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Portrait of the Giant Crab
Creature · Built-in

Giant Crab

Medium Beast, unaligned

  • Low difficulty
  • CR 1/4
  • Melee

A shore crab the size of a shield, which buries itself in wet sand and waits for ankles.

Statistics

Armor Class
15 (shell)
Hit Points
16 (3d8 + 3)
Speed
Walk 30 ft, Swim 30 ft
Challenge
CR 1/4 · 50 XP
Size
Medium — Takes one map cell: most people and wolves.
Skills
Stealth +3
Senses
Blindsight 30 ft
STR14+2
DEX12+1
CON13+1
INT1−5
WIS9−1
CHA3−4

Attacks

Claw Melee

+4 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 1d8 + 2 bludgeoning

A creature hit is grappled.

Abilities

Sideways Scuttle At will

GM guidance: buries itself in wet sand and scuttles back into the surf when hurt.

Defenses

No special resistances, immunities or vulnerabilities.

Environment & tags

Environments
Coastal
Groups
Giant Animals, Aquatic
Tags
beast, water