Squid, Giant, Male
- Armor Class
- 4 [15]
- Hit Dice
- 6
- Attacks
- Tentacle or bite (1d6+1)
- Special
- grab/drowning, ink cloud escape
- Move
- Swim 12
- HDE/XP
- 6/400
Description
The giant squid dwells in the deep ocean. One can grow to a tremendous size, to a maximum of around 40 feet for females and 33 feet for males. The mantle of the giant squid is about 6½ feet long (more for females, less for males). Their tentacles are studded with barbs and sharp-edged suckers.
Members of any group of these creatures encountered are equally likely to be male or female. The GM may roll for this or may assign them as they see fit.
A giant squid normally opens with a tentacle attack. A successful tentacle attack means it has grabbed its prey; unless the victim can find a way to resist (using whatever method the player might think of and whatever rolls the GM may choose), they will be pulled into the water and thus be in danger of drowning. Once a victim is held, the squid may use its bite as its single attack on later rounds. Don't forget to account for the weight of armor worn!
If a giant squid fails a morale check, it will squirt out a cloud of black "ink" 30' in diameter and then jet away at twice normal speed for 3d8 rounds. If a group fails a morale check they will move away in random directions in hopes that at least one will escape any pursuit.
See Also
Other creatures grouped under Squid: Squid, Giant, Female.
Source note: This creature is converted from Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game, 4th Edition Release 142, © 2006–2025 Chris Gonnerman. The Basic Fantasy textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.