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Teuthidians [Archive] - Wizards Community

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EpicEvokerElf
06-10-07, 03:35 PM Teuthidians (or Humanoid Squids) are basically human, but their arms are long, boneless, and rubbery with sharp suckers on the ends. Atop their head, they have a crest resembling that of a squid. They have eight shorter, less maneuverable tentacles sprouting 4 to a side from their chest.

-Medium size
- +2 con, -2 wis (kinda crazy)
-Speed 30, swim 20
- +1 natural armor if skin is moist
-Darkvision out to 120 ft. They can still see color
-Natural weapons: 2 Rakes, 1d4 slashing
- +4 Hide (can change skin color slightly)
-Can breathe both water and air
-Tentacle casting: A Humanoid Squid that can cast spells may cast a second spell with its extra torso arms. This spell is cast with a 20% failure chance, due to the lack of muscular control. It has no ability to take extra standard actions, so the spell must be cast in a separate turn. However, if the spell requires concentration, the Humanoid Squid may maintain it by making a DC 15 + spell level Concentration check. If it has other effects that can be triggered, such as the bolts from Call Lightning, they may be taken as swift actions. Tentacle Casting is only usable with spells of third level or lower, and only on those that are not of the highest level you are able to cast.
-Favored Class: Sorcerer or Monk

A few racial feats:

Improved Tentacle Cast [racial]
Prerequisites: Humanoid Squid, ability to cast arcane spells of 2nd level or higher.
Benefit: Remove the spell failure chance from Tentacle Cast.

Tentacle Grasp [racial]
Prerequisites: Humanoid Squid, Improved Grapple, Improved Unarmed Strike
Benefit: You gain the Improved Grab ability. Increase the die type for unarmed strike by one (d3 to d4 to d6 to d8 to d10 to d12) and you can deal slashing damage with your unarmed strike.

Tentacled Savant [racial]
Prerequisites: Improved Tentacle Cast
Benefit: 3 + Con mod times per day, you may cast another spell via tentacle cast that does not require an action, allowing it to be cast simultaneously with another spell. This spell is subject to the spell failure chance as if you did not possess the Improved Tentacle Cast feat.
Teuthidian Mage [racial]
Prerequisites: Humanoid Squid, ability to cast arcane spells of 4th level or higher.
Benefit: The level of spells usable with Tentacle Cast increases by 3.Special: You may take this feat multiple times. Its effects stack, allowing Tentacle Cast to be used with first 6th level or lower and then 9th level or lower.

NOTE: Tentacle casting is basically, you can cast another spell (separate action) with your tentacles, it takes 20% failure, but you can concentrate on it while doing other stuff and use triggered actions (call lightning) as swift instead of standard, Or (Forgot this) if already swift, as no action at all.

Skin must be moistened once per 2 hours with 1 gallon of water to keep the natural armor; that's a full-round action that provokes AoO's.

Tentacled Savant [racial]
Prerequisites: Improved Tentacle Cast
Benefit: 3 + Con mod times per day, you may cast another spell via tentacle cast that does not require an action, allowing it to be cast simultaneously with another spell. This spell is subject to the spell failure chance as if you did not possess the Improved Tentacle Cast feat.

Teuthidian Mage [racial]
Prerequisites: Humanoid Squid, ability to cast arcane spells of 4th level or higher.
Benefit: The level of spells usable with Tentacle Cast increases by 3.Special: You may take this feat multiple times. Its effects stack, allowing Tentacle Cast to be used with first 6th level or lower and then 9th level or lower.

PEACH!
(No hentai jokes, please.)
SeptimusMagistos
06-11-07, 12:57 PM After just looking them over, they seem like they should have a CR adjustment (Though I could be wrong and I frequently am.)
EpicEvokerElf
06-12-07, 05:53 PM It's LA you're thinking of. I forgot to mention it in my first post, they do. +1.
ragoftag
06-17-07, 07:04 PM obligatory hentai joke
ragoftag
06-17-07, 07:09 PM A solid +1, but downgrading the natural attacks to create AoO and trimming the Con might be enough to go + 0. And I like the feats, add more! Catch Davey Jones from PotC for inspirations. Again: NICE!
EpicEvokerElf
06-21-07, 06:38 PM Thanks. I was actually inspired by Jones in the first place, but I ran out of feat ideas. Any suggestions?
ragoftag
06-22-07, 07:21 PM Fevered sleep has reminded me of another tentacle race, the Illythids! could there be a connection? Or just an inconvenient similarity? Any feats could work with either race.

Run through the monk feats and abilities and cull them. A 'Quick draw' based on having extra items already 'in hand' might work. There was a multi armed race recently in Dragon, spell weavers (?), that might help as models.

