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Giant Cave Crab

Adversaries Designed by Neckromancing GM

Adversary overview

A large Cave Crab, carrying many smaller ones on her back and belly. Capable of stripping the flesh from a man in under an hour.

Stat block

Tier
2
Type
Standard
Difficulty
15
HP
5
Stress
4
Attack mod
+2
Damage thresholds
Minor Damage — Mark 1 HP Minor
Mark 1 HP
14
Major Damage — Mark 2 HP Major
Mark 2 HP
20
Severe Damage — Mark 3 HP Severe
Mark 3 HP

Standard attack

Crab Claw
Range: Melee
Damage: 2d8+2
Attack Mod: +2
Damage Type: Physical

Features

Passives

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Actions

  • Grab Crab
    stress 2

    Make a Standard Attack against a Target in range. On a success Mark 2 Stress to mark the Target as Restrained. While Restrained in this way, the Target moves with the Giant Cave Crab, remaining within Melee Range.

Reactions

  • Tagalongs
    stress 1

    Once per scene, the first time the Giant Cave Crab would deal damage to a Target, mark a Stress to summon 1 Cave Crab Swarm, which appears within Melee range.

  • Carapace Armor
    stress 1

    When the Giant Cave Crab would receive damage, it can spend 1 Stress to reduce the severity of the Wound by 1 Threshold.

Motives & tactics

Feed Follow the Blood

Experiences

  • Sailor Scourge +2
  • Ship Sinker +2

Giant Cave Crab

Tier 2 standard

A large Cave Crab, carrying many smaller ones on her back and belly. Capable of stripping the flesh from a man in under an hour.

Motives & Tactics: Feed, Follow the Blood

Difficulty: 15 | Thresholds: 14/20 | HP: 5 | Stress: 4

ATK: +2 | Crab Claw: Melee | 2d8+2 Physical

Experience: Sailor Scourge +2, Ship Sinker +2

HP:

STRESS:

Features

Tagalongs - Reaction: Once per scene, the first time the Giant Cave Crab would deal damage to a Target, mark a Stress to summon 1 Cave Crab Swarm, which appears within Melee range.
Grab Crab - Action: Make a Standard Attack against a Target in range. On a success Mark 2 Stress to mark the Target as Restrained. While Restrained in this way, the Target moves with the Giant Cave Crab, remaining within Melee Range.
Carapace Armor - Reaction: When the Giant Cave Crab would receive damage, it can spend 1 Stress to reduce the severity of the Wound by 1 Threshold.

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