Fiendish Octopus

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[h3][color:#8FCB6B]Fiendish Octopus CR 1 [roll:1d20|d20] [roll:1d100|d%][/color][/h3]
Always CE Small Magical Beast (Extraplanar)
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[b]Init[/b] [roll:1d20+3|+3]; [b]Senses[/b] darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Listen +2, Spot +5
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[b]Languages[/b] —
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[b]AC[/b] 16 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +2 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 13
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[b]hp[/b] 2d8 (9 hp)
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[b]Fort[/b] [roll:1d20+3|+3] [b]Ref[/b] [roll:1d20+6|+6] [b]Will[/b] [roll:1d20+1|+1]
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[b]Speed[/b] 20 ft. (4 squares), swim 30 ft.
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[b]Space/Reach[/b] 5 ft./5 ft.
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[b]Base Atk[/b] +1; [b]Grp[/b] +2
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[b]Melee[/b] arms [roll:1d20+5|+5] (0)[br]
[b]Full Atk[/b] arms [roll:1d20+5|+5] (0) and bite [roll:1d20+0|+0] ([roll:1d3])[br]
[b]Attack Options[/b] Improved grab, Smite good[br]
[b]SQ[/b] darkvision 60 ft., Ink cloud, jet, low-light vision, resistance to cold 5 and fire 5, SR 7
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[b]Abilities[/b] Str 12, Dex 17, Con 11, Int 3, Wis 12, Cha 3
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[b]Feats[/b] Weapon Finesse
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[b]Skills[/b] Escape Artist +13, Hide +11, Listen +2, Spot +5, Swim +9
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[b]Advancement[/b] 3–6 HD (Medium)
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[b]Environment[/b] Any evil-aligned plane
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[b]Organization[/b] Solitary
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[b]Treasure[/b] None
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[b]Aquatic:[/b] May be summoned only into an aquatic or watery environment.

[b]Summon Monster:[/b] Summon Monster I (aquatic only)

[b]Smite Good (Su):[/b] Once per day, this creature can make a normal melee attack to deal +2 extra damage against an good foe.

[b]Improved Grab (Ex):[/b] To use this ability, an octopus must hit with its arms 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 automatically deals bite damage.

[b]Ink Cloud (Ex):[/b] Once per minute as a free action, emit a 10-ft. cube of ink providing total concealment.

[b]Jet (Ex):[/b] Once per round as a full-round action, jet backward 200 feet in a straight line without provoking attacks of opportunity.

[b]Skills:[/b] +4 racial on Hide, +10 racial on Escape Artist, +8 racial on Swim; can always take 10 on Swim.

[b]Fiendish template:[/b] Applied to the base creature (see [url:https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/fiendishCreature.htm]Fiendish Creature[/url]). Animals and vermin become magical beasts; Intelligence is at least 3; darkvision 60 ft.; energy resistance, DR, and SR by Hit Dice; natural weapons count as magic for overcoming DR when the creature has DR.
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[i]These bottom-dwelling sea creatures are dangerous only to their prey. If disturbed, they usually try to escape.[/i]

[small]Open Game Content · [url:https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/octopus.htm]Monster entry[/url] · [url:https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/fiendishCreature.htm]Fiendish Creature[/url] · [url:https://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/summonMonsterI.htm]Summon Monster I[/url].[/small]

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