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Sahuagin

Monstrous Humanoid · minor threat

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Sahuagin top-down encounter tokenSahuagin top-down flat-top hex token

Monstrous Humanoid · SM +0 Sahuagin [Monster Manual, page 217]

Attributes

ST12
DX11
IQ10
HT11
HP12
Will10
Per12
FP11
Basic Speed5.5
Basic Move5
Dodge9
DR1

Melee attacks

UsageLevelDamageReach
Trident one-handedTrident one-handed (13): thrust 1d+2(0.5) impaling (KYOS: 2d-1(0.5) impaling), Reach 1*. Unbalanced Parry. Can strike to disarm (p. B401) without -2 to hit for using a non-fencing weapon. Target at -1 to Dodge, +1 to Block or Parry.13thrust 1d+2(0.5) impaling (KYOS: 2d-1(0.5) impaling)1*
Trident two-handedTrident two-handed (13): thrust 2d-1(0.5) impaling (KYOS: 2d(0.5) impaling), Reach 1-2*. Can strike to disarm (p. B401) without -2 to hit for using a non-fencing weapon. Target at -1 to Dodge, +1 to Block or Parry.13thrust 2d-1(0.5) impaling (KYOS: 2d(0.5) impaling)1-2*
Sharp TeethSharp Teeth (13): thrust 1d-1 cutting (KYOS: 1d cutting), Reach C.13thrust 1d-1 cutting (KYOS: 1d cutting)C
Sharp ClawsSharp Claws (13): thrust 1d-1 cutting (KYOS: 1d cutting), Reach C.13thrust 1d-1 cutting (KYOS: 1d cutting)C

Traits (17)

  • Amphibious
  • Appearance (Ugly)
  • Berserk (9)
  • Combat Reflexes
  • Doesn’t Breathe (Gills)
  • Doesn’t Breathe (Oxygen Storage, On the surface, 300x)
  • Enhanced Move 1 (Water)
  • Infravision
  • Nictitating Membrane 2
  • Night Vision 5 (-5 is the native illumination level)
  • Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings)
  • Pressure Support 2
  • Social Stigma (Savage)
  • Sonar (Accessibility, In water; Biological (Passive); Restricted Arc, 60°; Targeting)
  • Speak Underwater
  • Speak with Animals (Specialized, Sharks)
  • Weakness (Fresh Water; 1d per 5 minutes; Fatigue Only)

Skills (5)

  • 12Aquabatics
  • 13Brawling
  • 12Intimidation
  • 13Spear
  • 14Survival (Saltwater Sea)

Notes

  • GCS ancestry draft: gcs/sahuagin.gct
  • Source template total: 90 points.
  • Library-rebuilt template total: 90 points.
  • CER was computed from parsed Typical Stats using the Dungeons On Automatic baseline CER path.
  • Review attacks, special abilities, encounter frequency, treasure, grappling, and GCS modifiers before approval.

Encounter rating

CER22
Offense15
Protection7
Threat tierminor
Appearing6
Wandering4

Tags

  • srd-3-5
  • srd-5-1
  • monstrous-humanoid

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Where this one came from
Source record
Sahuagin [Monster Manual, page 217]
Source system
gurps_4e_fan_conversion / author_permission
Released under
cc_by_4_0
Conversion
0.2.0-reviewed
Review status
approved
Credit
Original GURPS conversion by Enraged Eggplant, from Monsters (May 11, 2024); adapted and republished with permission.
  • GCS ancestry draft: gcs/sahuagin.gct
  • Source template total: 90 points.
  • Library-rebuilt template total: 90 points.
  • CER was computed from parsed Typical Stats using the Dungeons On Automatic baseline CER path.
  • CER recomputed from the reviewed Typical Stats through the canonical Dungeons on Automatic CER path: OR 15, PR 7, CER 22, threat tier minor.
  • Encounter metadata derived (gregarious): average number appearing 6, wandering weight 4. Encounter metadata derived for 0.2.0 from the reviewed threat tier and creature class (appearing: minor 4 / standard 2 / major 1 / severe 1, forced to 1 for solitary classes — including swarms, which are a single multi-body creature — and raised to 6 for gregarious minor creatures; wandering weight: minor 4 / standard 3 / major 2 / severe 1). The fan-conversion source states no appearing-in-numbers or wandering values, so these are derived, not source mechanics.
  • Lair, treasure, and grappling remain unpopulated in 0.2.0 by package policy: the authorized fan-conversion source states no lair, treasure, or grappling values, and review declines to invent them. See review/policy/0.2.0-empty-field-policy.md.
  • Review approved by automated-mechanical-review on 2026-07-26 (batch ee-2026-07-26-b4-special-mechanics); GCS fidelity check passed, DOA playability check passed.
  • Special-mechanics record. Mechanics the CER path cannot price are named per record in review/reports/cer-audit.md rather than folded into the number, and encounter counts are capped where a save-or-disable attack is present.

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