Talk:Living Water (3.5e Creature)

Design Notes

Its defenses are toned down a bit from its 2e incarnation — it was immune to edged weapons and to fire, cold, and electricity, and could only be hurt in its gelatinous state with magical bludgeoning weapons.

Its damage reduction is still fairly high for its CR. Honestly, I prefer 3.0's levels of DR, as they are far more in-line with the actual damage outputs of warrior-types who want to keep ahead of the druid's animal companion AKA a fighter as a class feature.

I couldn't find any spells like "transmute water to dust" in 3e (referred to in Polymorph Any Object pg 273 of PHB v3.5), so I took liberties with a few spells I could find. I needed to open up Spell Compendium just to find magic that interacts with water that could be conceivably cast by characters at a level they would face this thing.

It does have quite a few special attacks/qualities for something so low-CR. I always try to add something unique to monsters I make because there are plenty of interchangeable beasties around.

My challenge ratings, just like WotC's, are decided via the Drunken Dartboard Method. It's been understood by all for almost a decade that they don't actually mean anything, so I just go with my gut instinct.

--ScryersEve 23:14, 3 September 2011 (MDT)

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