Seas Rivers and Deeps

🌊 CHAPTER VIII — SEAS, RIVERS & DEEPS

A DoomBlade Bestiary Chapter

🜂 THE WATERS OF TALLANON

The waters of Tallanon are older than the mountains and deeper than memory.

Here:

The rivers carve the land like veins
The seas swallow ships whole
The deeps hide creatures that have never seen the sun
And the tides obey no mortal law

The waters are ruled by predators of scale and shadow, spirits born of drowned souls, and leviathans that reshape coastlines with their passing.

Sailors say:

“The sea does not hate you.
It simply does not care if you return.”

🜃 GM GUIDANCE — RUNNING WATER ENCOUNTERS

Water encounters emphasize:

Drowning hazards (Endurance tests)
Limited movement (Swim Speed)
Ambush predators (from below)
Visibility issues (murk, depth, waves)
Shipboard combat (Agility tests)

Use:

Awareness for spotting underwater threats
Endurance for resisting drowning
Agility for staying aboard ships
Magic Resistance for sirens & deep spirits

Water encounters should feel alien, dangerous, and unpredictable.

🜄 SEAS, RIVERS & DEEPS — ENCOUNTER TABLE (d12)

d12

Encounter

Nibblefin Piranha Swarm churns the water

Reed‑Snare Eel coils around ankles

Barnacleback Crab scuttles from rocks

Drowned Sailor rises from the shallows

Reef Serpent glides beneath the waves

Ship‑Grave Siren sings from the rocks

Abyssal Angler Horror drifts in the dark

Kraken Spawn lashes out with tentacles

Leviathan of the Shelf stirs the deep

Sudden whirlpool forms nearby

Fog rolls in — visibility drops to nothing

The Abyssal Maw awakens

🜅 THE TEN CREATURES OF THE WATERS

Below are all 10 creatures, fully statted using your templates.

🜆 1. Nibblefin Piranha Swarm

(Already created earlier — included here for chapter completeness.)
Rank: Novice • Role: Swarm • Block: Mini

🜆 2. Reed‑Snare Eel

Long eel that coils around legs and drags prey under.
Rank: Novice • Role: Lurker • Block: Mini

Speed: Swim 8
HP: 2d6+2
Offense: Might+1
Defense: 1

Key Skills: Awareness 2, Agility 3, Dark Sight 3

Attack — Constricting Bite: Offense = Might+1, damage 1d6.
Fail Agility (3) → Restrained.

Traits:
• Water Ambush — +1 Offense when attacking from water
• Slippery Body — advantage to escape grapples

Loot: 1–4 eel meat, 5 scale, 6 constrictor gland

🜆 3. Barnacleback Crab

Crab with a shell encrusted in razor barnacles.
Rank: Skilled • Role: Defender • Block: Mini

Speed: 5
HP: 3d6+3
Offense: Might+2
Defense: 3

Key Skills: Endurance 4, Brawl 3, Awareness 3

Attack — Pincer Crush: Offense = Might+2, damage 1d6+2.

Traits:
• Barnacle Armor — melee attackers take 1d3
• Shell Guard — +1 Defense when stationary

Loot: 1–3 shell, 4–5 claw, 6 barnacle shard

🜆 4. Drowned Sailor

Undead mariner filled with brine and sorrow.
Rank: Skilled • Role: Minion • Block: Mini

Speed: Swim 6, Land 4
HP: 3d6+3
Offense: Might+2
Defense: 2

Key Skills: Dark Sight 4, Magic Resistance 3, Brawl 3

Attack — Waterlogged Slam: Offense = Might+2, damage 1d6+1.

Traits:
• Undead — immune to poison & fear
• Drowned Grip — Offense = Might+1; target Agility (4) or pulled underwater

Loot: 1–3 soggy rope, 4–5 rusted trinket, 6 drowned charm

🜇 5. Reef Serpent

Serpentine predator that glides through coral forests.
Rank: Elite • Role: Skirmisher • Block: Full

CORE STATS

Speed: Swim 9
HP: 6d6+6
Offense: Might+3
Defense: 3
Size: Large

SKILLS

Awareness 6, Agility 6, Might 7, Endurance 6, Charm 0, Roguery 2, Wilderness Lore 4, Folk Lore 2,
Brawl 6, Sword‑Play 0, Marksmanship 0, Craftsmanship 0, Dark Sight 4, Healing 1, Magic 0, Magic Resistance 4

TRAITS

• Coral Camouflage: Awareness (5) to detect
• Reef Dash: Move 4; Offense = Might+3; damage 2d6+2
• Venom Bite: Endurance (5) or take 1d3 poison

ATTACKS

Primary — Serpent Bite: Offense = Might+3, damage 2d6+2
Secondary — Tail Whip: Offense = Might+2, damage 1d6+2

