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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 7967653" data-attributes="member: 57383">Regarding the PC vs Mystaran Kraken scenario, the Kraken can only constrict a PC with a single tentacle for 6d6+21 which might reduce the threat it represents.Unless it can hold a PC in a tentacle and &quot;Megaslap&quot; them with the other nine it might not be able to do the ridiculous amounts of damage its stats suggest (and remember freedom of movement negates its grappling ability.Actually, that makes me wonder whether we should place some limit on the number of tentacles it can bring to bear. The Mystaran Kraken's original stats did not specify, unlike the 2E AD&amp;D Giant Squid which has &quot;As many as eight tentacles can attack one opponent, but only one at a time can constrict a man-sized opponent (the rest are free to attack anything else within reach)&quot; - i.e. it can tentacle attack a Medium opponent up to eight times, but once it hits it can only make constriction attack with the tentacle that hit and must turn its other tentacles elsewhere.So how about adapting my &quot;Giant Cephalopod&quot; Redux rule?:That'd produce something like:A Mystaran kraken can attack with all its tentacles simultaneously, dividing its attacks among as many opponents as it likes. The kraken can bring all eight tentacle attacks to bear against a Colossal opponent, it can attack a Gargantuan creature with up to 4 tentacles, a Huge creature with 2 tentacles, and Large or smaller opponents with only one tentacle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 7967653, member: 57383"] Regarding the PC vs Mystaran Kraken scenario, the Kraken can only constrict a PC with a single tentacle for 6d6+21 which might reduce the threat it represents. Unless it can hold a PC in a tentacle and "Megaslap" them with the other nine it might not be able to do the ridiculous amounts of damage its stats suggest (and remember [I]freedom of movement[/I] negates its grappling ability. Actually, that makes me wonder whether we should place some limit on the number of tentacles it can bring to bear. The Mystaran Kraken's original stats did not specify, unlike the 2E AD&D Giant Squid which has "As many as eight tentacles can attack one opponent, but only one at a time can constrict a man-sized opponent (the rest are free to attack anything else within reach)" - i.e. it can tentacle attack a Medium opponent up to eight times, but once it hits it can only make constriction attack with the tentacle that hit and must turn its other tentacles elsewhere. So how about adapting my "Giant Cephalopod" Redux rule?: That'd produce something like: A Mystaran kraken can attack with all its tentacles simultaneously, dividing its attacks among as many opponents as it likes. The kraken can bring all eight tentacle attacks to bear against a Colossal opponent, it can attack a Gargantuan creature with up to 4 tentacles, a Huge creature with 2 tentacles, and Large or smaller opponents with only one tentacle. [/QUOTE]

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