SRD:Merfolk (Race)

Merfolk
Also see the Merfolk creature listing.

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

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 * 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:
 * Level Adjustment: +Level Adjustment::1
 * Effective Character Level: Effective Character Level::2
 * Level Adjustment: +Level Adjustment::1
 * Effective Character Level: Effective Character Level::2