Abyssal Tentacle Horror

(Apex Lackey Controller)

A mass of muscular tendrils surrounding a buried core-mind. It overwhelms space by action volume, not single-hit lethality.

Abyssal Tentacle Horror - 24-System Stat Block

Type: Mythic Controller (Apex Lackey)
Threat Role: Multi-Target Lockdown
Action Economy: RRRRLLLLHH
Mobility: Remaining body mass functions as one leg-equivalent movement action each turn.

Core Action Limits

Has 8 tentacles total.
May make up to 4 tentacle attacks per turn.
Has 2 head slots (HH), allowing focus on up to 2 targets each turn.
Tentacle attacks can only be made against focused targets.
If only one target is focused, all 4 attacks may be directed at that target.

Hit Locations

R Tentacles (group): 8 (2 per R slot)
L Tentacles (group): 8 (2 per L slot)
Head-Mind Nodes (HH): 4 (2 per head slot)
Core: 12

Armor

Rubbery Carapace: Integrity 3

Stamina

Total: 5

Skills

Melee (Tentacles): 2d6 + 12 (Rank 6)
Athletics (Body Shift): d6 + d8 + 10 (Rank 5)
Perception/Threat Read: 2d10 + 4 (Rank 2)

Actions (No Saving Throws)

All effects use attack rolls or contested rolls against defender average DC where relevant.

Multi-Lash

RLHF: Any 1 tentacle slot (R or L) per attack
Check: Melee vs target defense DC
Use: Up to 4 times per turn total (across all tentacles)
On Success: Deal 1 wound.
Partial Critical: Apply Latch (target gains one grapple lock) or deal +1 stamina damage.

Constrict Pull

RLHF: 2 tentacle slots + 1 head slot on the same target
Check: Melee (contested vs target Athletics or Melee average DC)
On Success: Pull target one range step closer and apply one additional lock.
Partial Critical: Pull target and make target Disoriented until end of next turn.

Ground Thrash

RLHF: 4 tentacle slots
Check: One Melee roll; compare against each focused target’s defense DC
On Success vs target: Deal 1 stamina damage and target loses 5 ft of reposition this round.
Partial Critical vs target: Also applies one lock.

Body Surge

RLHF: leg-equivalent body mass action
Check: Athletics (contested when crossing guarded lanes)
On Success: Reposition one range state and keep up to 2 existing locks.

Traits

Distributed Threat

Losing one tentacle slot reduces max attacks by 1 (minimum 1), but does not disable the creature outright.

Dual Focus Mind

Chooses up to 2 focused targets at start of its turn.
Changing focus mid-turn costs one tentacle attack.

Anchor Flood

A target with 2 or more active locks from this creature takes +2 DC on non-Break-Free actions.

Encounter Use

Best as a battlefield controller with minions or hazards.
Counterplay is severing tentacle capacity, breaking line of control, and forcing focus splits.
Designed to pressure multiple players without one-shotting them.

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