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EpicEvokerElf 06-10-07, 03:35 PM	Teuthidians (or Humanoid Squids) are basically human, but their arms are long, boneless, and rubbery with sharp suckers on the ends. Atop their head, they have a crest resembling that of a squid. They have eight shorter, less maneuverable tentacles sprouting 4 to a side from their chest. -Medium size - +2 con, -2 wis (kinda crazy) -Speed 30, swim 20 - +1 natural armor if skin is moist -Darkvision out to 120 ft. They can still see color -Natural weapons: 2 Rakes, 1d4 slashing - +4 Hide (can change skin color slightly) -Can breathe both water and air -Tentacle casting: A Humanoid Squid that can cast spells may cast a second spell with its extra torso arms. This spell is cast with a 20% failure chance, due to the lack of muscular control. It has no ability to take extra standard actions, so the spell must be cast in a separate turn. However, if the spell requires concentration, the Humanoid Squid may maintain it by making a DC 15 + spell level Concentration check. If it has other effects that can be triggered, such as the bolts from Call Lightning, they may be taken as swift actions. Tentacle Casting is only usable with spells of third level or lower, and only on those that are not of the highest level you are able to cast. -Favored Class: Sorcerer or Monk A few racial feats: Improved Tentacle Cast [racial] Prerequisites: Humanoid Squid, ability to cast arcane spells of 2nd level or higher. Benefit: Remove the spell failure chance from Tentacle Cast. Tentacle Grasp [racial] Prerequisites: Humanoid Squid, Improved Grapple, Improved Unarmed Strike Benefit: You gain the Improved Grab ability. Increase the die type for unarmed strike by one (d3 to d4 to d6 to d8 to d10 to d12) and you can deal slashing damage with your unarmed strike. Tentacled Savant [racial] Prerequisites: Improved Tentacle Cast Benefit: 3 + Con mod times per day, you may cast another spell via tentacle cast that does not require an action, allowing it to be cast simultaneously with another spell. This spell is subject to the spell failure chance as if you did not possess the Improved Tentacle Cast feat. Teuthidian Mage [racial] Prerequisites: Humanoid Squid, ability to cast arcane spells of 4th level or higher. Benefit: The level of spells usable with Tentacle Cast increases by 3.Special: You may take this feat multiple times. Its effects stack, allowing Tentacle Cast to be used with first 6th level or lower and then 9th level or lower. NOTE: Tentacle casting is basically, you can cast another spell (separate action) with your tentacles, it takes 20% failure, but you can concentrate on it while doing other stuff and use triggered actions (call lightning) as swift instead of standard, Or (Forgot this) if already swift, as no action at all. Skin must be moistened once per 2 hours with 1 gallon of water to keep the natural armor; that's a full-round action that provokes AoO's. Tentacled Savant [racial] Prerequisites: Improved Tentacle Cast Benefit: 3 + Con mod times per day, you may cast another spell via tentacle cast that does not require an action, allowing it to be cast simultaneously with another spell. This spell is subject to the spell failure chance as if you did not possess the Improved Tentacle Cast feat. Teuthidian Mage [racial] Prerequisites: Humanoid Squid, ability to cast arcane spells of 4th level or higher. Benefit: The level of spells usable with Tentacle Cast increases by 3.Special: You may take this feat multiple times. Its effects stack, allowing Tentacle Cast to be used with first 6th level or lower and then 9th level or lower. PEACH! (No hentai jokes, please.)
SeptimusMagistos 06-11-07, 12:57 PM	After just looking them over, they seem like they should have a CR adjustment (Though I could be wrong and I frequently am.)
EpicEvokerElf 06-12-07, 05:53 PM	It's LA you're thinking of. I forgot to mention it in my first post, they do. +1.
ragoftag 06-17-07, 07:04 PM	obligatory hentai joke
ragoftag 06-17-07, 07:09 PM	A solid +1, but downgrading the natural attacks to create AoO and trimming the Con might be enough to go + 0. And I like the feats, add more! Catch Davey Jones from PotC for inspirations. Again: NICE!
EpicEvokerElf 06-21-07, 06:38 PM	Thanks. I was actually inspired by Jones in the first place, but I ran out of feat ideas. Any suggestions?
ragoftag 06-22-07, 07:21 PM	Fevered sleep has reminded me of another tentacle race, the Illythids! could there be a connection? Or just an inconvenient similarity? Any feats could work with either race. Run through the monk feats and abilities and cull them. A 'Quick draw' based on having extra items already 'in hand' might work. There was a multi armed race recently in Dragon, spell weavers (?), that might help as models.