Giant Squid

Name	Giant Squid
Sorted Name	Squid, Giant
Family	Squid, Giant
Size and Type	Huge Animal (Aquatic)
Hit Dice Count	12
Hit Dice	12d8+18 (72 hp)
Random Hit Points	12d8+18 - 12
Initiative	+3
Speed	Swim 80 ft. (16 squares)
Armor Class	17 (-2 size, +3 Dex, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple	+9/+29
Attack	Tentacle +15 melee (1d6+8)
Full Attack	10 tentacles +15 melee (1d6+8) and bite +10 melee (2d8+4)
Space/Reach	15 ft./15 ft. (30 ft. with tentacle)
Special Attacks	Constrict 1d6+8, improved grab
Special Qualities	Ink cloud, jet, low-light vision
Saves	Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +5
Abilities	Str 26, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2
Skills	Listen +10, Spot +11, Swim +16
Feats	Alertness, Diehard, Endurance, Toughness (2)
Environment	Temperate aquatic
Challenge Rating	9
Organization	Solitary
Advancement	13-18 HD (Huge); 19-36 HD (Gargantuan)
Level Adjustment	-
Version	SRD
Sources	System Reference Document
Stat_Block	Giant squid; CR 9; Huge animal (aquatic); HD 12d8+18; hp 72; Init +3; Spd Swim 80 ft. (16 squares); AC 17 (-2 size, +3 dex, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 14; Base Atk +9; Grp +29; Atk +15 melee (1d6+8, tentacle); Full Atk +15 melee (1d6+8, 10 tentacles) and +10 melee (2d8+4, bite); Space/Reach 15 ft./15 ft. (30 ft. with tentacle); SA Constrict 1d6+8, improved grab; SQ Ink cloud, jet, low-light vision; AL N; SV Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +5; Str 26, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2 Skills and Feats: Listen +10, Spot +11, Swim +16; Alertness, Diehard, Endurance, Toughness (2)

Squid, Giant

	Squid, Giant
	Huge Animal (Aquatic)
Hit Dice:	12d8+18 (72 hp)
Initiative:	+3
Speed:	Swim 80 ft. (16 squares)
Armor Class:	17 (-2 size, +3 Dex, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+9/+29
Attack:	Tentacle +15 melee (1d6+8)
Full Attack:	10 tentacles +15 melee (1d6+8) and bite +10 melee (2d8+4)
Space/Reach:	15 ft./15 ft. (30 ft. with tentacle)
Special Attacks:	Constrict 1d6+8, improved grab
Special Qualities:	Ink cloud, jet, low-light vision
Saves:	Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +5
Abilities:	Str 26, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2
Skills:	Listen +10, Spot +11, Swim +16
Feats:	Alertness, Diehard, Endurance, Toughness (2)
Environment:	Temperate aquatic
Organization:	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	9
Advancement:	13-18 HD (Huge); 19-36 HD (Gargantuan)
Level Adjustment:	-

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 sunder attempt as if they were weapons. A giant squid's tentacles have 10 hit points each. If a giant squid is currently grappling a target with the tentacle that is being attacked, it usually uses another limb to make its attack of opportunity against the opponent making the 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.

Constrict (Ex): A giant squid deals 1d6+8 points of damage with a successful grapple check.

Improved Grab (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 grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can constrict. *A giant squid has a +4 racial bonus on grapple checks.

Ink Cloud (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 free action. The cloud provides total concealment, which the squid normally uses to escape a losing fight. All vision within the cloud is obscured.

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

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