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Portrait of the Crystal Crawler
Creature · Built-in

Crystal Crawler

Medium Monstrosity, unaligned

  • Medium difficulty
  • CR 2
  • Melee
  • Ranged
  • Ambusher

A low, many-legged cave hunter whose back is a ridge of quartz; it lies among the crystals of a geode until something comes close.

Statistics

Armor Class
16 (quartz back)
Hit Points
39 (6d8 + 12)
Speed
Walk 30 ft, Climb 30 ft, Burrow 15 ft
Challenge
CR 2 · 450 XP
Size
Medium — Takes one map cell: most people and wolves.
Skills
Stealth +3
Senses
Tremorsense 30 ft, Darkvision 60 ft
STR14+2
DEX12+1
CON14+2
INT2−4
WIS10+0
CHA4−3

Attacks

Multiattack

Crystal Mandibles × 2

Crystal Mandibles Melee

+4 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 1d10 + 2 piercing

Shard Spit Ranged

+3 to hit · Range 30/90 ft

Damage: 1d8 + 1 piercing

Abilities

Glitter Hide At will

GM guidance: among crystals it looks like another outcrop; a sharp note makes its back ring and gives it away.

Defenses

Vulnerabilities
Thunder

Environment & tags

Environments
Cave, Mine, Underground
Groups
Cave / Underground, Original Game Master Creatures
Tags
monstrosity, original, crystal, ambush