Hello. I'm getting back into Pathfinder after a hiatus, and one of the ideas I had in mind is based off of the Chinese myth that when a carp completes its journey over a waterfall, it turns into a dragon. Since a vast number of Pathfinder monsters are based off of well known myths, why not we have a monster based off of this one?
I don't have the full statistics yet, but here's what I had in mind for the monster so far in terms of statistics:
Type: Dragon (aquatic)
Size: Either Medium, Large or Huge
Alignment: Neutral Good
Prefered CR: somewhere between 6 or 10 (maybe 8)
Immunities: enchantment effects
Weakness: poisons
Spell-Like Abilities: a cure wounds spell of an appropriate level for a monster of its CR (perhaps cure moderate wounds); others would be mainly supportive spells like bless
Speed: Obviously this creature would have a swim speed, but also a fly speed
In terms of monster roles, I feel like spell would be the best role for the carp dragon; a common way for this monster to advance in levels is giving it levels in the bard or sorcerer class (with celestial being the most common bloodline for carp dragons).
I'll get a full statistics out for it whenever I get it down, but this is just a rough draft of it. Any suggestions or ideas for the statistics are welcome.