws and 1 bite; D 1-6/1-6/2-12; XP 90 + 5/hp)

Each fishman has a 30% chance of owning a piece of crude silver or gold jewelry, usually a necklace , anklet, or armband. Each piece of jewelry is worth between 21 and 40 (1d20+20) gold crescents.

Finned Wag

Finned Wags (AC 7; MV 6”//12”; HD 3+4; #AT 2 talons and 1 weapon; D 1-4/1-4 and trident; SD Surprised only on a 1; XP 60 + 4/hp)

This is a rare variant of the winged wag, with a fishy tail and lacking wings.

Giant Eel

Giant Eel (AC 6; MV 9”; HD 5; #AT 1 bite; D 3-18; XP 90 + 5/hp)

Giant Froglodyte

Giant Froglodyte (AC 4; MV 12”//15”; HD 8+3; hp 39; #AT 2 claws and 1 bite; D 1-8/1-8/2-16; SA Steam breath for 2d8; Size L; XP 1368)

This is a huge, ancient, reclusive froglodyte who has left the community to live by itself in the mere. It will gladly eat any prey it encounters, including other froglodytes. It wears a massive silver armband decorated with lapis lazuli and pearls (7500 gold crescents). If this creature has been encountered and defeated, treat rerolls of 2 as 10 (Finned Wag) instead.

Giant Marine Water Spider

Giant Marine Water Spider (AC 4; MV 15”; HD 6+6; #AT 1 bite; D 2-8; SA Poison; XP 575 + 8/hp)

This is a larger version of the fresh water giant water spider with more hit dice and a more dangerous bite.

Giant Sea Snake

Giant Sea Snake (AC 5; MV 12”; HD 8; #AT 1 bite and 1 constrict; D 1-6/ 3-18; SA Constriction, poison; XP 650 + 10/hp)

Kopoacinth

Kopoacinths (AC 5; MV 9”/15”; HD 4+4; #AT 2 claws, 1 horn, and 1 tail; D 1-3/1-3/1-6/1-4; SD Magic weapon to hit; XP 165 + 5/hp)

Lacedon

Lacedons (AC 6; MV 9"; HD 2; #AT 2 claws, 1 bite; D 1-3/1-3/1-6; SA Paralysis; SD Limited spell immunity; XP 65 + 2/hp)

Marine Electric Eel

Marine Electric Eels (AC 9; MV 12”; #AT 1 bite; D 1-6; SA Jolt (1, 2, or 3D8); SD Immune to electricity; Size L; XP 125+ 4/hp)

This is a larger version of the fresh water electric eel with more hit dice and a more dangerous bite.

Sharkadon

Sharkadon (AC 5; MV 15”//15”; HD 4;#AT 1 bite; D 2-8; XP 60 +4/hp)

Sharkadon (AC 5; MV 15”//15”; HD 5; #AT 1 bite; D 2-8; XP 90 +5/hp)

Sharkadon (AC 5; MV 15”//15”; HD 6; #AT 1 bite; D 2-8; XP 150 +6/hp)

Sharkadons have equal chances to be different sizes, roll 1d6 (1-2 = 4 HD, 3-4 = 5 HD, 5-6 = 6 HD)

Water Weird

Water Weird (AC 4; MV 12”; HD 3+3; #AT 0; D Nil; SA Drowning, strike as 6 hit die monster; SD Sharp weapons cause only one point of damage, cold based attacks slow only, fire based attacks do half or no damage, general immunity to most other magic, if disrupted will reform in 2 rounds; XP 370 + 4/hp)