Hold Breath. While out of water, the octopus can hold its breath for 30 minutes.
Underwater Camouflage. The octopus has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made while underwater.
Water Breathing. The octopus can breathe only underwater.
Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 10). Until this grapple ends, the octopus can't use its tentacles on another target.
Ink Cloud (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). A 5-foot-radius cloud of ink extends all around the octopus if it is underwater. The area is heavily obscured for 1 minute, although a significant current can disperse the ink. After releasing the ink, the octopus can use the Dash action as a bonus action.
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Posted Jun 13, 2018Squillex
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Posted Sep 14, 2018Is that Matt Mercer doing the pronunciation?!
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Posted Sep 18, 2018Yes indeed. On launch, all pronunciations were done by Matt Mercer and Marisha Ray. If that's changed since launch then I'm unaware.
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Posted Sep 18, 2018I believe octopus can squeeze through a space the size of its beak or larger. Which is generally really small. Kinda wish that was posted here as a characteristic lol.
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Posted Feb 28, 2019Intelligence is the lowest?? Octopuses are crazy smart.
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Posted Mar 1, 2019If they were based on real world octopuses, they would be OP!
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Posted Jun 1, 2019This is basically the best vanilla familiar for underwater environments. But hey, if your dm allows it, then you have free ink to write with, very helpful for diplomats an wizards. :)
Liam from critical roll also made a really creative move to use underwater. By casting waterbreathing on himself, and then placing the octupus over his face, and then using the senses of the octopus, he could, essentially, gain the octupus' 30ft of darkvision and walk around normally without issue. Essentially turning his lil' Ock into nightvision glasses. Pretty inventive. :D