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Octopus

Octopus

Beast · no Crown (Mundane)

T1d4Minor

Ink-squirting reef dwellers, octopuses camouflage and grapple, tentacles squeezing tight.

Tier 1  ·  Role Minor  ·  Pool Vigor 1 (+1 overflow)  ·  AC 10  ·  ATK +1  ·  Save DC 11  ·  Dmg 1 (flat)

AC1010 base
Vigor1Tier, plus 1 overflow. Flees at 0, dies at 2 total damage
Move30 ft
Initiatived8rerolled each round
Attack+1d20 + bonus vs AC
Damage1flat, crit d4, floored at 1
Save DC11Tier 1 DC
Crit20natural 20 only
StatScoreModDie
Body12--
Mind8--
Sense12--
Heart8--
Cunning14--
Fate12--

A Minor has no attribute mechanics: the scores describe the creature, they do not roll.

Passives

Passive

Aquatic

Swims at 30 ft. Can survive out of water for 30 minutes.

Passive

Underwater Camouflage

Advantage on Cunning checks to hide underwater

Maneuvers

Maneuver

Tentacles

Standard attack. Target is grappled.

Maneuver

Ink Cloud (1/day)

Create a 5 ft cloud of ink. Creatures inside are blinded.

Tactics

GM tactics

Hides among rocks and coral. Inks and flees if threatened.

Running it

Rules

  • Vigor equal to Tier, with an overflow of the same size behind it: 1, then 1 more. Neither half regenerates.
  • A hit deals a flat 1, no roll. A crit (natural 20 only) rolls d4 and never lands below 1.
  • Crits on a natural 20 only.
  • Minor: no stat modifiers or dice in play; its scores describe the creature, they do not roll.
  • At 0 Vigor it breaks and flees, out of the fight but alive; Fanatics fight on into the overflow instead.
  • Total damage reaching 2 kills it outright, and a single blow of 2 or more kills it on the spot.
  • Vigor damage is simply damage against a Minor: its whole pool is Vigor.
  • Group morale: when its group loses half its number, fled or dead, the rest check morale.
  • NPCs never take wounds.