SRD:Merfolk (Race)

MerfolkEdit

Also see the Merfolk creature listing.

A merfolk is about 8 feet long from the top of the head to the end of the tail, and weighs about 400 pounds.

+2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, +2 Charisma
Humanoid (Aquatic)
Medium
Base land speed 5 feet (1 square), swim 50 feet (+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).
Low-Light Vision
Amphibious: Merfolk can breathe both air and water, although they rarely travel more than a few feet from the water’s edge.
Automatic Languages: Common and Aquan.
Favored Class: Bard
Level Adjustment: +1
Effective Character Level: 2

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