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=SQUID, GIANT=

{{3.5e Monster Classic
|creature=
|style=
|size=Huge |type=Animal |subtypes=Aquatic
|hd=12d8+18  |hp=72 
|init=+3
|speed=[[SRD:Swim Skill|Swim]] 80 ft. (16 squares)
|ac=17 (–2 size, +3 [[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]], +6 natural) |touch=11  |flat=14 
|bab=+9 |grapple=+29
|at=Tentacle +15 melee (1d6+8)
|full_at=10 tentacles +15 melee (1d6+8) and bite +10 melee (2d8+4)
|space=15 ft. |reach=15 ft. (30 ft. with tentacle)
|sa=[[SRD:Constrict|Constrict]] 1d6+8, [[SRD:Improved Grab|improved grab]]
|sq=Ink cloud, jet, [[SRD:Low-Light Vision|low-light vision]]
|fort=+9 |ref=+11 |will=+5
||str=26|dex=17|con=13|int=1|wis=12|cha=2
|skills=[[SRD:Listen Skill|Listen]] +10, [[SRD:Spot Skill|Spot]] +11, [[SRD:Swim Skill|Swim]] +16
|feats=[[SRD:Alertness|Alertness]], [[SRD:Diehard (Feat)|Diehard]], [[SRD:Endurance|Endurance]], [[SRD:Toughness|Toughness]] (2)
|env=Temperate aquatic
|align=[[SRD:Neutral|Always neutral]]
|org=Solitary
|cr=9
|adv=13–18 [[SRD:Hit Dice|HD]] (Huge); 19–36 [[SRD:Hit Dice|HD]] (Gargantuan)
|la=—
}}
These voracious creatures can have bodies more than 20 feet long and attack almost anything they meet.

===Combat===
An opponent can attack a giant squid’s tentacles with a [[SRD:Sunder|sunder]] attempt as if they were weapons. A giant squid’s tentacles have 10 [[SRD:Hit Points|hit points]] each. If a giant squid is currently [[SRD:Grappling|grappling]] a target with the tentacle that is being attacked, it usually uses another limb to make its [[SRD:Attacks of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] against the opponent making the [[SRD:Sunder|sunder attempt]]. Severing one of a giant squid’s tentacles deals 5 points of damage to the creature. A giant squid usually withdraws from combat if it loses five tentacles. The creature regrows severed limbs in 1d10+10 days.

'''[[SRD:Constrict|Constrict]] ([[SRD:Ex|Ex]]):''' A giant squid deals 1d6+8 points of damage with a successful [[SRD:Grapple|grapple check]].

'''[[SRD:Improved Grab|Improved Grab]] ([[SRD:Ex|Ex]]):''' To use this ability, a giant squid must hit an opponent of any size with a tentacle attack. It can then attempt to start a [[SRD:Grapple|grapple]] as a [[SRD:Free Actions|free action]] without provoking an [[SRD:Attacks of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]]. If it wins the [[SRD:Grapple|grapple check]], it establishes a hold and can [[SRD:Constrict|constrict]]. *A giant squid has a +4 racial bonus on [[SRD:Grapple|grapple checks]].

'''Ink Cloud ([[SRD:Ex|Ex]]):''' A giant squid can emit a cloud of jet-black ink 20 feet high by 20 feet wide by 20 feet long once per minute as a [[SRD:Free Actions|free action]]. The cloud provides total [[SRD:Concealment|concealment]], which the squid normally uses to escape a losing fight. All vision within the cloud is obscured.

'''Jet ([[SRD:Ex|Ex]]):''' A giant squid can jet backward once per [[SRD:Round|round]] as a [[SRD:Full-Round Actions|full-round action]], at a speed of 320 feet. It must move in a straight line, but does not provoke [[SRD:Attacks of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]] while jetting.

'''[[SRD:Skills (Creature Statistic)|Skills:]]''' A giant squid has a +8 racial bonus on any [[SRD:Swim Skill|Swim]] check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a [[SRD:Swim Skill|Swim]] check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

'''See Wikipedia Entry:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid Giant Squid]

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[[Category:SRD]]
[[Category:OGL]]
[[Category:Monster]]
Alignment	Always neutral +
Challenge Rating	9 +
Environment	Temperate aquatic +
Level Adjustment	— +
Size	Huge +
Subtype	Aquatic +
Title	Giant Squid +
Type	Animal +