I feel like a Nanaimoteuthis (jeletzkyi probably more balanced) would be an awesome and super interesting addition to the game.
I was imagining it as being framed as “bridge species” between aquatic and semi-aquatic that leans aquatic but could feasibly move at say, somewhere around or a bit slower than Ano on land. Maybe able to stay on land for a short to medium duration before seeing negative side effects like other aquatics.
Potentially slower than the other aquatics in the water for balance, but the first aquatic that isn’t a complete wiggle-around-and-hopefully-get-ten-feet-farther-eventually movement speed on land—more of a hurried shuffle.
It could work out somewhere along the lines of a Sarco and Tylo coastal ambusher, but a mid tier that punches above its weight a little bit in specific situations assuming jeletzkyi. Would also be terrifying to think of it managing to slowly creep its way to BTO Pond or somewhere in CF in Riparia like Sarcos do!
Possibly even give it an ability that kind of magnetizes an enemy to you to for a set duration of time and to a degree that varies based on combat weight like “Tentacle Grip” or something instead of just another Clamp. It would be fairly unique and there are already abilities that draw enemies to you some like Spino’s Undertow.
Just thinking out loud for fun and thought some other people might think it’s a neat idea, maybe even a dev. I’d be so stoked to play a Nanaimoteuthis of some sort! What do you guys think?