Giant Blue -Ringed Octopus

At only 1d4+4 inches across, the blue -ringed octopus has one of the most potent venoms of all known marine animals. They can be found along reefs and in tidal pools, looking for crustaceans to eat. The giant version is 1d4+4 feet across, and may be interested in larger prey, including characters that disturb it. Both versions can create an ink cloud to help them escape, of up to 4 times their actual size. The ink cloud allows them to break away from a combat without provoking a free attack, and offers a +4 bonus to AC to all creatures within it (due to concealment). The venom of both types is difficult to extract, requiring a DC 15 Handle Poison check to extract 1d3 doses of venom from a normal, or 1d6 doses from a giant, blue -ringed octopus. Failure by 5 or more, or a natural “1” indicates that the would -be venom extractor has wasted one potential dose by envenoming themselves.