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Giant Crab
These skittering creatures are prized for their delicious meat, but their size makes them dangerous targets for harvesting. The statistics presented here represent giant crabs that live close to the water's surface. Crabs that live deeper underwater often exhibit more extreme adaptations to their environment. For example, crabs living in the depths where little light reaches them gain darkvision and cold resistance, and those adapted to the most hostile reaches of the deep sea can detect nearby creatures through subtle shifts in ocean currents.Recall Knowledge - Animal (Nature): DC 16
Unspecific Lore: DC 14
Specific Lore: DC 11
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Giant CrabCreature 2
Medium Animal Aquatic Source Monster Core 2 pg. 77
Perception +8; darkvision
Skills Acrobatics +7, Athletics +8, Stealth +7
Str +4, Dex +3, Con +1, Int -4, Wis +2, Cha -3
AC 18; Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +7
HP 25; Resistances physical 3 (except bludgeoning)
Vulnerable to Prone If a creature critically succeeds at a check to Trip the giant crab, the crab is flipped over onto its back in addition to the usual effects. Until it Stands, a giant crab that's flipped onto its back has a particularly hard time defending itself; instead of taking the normal –2 circumstance penalty to AC for being off-guard, it takes a –4 circumstance penalty to AC.Scuttle [reaction] Trigger A creature that the giant crab can see targets the crab with an attack while the giant crab isn't prone; Effect The giant crab scuttles to the side and gains a +2 circumstance bonus to AC against the triggering attack. After the attack resolves, the crab can Stride up to its speed in a straight line as part of the reaction.
Speed 25 feet, swim 15 feet
Melee [one-action] claw +9 [+4/-1], Damage 1d10+4 slashing plus GrabConstrict [one-action] 1d6+3 bludgeoning, DC 18
All Monsters in "Crab"
| Name | Level |
| Giant Crab | 2 |
| Giant Hermit Crab | 5 |
| Hermit Crab Swarm | 4 |
Crab
Source Monster Core 2 pg. 77Crabs are scavenging crustaceans known for their hard shells and iconic sideways gait. When confronted with threats from outside their species, most crabs prefer to flee, but when retreat isn't possible, they clamp on to their foes as tightly as they can.
Crab Species
Crabs can be found along all the world’s coastlines, ranging from relatively small creatures like the king crab or coconut crab to truly oversized monsters like the great reef crab, shark-eating crab, or lumbering shipwrecker crab.
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