This large, majestic creature has the head, torso, and forelegs of a great, white-furred goat; the rear half of its body ends in a blue-green fish tail.
Capricorn CR 13
Capricorn illustration copyright © 1980 Alan Hunter. Used without permission.
Usually NG Large outsider (native, water)
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +21, Spot +21
Languages telepathy 120 ft
AC 18, touch 11, flat-footed 16
(-1 size, +2 Dex, +7 natural)
hp 119 (14 HD); DR 10/magic
SR 24
Fort +13, Ref +13, Will +13
Spd swim 80 ft. (16 squares)
Melee 2 hooves +19 (1d4+6) and gore +17 (2d6+3)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Base Atk +14; Grp +20
Atk Options Combat Expertise; magic strike
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 14th) At will—clairaudience/clairvoyance, detect good/evil, detect magic, invisibility, locate object, true strike
Abilities Str 23, Dex 15, Con 19, Int 18, Wis 18, Cha 21
Feats Combat Casting, Combat Expertise, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Multiattack
Skills Concentration +21 (+25 casting defensively), Diplomacy +24, Knowledge (any three) +21, Hide +15, Listen +21, Search +21, Sense Motive +21, Spot +21, Survival +21, Swim +23 (+31 perform some special action or avoid a hazard)
Advancement 15–28 HD (Large)
Magic Strike (Ex) A capricorn’s natural weapons are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
Telepathy (Su) A capricorn can communicate telepathically with any other creature within 120 ft that has a language.
Skills A capricorn has a +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.
Capricorns are aquatic outsiders of a very rare and powerful sort.
Strategy and Tactics
Capricorns will either attack with their front hooves or with their horns, but will not be able to use both at the same time in one melee round. Their use of invisibility makes them exceptionally dangerous to their enemies, and gives them access to many places in the seas that other beings cannot go.
Capricorn Lore
Characters with ranks in Knowledge (nature) can learn more about capricorns. When a character makes a successful skill check, the following lore is revealed, including the information from lower DCs.
| DC | Result |
|---|---|
| 23 | This creature is a capricorn, an aquatic outsider native to the Material Plane. |
| 28 | Capricorns are lore-masters of the sea, and will share this knowledge for a price. |
| 33 | A capricorn is resistant to spells and non-magical weapons. |
Sample Encounters
Capricorns are never encountered outside aquatic environments.
Solitary (EL 13): A single capricorn investigates a recent shipwreck.
Group (EL 15-16): A group of two to three capricorns are in pursuit of a sahuagin raiding party.
Ecology
Capricorns communicate via telepathy; oddly enough, these beautiful creatures cannot speak or make any sort of vocal noise.
Environment: Capricorns can be found in any aquatic environment.
Typical Physical Characteristics: Capricorns are large, usually 10 feet long, and have the head, torso and forelegs of a great, white-furred goat; the rear half of their body is a blue-green fish tail. The horns of a capricorn are 3 feet long and project backwards from the head in a straight line, but may be brought forward as deadly weapons in combat when the creature dips its head and lunges at an enemy.
Society
Capricorns are usually quite friendly, however, and act as the lore-masters of the deep seas. Tritons, sea elves, and mermen consult them on various matters, and player characters may find them to be quite knowledgeable about undersea ruins, wrecks, and possible treasure hoards and monsters—for a price.
These creatures are generally unwilling to serve as mounts for anyone, unless it is on a temporary basis for a powerful good person who needs help right away.
Capricorns hate all evil and will attack evil creatures without warning or provocation. They particularly hate the sahuagin and have fought them for thousands of years. Persons who aid capricorns in a fight against sahuagin, or who attack sahuagin themselves and make it known to a capricorn, may win a friendship with these beings, though neutral characters will not be as highly regarded as good ones.
Typical Treasure
Capricorns have standard treasure for their Challenge Rating, about 13,000 gp.
Psionic Capricorns
For DMs using psionics, a psionic version of the capricorn is presented below. Only the portions of the monster entry that are specifically changed by the addition of psionics rules have been listed. All other elements remain the same.
Usually NG Large outsider (native, psionic, water)
Feats Combat Manifestation, Combat Expertise, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Multiattack
A psionic capricorn does not possess spell-like abilities of the standard capricorn. Instead, it has psi-like abilities.
Psi-Like Abilities (Manifester Level 14th) At will—clairvoyant sense, cloud mind (DC 17), detect psionics, object reading, precognition, sensitivity to psychic impressions. The save DCs are Charisma-based.