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Description
After mammals
became extinct, squids filled in the niches,
creating a new group, called Terrasquids. The
megasquid is about 3.65 m tall, 7.2-tonne
terrestrial air-breathing descendant of squid. With
tentacles that extend to 3 m and rhino-like skin,
the megasquid is a formidable creature. It roams the
northern forests of the planet. Eight of its arms
have evolved to become legs that look like thick
columns, each about 1/3 of a meter thick. The
remaining two arms have evolved to become
manipulatory tentacle-like appendages. Its
locomotion is different from other animals: it first
moves its right front and back legs and the left
middle legs, then its left front and back legs and
its right middle legs. Although it would appear that
an invertebrate of this size would not be able to
live on land (it would be crushed by gravity due to
lack of bones), it has specialized muscles that form
rings and columns in the legs to form a mock
skeleton-like supporting structure. On its forehead
is a pouch for producing a call akin to that of a
frog. Its main food source is fruit and Squibbon. |
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Originally Published:
2011-09-24
Last Updated: 2011-09-24 Original Concept:
Mother Nature
Final Design: Gerry Harris |
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Name: Megasquid
Encounter Type: Animal
Category:
Omnivore
Type:
Gatherer
Special Attributes: None
Weight: 7200 kg (size 14.2)
Size: 5×5 (1-meter grid squares)
Hits: 86/172
Reaction: A7 F7 |
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Homeworld Data
World Size:
Large (8)
Atmosphere:
Standard (6)
| Terrain |
Frequency |
Quantity |
| Forest (Woods) |
Uncommon (4-) |
1D6 |
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Weaponry
Initiative:
3
| Weapon |
To Hit |
Dam |
Pen |
Range |
Attack Type |
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Claws |
9 |
20D |
1 |
Long |
Armed Melee Attack |
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Armor
| Head |
Chest |
Abdomen |
Forequarters |
Hindquarters |
| (1) |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) |
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Move
| Ground |
Water |
Air |
Tunneling |
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10/20/40 |
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— |
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Supplemental Data
| STR: — |
INT: — |
| AGL: — |
EDU: — |
| CON: — |
CHR: — |
| EMP: — |
Meat: 2160 kg
Price (for food): §14,400 at market
Price (for working): §28,800
Price (for pet): §72,000
Load: 2400 kg
Pull Power (MW): 0.0036 |
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Hit Record
| Scratch |
0 |
-1 Initiative |
| Slight |
00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000
00000 |
-1 Initiative (-2 Total) |
| Serious |
00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000
00000 |
-1 Initiative (-3 Total),
½ Strength |
| Critical |
0 |
Unconscious |
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