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.

Associated Games/Campaigns

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

Homeworld Data

World Size:  Large (8)
Atmosphere:  Standard (6)

Terrain	Frequency	Quantity
Forest (Woods)	Uncommon (4-)	1D6

Weaponry

Initiative:  3

Weapon	To Hit	Dam	Pen	Range	Attack Type
Claws	9	20D	1	Long	Armed Melee Attack

Armor

Head	Chest	Abdomen	Forequarters	Hindquarters
(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)

Move

Ground	Water	Air	Tunneling
10/20/40	—	—	—

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

Hit Record