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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8562580" data-attributes="member: 57383">It's fine it leaving a couple of arms free to stabilize itself if that's the intention.The AD&D Giant Cephalopods used two of their limbs for balance while attacking with the others, for example in the 1E Monster Manual (1977):Giant Octopus NO. OF ATTACKS: 7 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-4 (× 6)/2-12 i.e. six 1d4 tentacles plus a 2d6 beak A giant octopus will generally attack with 6 of its 8 tentacles, using 2 to anchor itself. Each tentacle striking does only 1-4 hit points of damage, but unless the member is loosened or severed, it will do twice initial damage (2-8 points) each melee round thereafter. Giant Squid NO. OF ATTACKS: 9 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-6 (× 6)/5-20 i.e. eight 1d6 tentacles plus a 5d4 beak* When a giant squid attacks it will anchor itself — or stabilize itself — with two of its arms and attack with the other 8. Each tentacle does 1-6 hit points on the first melee round it hits, and thereafter it constricts the opponent for 2-12 points of damage per melee round. *You can get 5-20 using 3d6+2 but the 2E AD&D rules specify it's 5d4.So you've got precedent!Incidentally, in both BECMI D&D and 3rd Edition D&D a Giant Octopus has attacks with all eight arms plus its beak, for nine attacks in total, while in 5E a Giant Octopus only makes one attack with all its tentacles.</blockquote>