Merfolk in Carrion Crown

[Herald of the Great Old Ones]

Dear Paizo,

I had a PC death in CC last week. The player asked if his new character could be a strongtailed merfolk dragon disciple. What's the best way to kill him (the person not the character)?

Thanks

[Troubleshooter]

Please, oh please convince him to play a Gillman instead.

I'd turn the horror up to 11 before you could say 'Innsmouth'.

[Bigtuna]

I'm just gonna assume you are serious. Don't.

[David knott 242]

If you have the Advanced Race Guide, point him to the Undine instead. That class has a fully amphibious racial option and is fairly well balanced with standard race options -- certainly more so than the merfolk (overpowered if mobile on land) or the gillman (seriously underpowered).

[Starbuck_II]

David knott 242 wrote:

If you have the Advanced Race Guide, point him to the Undine instead. That class has a fully amphibious racial option and is fairly well balanced with standard race options -- certainly more so than the merfolk (overpowered if mobile on land) or the gillman (seriously underpowered).

Undine are only goods casters though.

Nothing wrong with Merfolk, A Barbarian Merfolk has a 25ft movement speed.

[Dabbler]

The easiest answer is "No." You can offer him other options, but bottom line he will have a character that cannot ride and cannot walk fast. This is not good for the party in a campaign where travel (and fast travel) is mandatory.