Tusoteuthis

Tusoteuthis is an type of giant squid that lives in the warm, shallow seas of the Cretaceous.

Originally Posted by Cleon of the En World forums.    
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A typical Tusoteuthis is 20 feet or so from tailfin to tentacle-tip and weighs around 500 pounds. Its body is about 6 feet long, but its tentacles exceed 10 feet
in length.

Tusoteuthis
Large animal (Aquatic)
Hit Dice	6d8+12 (39 hp)
Initiative	+3
Speed	Swim 60 ft. (12 squares)
Armour Class	15 (-1 size, +3 Dexterity, +3 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple	+4/+15 [+1 per 2 limbs]
Attack	Tentacles +7 melee (1d4+3)
Full Attack	Tentacles +7 melee (1d4+3) and 8 arms +4 melee (1) and bite +4 melee (1d10+1)
Space/Reach	10 ft./5 ft. (15 ft. with tentacles, 10 ft. with arms)
Special Attacks	Constrict, gnawing beak, improved grab
Special Qualities	DR 5/slashing or piercing, Ink cloud, jet, superior Low-Light Vision
Saves	Fort +7, Ref +8, Will +3
Abilities	Strength 16, Dexterity 17, Constitution 15, Intelligence 1, Wisdom 12, Charisma 2
Skills	Listen +7, Spot +12, Swim +12
Feats	Weapon Focus (tentacles), Blind-Fight, Endurance, MultiattackB
Environment	Warm aquatic
Organization	Solitary
Challenge Rating	3
Advancement	7-9 HD (Large); 10-12 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment	–

Combat

A Tusoteuthis giant squid seizes hold of prey with its tentacles, then secures them in its arms and bites with its beak. If threatened it jets away, maybe covering its escape with a cloud of ink.

A Tusoteuthis has an arm reach equal to a tall creature of its size, and a tentacle reach equal to its space plus its base reach, so 15 feet for a Large Tusoteuthis and 25 feet for a Huge one.

Constrict (Ex): A Tusoteuthis deals automatic arm or tentacle 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 or arm 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 Tusoteuthis has a +4 racial bonus to grapple checks with its tentacles, with an additional bonus of 1 per two arms or tentacles it is holding its opponent with. If it hits a target with multiple limbs as part of a full attack routine it only makes one grapple check to resolve the hold.

Gnawing Beak (Ex): If a Tusoteuthis seeks to bite an opponent it is grappling, the attack is resolved as a primary attack (bite +7 melee for 1d10+3 damage).

Ink Cloud (Ex): A Tusoteuthis can emit a cloud of jet-black ink 10 feet high by 10 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 400 feet. It must move in a straight line, but does not provoke attacks of opportunity while jetting.

Superior Low-Light Vision (Ex): A giant squid can see five times as far as a human can in dim light.

Skills

Giant squids’ huge eyes give them a +8 racial bonus to Spot checks. A giant squid has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard and 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.