Giant-Octopus

Giant Octopus

columns: 2
forcecolumns: true
layout: Path2eBlock
statblock: true
source: "B1"
name: "Giant Octopus"
level: "Creature 8"
alignment: "N"
size: "Huge"
trait_03: "Animal"
trait_04: "Aquatic"
perception:
  - name: "Perception"
    desc: "Perception +15; __low-light vision__;"
skills:
  - name: "Skills"
    desc: "__Acrobatics__: +17 (1d20+17); __Athletics__: +20 (1d20+20); __Stealth__: +17 (1d20+17); "
abilityMods: [6, 3, 4, -3, 3, -2]
 
abilities_bot:
  - name: "Compression"
    desc: "  A giant octopus can move through a gap at least 2 feet wide without [[Squeeze|Squeezing]], and can [[Squeeze]] through a gap at least 1 foot wide."
  - name: "Constrict"
    desc: "⬻  1 (1d8+9) bludgeoning."
  - name: "Giant Octopus Venom"
    desc: " ([[poison]]);  __Saving Throw__ DC 26 Fortitude. __Maximum Duration__ 6 rounds __Stage 1__ 1 (2d6) poison damage and [[flat-footed|flat-footed]] (1 round) __Stage 2__ 1 (2d6) poison damage, [[clumsy|clumsy 1]], and [[flat-footed|flat-footed]] (1 round) __Stage 3__ 1 (2d6) poison damage, [[clumsy|clumsy 2]], and [[flat-footed|flat-footed]] (1 round)"
  - name: "Ink Cloud"
    desc: "⬻  The octopus emits a cloud of black ink in a 30-foot emanation. This cloud has no effect outside of water. Creatures inside the cloud are [[undetected|undetected]] and can't use their sense of smell. The cloud dissipates after 1 minute. The octopus can't use Ink Cloud again for 1 (2d6) rounds."
  - name: "Jet"
    desc: "⬺ ([[move]]);  The octopus moves up to 200 feet in a straight line through the water without triggering reactions."
  - name: "Writhing Arms"
    desc: "⬺  The giant octopus makes up to four [[Strike|Strikes]] with different arms, each against a different target. Each attack counts separately for the octopus's multiple attack penalty, but the penalty doesn't increase the penalty until the octopus has made all the attacks. If the octopus subsequently uses the Grab action, it can Grab any number of creatures it hit with Writhing Arms."
 
speed: 15 feet, swim 40 feet; compression;
 
ac: 27
armorclass:
  - name: AC
    desc: "27; __Fort__: +16 (1d20+16); __Ref__: +17 (1d20+17); __Will__: +15 (1d20+15);"
health:
  - name: HP
    desc: "135; "
 
 
attacks:
  - name: Melee
    desc: "⬻ arm +20 ([[agile]], [[reach|reach 15 feet]]); __Damage__ 1 (2d8+9) bludgeoning plus Grab"
  - name: Melee
    desc: "⬻ beak +20 __Damage__ 1 (2d8+9) piercing plus giant octopus venom"
 
sourcebook: "_Bestiary_, page 250."

Encounter

name: Giant Octopus
creatures:
  - 1: Giant Octopus