Introduced in the Lost Caverns of Tsojconth, the Water Weird is a perfect introduction into elemental enemies for low level adventurers. Water Weirds, in their nature, are very deceptive and sneaky creatures one can encounter in a dungeon. They typically hide within a body of water whether it’s a pool, lake, or fountain. When they remain inside their body of water they are entirely invisible. It just looks like some stagnant water. Once in a battle Water Weirds are of reasonable difficulty. Their primary mode of attack is to constrict around their enemy and drown them. That’s kind of it, but where they lack in attack power they make up for in defenses. They are resistant to many damage types that aren’t magical and have even more condition immunities.

Water Weirds are an extremely low barrier to entry monster. Mechanically they appear to be very weak and potentially easy to…