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{{Author
|author_name=Psysama
|date_created=02/07/15
|status=Complete
|contributors=Bhu
}}
[[File:Tentaculat.PNG|thumb|250px|right|The nightmarish Tentaculat from X-Com: Terror from the Deep]]

{{3.5e Monster Classic
|monster=Tentaculat
|size=Medium |type=Aberration|subtypes=Aquatic
|hd=4d8+8|hp=26
|init=+4
|speed=Swim 30 ft.
|ac=24 (+2 Dex, +12 natural) |touch=12 |flat=22
|bab=+3 |grapple=+5
|at=Tentacle +6 melee (1d3+2)
|full_at= 6 Tentacles +6 melee (1d3+2)
|space=5 ft. |reach=5 ft.
|sa=[[#Paralysis|Paralysis]], [[#Impregnate|Impregnate]]
|sq=Darkvision 60 ft., DR 5/Slashing or Bludgeoning(Concussion if D20 Modern), Immune to Electricity, [[#Vulnerability|Vulnerability]]
|fort=+2 |ref=+3 |will=+5
|str=15 |dex=15 |con=12 |int=16 |wis=13 |cha=12
|skills=Hide +8, Listen +8, Move Silently +8, Search +6, Spot +8, Survival +7, Swim +10
|feats=[[SRD:Ability Focus|Ability Focus]] [[#Impregnate|Impregnate]], [[SRD:Ability Focus|Ability Focus]] [[#Paralysis|Paralysis]]
|env=Any Aquatic
|org=Single (1), Small group (2-3)
|cr=5
|treas=Standard
|align=Always Chaotic Evil
|adv=5-8 HD (Medium)
}}

''[[Summary::Armed with long tentacles the Tentaculat paralyses its victims then transmutes them into mindless things. These progeny can cause death on touch, even through armor.]]''

Not even the depths of a Lovecraftian nightmare could spawn such as this indescribable creature. No comparison to any Earth animal exists, the environment that could produce such as this beyond imagination.  The Tentaculat is the most fearsome alien yet encountered by X-Com. 

=== Combat ===
Tentaculats immediately wade into melee.

'''{{Anchor|Paralysis}} ([[Ex]]):''' When a Tentaculat makes a successful Tentacle attack against a living opponent, they must make a DC 15 Fort save or become Paralyzed for 1d3 rounds (Save DC is Constitution based).

'''{{Anchor|Impregnate}} ([[Ex]]):''' When a Tentaculat successfully paralyzes a living opponent and remains in contact with them for at least 1 round, they (the opponent, not the Tentaculat) must make a DC 15 Fort save or become impregnated with an egg pellet (Save DC is Constitution based). Any person that is impregnated effectively becomes a Zombie and should have the appropriate template applied to them. 12 hours after a successful impregnation occurs, a fully grown Tentaculat will emerge, killing it's Zombie host. It is possible to remove the embryonic Tentaculat without killing its zombie host with a successful Surgery check (DC 20 Treat Injury roll, -4 without the Surgery feat). Unfortunately, the surgery is complex and requires 9+1d4 hours to complete. If the surgery is still not complete by the end of the 12 hour gestation, then the Tentaculat will burst forth, ready to begin combat.

'''{{Anchor|Vulnerability}} ([[Ex]]):''' Tentaculats take +1 point of damage per die against Cold or Sonic attacks.  For example an attack doing 2d4 normally, would do 2d4+2.  They also take +5 points of damage per die against Concussion damage.

'''Skills:''' Tentaculats gain a +8 Racial Bonus on Swim Checks, and may always Take 10 on a Swim Check.

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Alignment	Always Chaotic Evil +
Author	Psysama +
Challenge Rating	5 +
Environment	Any Aquatic +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Level Adjustment	— +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Medium +
Subtype	Aquatic +
Summary	Armed with long tentacles the Tentaculat paralyses its victims then transmutes them into mindless things. These progeny can cause death on touch, even through armor. +
Title	Tentaculat +
Type	Aberration +