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Octopus, Giant

CR 8.00 Animal N Large HD 12

A storm of tentacles, each twenty feet in length, flails with deadly precision from the leathery body of this gigantic octopus.

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Description

The giant octopus is a true monster capable of catching and eating sharks, humans, or anything else it can grab with its tentacles.

Combat Stats

90 (12d8+36)

18, touch 11, flat-footed 16 (+2 Dex, +7 natural, -1 size)

Init

Speed

20 ft., swim 30 ft., jet 200 ft.

Fort

+11

Ref

+12

Will

BAB

CMB

+15 (+19 grapple)

CMD

27 (can't be tripped)

Melee: bite +13 (1d8+5 plus poison), 8 tentacles +11 (1d4+2 plus grab)
Space: 10 ft.
Reach: 10 ft. (20 ft. with tentacle)
Defensive Abilities: ink cloud (30-foot-radius sphere)
Racial Modifiers: +10 Escape Artist, +8 Stealth

Ability Scores

str

dex

con

int

-4

wis

cha

-4

Special Attacks

constrict (tentacle, 1d4+2)

Feats

Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Multiattack, Skill Focus (Stealth), Stealthy

Special Abilities

Universal Monster Rules

Grab

Grab (tentacles) Ex from Universal Monster Rule

If a creature with this special attack hits with the indicated attack (usually a claw or bite attack), it deals normal damage and attempts to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. The creature has the option to conduct the grapple normally, or simply to use the part of its body it used in the grab to hold the opponent. If it chooses to do the latter, it takes a –20 penalty on its combat maneuver check to make and maintain the grapple, but does not gain the grappled condition itself. A successful hold does not deal any extra damage unless the creature also has the constrict special attack. If the creature does not constrict, each successful grapple check it makes during successive rounds automatically deals the damage indicated for the attack that established the hold. Otherwise, it deals constriction damage as well (the amount is given in the creature's descriptive text). Creatures with grab receive a +4 bonus on combat maneuver checks made to start and maintain a grapple. Unless otherwise noted, grab works only against opponents no larger than the same size category as the creature. If the creature can use grab on sizes other than the default, this is noted in the creature's Special Attacks line.

Constrict (tentacle, 1d4+2) Ex from Universal Monster Rule

A creature with this special attack can crush an opponent, dealing bludgeoning damage, when it makes a successful grapple check (in addition to any other effects caused by a successful check, including additional damage). The amount of damage is given in the creature's entry and is typically equal to the amount of damage caused by the creature's melee attack.

Poison (bite) Ex from Universal Monster Rule

A creature with this ability can poison those it attacks. The effects of the poison, including its save, frequency, and cure, are included in the creature's description. The saving throw to resist a poison is usually a Fort save (DC 10 + 1/2 the poisoning creature's racial HD + the creature's Con modifier; the exact DC is given in the creature's descriptive text). Poisons can be removed through neutralize poison and similar effects.

Special Abilities

Ink Cloud (30-foot-radius sphere) from text

Feats, Traits & Items

Combat Reflexes from Feat

You may make a number of additional attacks of opportunity per round equal to your Dexterity bonus. With this feat, you may also make attacks of opportunity while flat-footed.

Improved Initiative from Feat

You get a +4 bonus on initiative checks.

Calculated: +4 Initiative

Iron Will from Feat

You get a +2 bonus on all Will saving throws.

Calculated: +2 Will

Lightning Reflexes from Feat

You get a +2 bonus on all Reflex saving throws.

Calculated: +2 Ref

Multiattack from Feat

The creature's secondary attacks with natural weapons take only a –2 penalty.

Skill Focus (Stealth) from Feat

You get a +3 bonus on all checks involving the chosen skill. If you have 10 or more ranks in that skill, this bonus increases to +6.

Calculated: +3 Skill Bonus

Stealthy from Feat

You get a +2 bonus on all Escape Artist and Stealth skill checks. If you have 10 or more ranks in one of these skills, the bonus increases to +4 for that skill.

Calculated: +2 Escape Artist, +2 Stealth

Skills

Escape Artist +18, Perception +8, Stealth +18, Swim +13

Details

Type: Animal
Alignment: N
Size: Large
Environment: any ocean
Organization: solitary
Treasure: incidental
Senses: low-light vision; Perception +8
Source: Bestiary

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