Looking for rusalkas


Lost Omens Campaign Setting General Discussion

Paizo Employee Creative Director

The rusalka's a water-based fey, and I find myself in need of one. For Pathfinder, not in real life. I know of the version that appeared in Frostburn, the version that appeared in Polyhedron, and the version that appeared in Dragon, but all of these, unfortunately, aren't open content.

I'd rather not develop a brand-new d20 version of them for the adventure (since this volume of Pathfinder's already WAY FULL UP on new monsters). I suppose I could use the tome of horrors' nereid, or throw a template onto a nymph, but I kind of need something that's also immune to cold since this critter's showing up in a high-mountain lake.

So... does anyone know of any other open d20 incarnation of this elusive water-based fey?

Dark Archive RPG Superstar 2013 Top 32

I've seen a couple. Check out Privateer Press's Monsternomicon Vol. 1 for one instance of a rusalka (I really liked this one). I believe Sword & Sorcery's Denizens of Darkness for Ravenloft (3.0, but should be easy to convert) also has one.

Liberty's Edge

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Monsternomicon is the only other source I can think of.

Sovereign Court

How about Frost & Fur from MonkeyGod Enterprises? There's a rusalka in there, and from my (admittedly inexperienced) reading of the OGL license, it appears to be open content.

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Monsternomicon, for the win!

Thanks! :)


Thanks, James, for the thread. I just looked them up on wiki for reference. Seems like a cross between a nixie/nymph and a revenant. I hope the crunch crunching goes well.

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A google search gives this:

http://home.gwi.net/~rdorman/frilond/rul/dm/rusalka.htm

Also Monkeygod had one here http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=5179

I'd say take the ToH Nereid and toss Green Ronin's Icy Template on it.

Liberty's Edge

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James Jacobs wrote:

Monsternomicon, for the win!

Thanks! :)

I just did a google search to see if I could find more for you and I found you're cheating on us with Enworld. :)

Liberty's Edge

I’m not aware of any apart from the ones you’ve mentioned James (I usually use the one from Dragon myself).

However, the Nereid (As described in the tome of horrors) does seem almost a perfect fit for a Rusalka – could you not use that with a note adding that it’s also immune to cold? Or would that not really be up to Pathfinder’s high standards?

Sovereign Court RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8

Damnation, my post got obliterated.

James, I'd say do a ToH Nereid with the icy creature template from GR's Advanced Bestiary.

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