LOOT

1–3 scales, 4 serpent fang, 5 reef shard, 6 serpent‑heart

🜇 6. Ship‑Grave Siren

Spirit that lures sailors to watery graves.
Rank: Elite • Role: Controller • Block: Full

CORE STATS

Speed: Swim 8
HP: 7d6+7
Offense: Magic+3
Defense: 3
Size: Medium

SKILLS

Awareness 6, Agility 5, Might 2, Endurance 7, Charm 8, Roguery 3, Wilderness Lore 3, Folk Lore 6,
Brawl 2, Sword‑Play 0, Marksmanship 0, Craftsmanship 0, Dark Sight 5, Healing 2, Magic 8, Magic Resistance 6

TRAITS

• Siren Song: Charm (5) or move toward her
• Drowning Kiss: Offense = Magic+3; damage 2d6; target Endurance (5) or begin drowning
• Mist Form: Half damage from physical attacks

ATTACKS

Primary — Water Lash: Offense = Magic+3, damage 2d6
Special — Siren’s Wail: 4‑square radius; 2d6 psychic

LOOT

1–3 seaweed, 4 siren hair, 5 drowned charm, 6 siren‑heart

🜇 7. Abyssal Angler Horror

Deep‑sea monster with a lure of cold light.
Rank: Veteran • Role: Lurker • Block: Full

CORE STATS

Speed: Swim 7
HP: 8d6+8
Offense: Might+4
Defense: 4
Size: Large

SKILLS

Awareness 6, Agility 4, Might 9, Endurance 8, Charm 0, Roguery 1, Wilderness Lore 5, Folk Lore 3,
Brawl 8, Sword‑Play 0, Marksmanship 0, Craftsmanship 0, Dark Sight 6, Healing 1, Magic 0, Magic Resistance 4

TRAITS

• Lure Light: Creatures within 6 squares Awareness (5) or approach
• Abyssal Bite: Offense = Might+4; damage 3d6
• Crushing Jaws: Grappled targets take 2d6/round

ATTACKS

Primary — Abyssal Bite: Offense = Might+4, damage 3d6
Secondary — Tail Smash: Offense = Might+3, damage 2d6

LOOT

1–3 deep‑flesh, 4 angler tooth, 5 abyss shard, 6 abyssal core

🜇 8. Kraken Spawn

Juvenile kraken with grasping tentacles.
Rank: Veteran • Role: Controller • Block: Full

CORE STATS

Speed: Swim 8
HP: 9d6+9
Offense: Might+4
Defense: 4
Size: Huge

SKILLS

Awareness 6, Agility 5, Might 10, Endurance 9, Charm 0, Roguery 1, Wilderness Lore 4, Folk Lore 3,
Brawl 9, Sword‑Play 0, Marksmanship 0, Craftsmanship 0, Dark Sight 5, Healing 2, Magic 0, Magic Resistance 5

TRAITS

• Tentacle Grab: Offense = Might+4; target Agility (5) or Restrained
• Ink Cloud: 3‑square radius; −2 to attacks
• Crushing Pull: Restrained targets take 2d6

ATTACKS

Primary — Tentacle Slam: Offense = Might+4, damage 3d6
Secondary — Beak Bite: Offense = Might+3, damage 2d6

LOOT

1–3 ink, 4 tentacle, 5 kraken shard, 6 kraken‑heart

🜇 9. Leviathan of the Shelf

(Already created earlier — included here for chapter completeness.)
Rank: Legendary • Role: Titan • Block: Full

🜇 10. The Abyssal Maw

The hunger at the bottom of the world.
Rank: Mythic • Role: Titan / Lurker • Block: Full

CORE STATS

Speed: Swim 7
HP: 16d6+16
Offense: Might+6
Defense: 8
Size: Titanic

SKILLS

Awareness 10, Agility 5, Might 14, Endurance 16, Charm 0, Roguery 0, Wilderness Lore 10, Folk Lore 7,
Brawl 12, Sword‑Play 0, Marksmanship 0, Craftsmanship 0, Dark Sight 6, Healing 3, Magic 10, Magic Resistance 10

TRAITS

• World‑End Bite: Offense = Might+6; damage 5d6; Agility (6) or swallowed
• Crushing Depths: Swallowed targets take 3d6/round
• Abyssal Pull: 6‑square radius; Agility (6) or dragged 1d6 squares
• Mythic Regeneration: Regains 2d6 HP/round

ATTACKS

Primary — Titanic Bite: Offense = Might+6, damage 5d6
Mythic — Abyssal Collapse: 6‑square radius; 5d6; Endurance (6) halves

LOOT

1–2 abyssal water
3–4 deep shard
5 maw‑tooth
6 mythic abyss core

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