Monsters / Octopus, Giant

Octopus, Giant

CR 8 - 4,800 XP - N Large Animal

Stat block

AC18 (touch 11, flat-footed 16)HP90 (12d8+36)SavesFort +11, Ref +12, Will +7Meleebite +13 (1d8+5 plus poison), 8 tentacles +11 (1d4+2 plus grab)Speed20 ft., swim 30 ft., jet 200 ft.AbilitiesStr 20, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 3BAB / CMB / CMD+9 / +15 / 27Senseslow-light vision; Perception +8Environmentany ocean

Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (4 rules)

Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.

constrict (from special_attacks)
special attacks: constrict 1d4+2 each round it holds
grapple-grab (from melee)
melee: bite +13 (1d8+5 plus poison), 8 tentacles +11 (1d4+2 plus grab) - grab rides the hit
aoo-coverage (from feats)
feats: Combat Reflexes - movement through its reach is punished
strikes-first (from feats)
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do

On-hit riders and breath

constrict1d4+2

From the entry

Bite: The giant octopus is a true monster capable of catching and eating sharks, humans, or anything else it can grab with its tentacles.