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The Landsquid
Huge Aberration (Amphibious, Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 18d8+180 (261 hp)
Initiative: +6
Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares), Swim 30 ft.
Armor Class: 22 (-2 Size, +2 Dex, +12 Natural), touch 10, flat-footed 20
Base Attack/Grapple: +13/+31
Attack: Tentacle +22 melee (2d6+10/19-20)
Full Attack: 2 Tentacles +22 melee (2d6+10/19-20)
Space/Reach: 15 ft./10 ft. (15 ft. w/Tentacles)
Special Attacks: Ominous Droning, Constrict (2d6+10), Improved Grab, Trample (2d8+15)
Special Qualities: Darkvision 120 ft., All-around Vision, Ink Jet, Regeneration 5, Blindsight 30 ft.
Saves: Fort +16, Ref +8, Will +14
Abilities: Str 30, Dex 14, Con 30, Int 3, Wis 12, Cha 12
Skills: Intimidate +9, Listen +5, Search +7, Spot +9, Survival +3, Swim +18
Feats: Ability Focus (Ominous Droning), Alertness, Improved Critical (Tentacle), Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (Tentacle)
Environment: Any, except Cold or Desert
Organization: Unique
Challenge Rating: 11
Treasure: None
Alignment: Neutral
Advancement: 19-27 HD (Huge), 28-54 HD (Gargantuan)
Level Adjustment: ---

The Landsquid is effectively a squidlike creature modified to be amphibious. It's a fat, fleshy cone with warty, wrinkled brown flesh, and ringed with dozens of simple, black eyes. It stands on 8 thick arms designed to serve as legs on land, and uses it's two tentacles as prey grabbers. It just sort of wandered out of a small sea within the Pit, and began Kaijuing it's way through a local village. It's since found it's way to a zoo while the local Fiends try to figure out what it is, and where it came from.

Ominous Droning (Su): The Landsquid emits a constant droning sound. Anything within 30 feet of it must make a DC 22 Willpower Save (Save DC is Cha based), or take a -2 penalty to all skill and ability checks (-4 to Concentration Checks) for as long as it remains within the area of effect. They must save again upon re-entering the area.

Constrict (Ex): The Landsquid deals 2d6+10 points of damage with a successful grapple check.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a Landsquid 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.

Trample (Ex): Reflex half DC 29. The save DC is Strength-based.

All-around Vision (Ex): It's many eyes give it a +4 racial bonus to Spot and Search checks and they can't be flanked.

Ink Jet (Ex): A Landsquid 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 Landsquid normally uses to escape a losing fight. All vision within the cloud is obscured. On land it sprays this as jet. This is a ranged touch attack with +13 to hit, and a range of 40 feet. If it hits successfully, the target is Blinded for 1d6 rounds.

Regeneration (Ex): Electricity and acid deal normal damage to a Landsquid. If a Landsquid loses a limb or body part, the lost portion regrows in 3d6 minutes. The creature can reattach the severed member instantly by holding it to the stump.

Skills: A Landsquid 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.

Combat: The Landsquid is a curious creature, and will often play with opponents while trying to decide if they are food. If it decides that they are, it crushes them with it's tentacles. If not, it blinds them with it's ink, and skitters away. The zookeepers swear it makes giggling noises as it does this.



The Landsquid
"Good evening, and welcome to Mutual of Gnomeahaw's Wild Kingdom! I'm your host Harlan Jergens, and this is my assistant Jim! Today on Wild Kingdom we'll be looking at a local anomaly known as the Landsquid."

Rampages For Fun
"So we understand it appeared one day, and began wrecking a small town?"

"For funsies no less.."

"Yeah. We could swear it was laughing all the while."

A Total Mystery

"Has anything been discovered about it's nature?"

"Or about that horrific noise coming from it?"

"The noise is semi-telepathic in nature, but we're not sure if the squid is making it deliberately, or if it just emanates from it."

"That's all?"

"Hasn't it been here for a few hundred years?"

"You have to understand. The squid is...a prankster."

"Harlan, duck!"

"phwepth"