Giant Octopus

Tier 2 Solo

A monstrous, aquatic mollusk that has eight sucker-bearing arms and a hard, beaklike jaw.

Motives & Tactics: Crush and bite, grapple, harry sailing vessels, hunt prey

Difficulty: 14 | Thresholds: 13/26 | HP: 10 | Stress: 5

ATK: +3 | Arm Whip: Close | 2d10 phy

Experience: Intelligent +3

Features

Relentless (3) - Passive: The Octopus can be spotlighted up to three times per GM turn. Spend Fear as usual to spotlight it.

Armed and Dangerous - Passive: When the Octopus first appears, place a d8 on this stat block with the 8 value facing up. When the Octopus makes a successful standard attack against a PC, you can add the die's value to the damage dealt. After you add its value to a roll, decrease the die's value by 1.

Grapple - Action: When the Octopus succeeds on a standard attack, you can spend a Fear to have the Octopus Grapple the target. While Grappled, the target is Restrained and Vulnerable until they break free with a successful Strength or Finesse Roll.

Crush - Action: Mark a Stress to deal 3d8 direct physical damage to a target Grappled by the Octopus.

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