Aquatic Combat vs Living Waterfall

[heliopolix]

As creatures of elemental water, you'd imagine living waterfalls would be well-suited to underwater combat. However, their primary attacks are hindered when attacking in water.

Aquatic Combat (CRB 478) wrote:

You take a -2 circumstance penalty to melee slashing or bludgeoning attacks that pass through water.

Living Waterfall (B 152) wrote:

Melee [1A] wave +15 (reach 10 feet), Damage 2d8+7 bludgeoning plus Push or Pull 5 feet

As written, it seems clear that the elemental takes the penalty to attacks.

This seems wrong to me; in my game, water elementals can attack in water without penalty. How would you all rule this in your own games?

[Tiene]

Maybe waive the penalty for attacks and effects that have the water trait (and count all unarmed attacks by elementals as having their own trait). But I think it still makes some sense. Afterall, waterfalls are supposed to be above water.

[Eltacolibre]

Another case of not reading everything...check the aquatic trait at the end of the bestiary.

[heliopolix]

Eltacolibre wrote:

Another case of not reading everything...check the aquatic trait at the end of the bestiary.

Tip of the hat to you sir. I did indeed not read that as I was preparing the encounter. Aquatic creatures are good at aquatic combat, and all is well.