Giant Crab / Giant Crayfish
- Habitat
- Sea shores and shallows (crab); wide deep rivers (crayfish)
- Biomes
- +water
- Spawn
- solo, night
- Temper
- Mindless, hungry, ambush feeders
- Threat
- Moderate
- Rarity
- Uncommon–Rare
- Move
- crawl; swim.
- Special
- Stillness and camouflage let it strike before foes notice it; ambushes from the river bottom
| Variant | STR | DEX | CON | INT | Health | Damage | Armor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Crab | 15 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 132 | 28 | 28 |
| Giant Crayfish | 21 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 187 | 43 | 24 |
These are crabs and crayfish grown to monstrous bulk. The giant crab haunts beaches and tide pools, scuttling sideways on jointed legs with eyes on swivelling stalks that peer around corners and over ledges. Its thick shell comes in reds, browns, and greys, and it breathes equally well in air and water. The giant crayfish is essentially a freshwater lobster, sand-coloured to match the river bed, plated and stalk-eyed with two wicked pincers. Both are purely instinctive scavengers and ambushers, lying still until something edible drifts within reach, then lunging to crush it. Each guards its catch jealously, dragging prizes back to a burrow or lair.
Behavior
- Crab scuttles sideways; crayfish creeps along the river bottom.
- Buries in sand or sits motionless to ambush passing prey.
- Seizes food in twin pincers, crushing and feeding at once.
- Hauls captured meals to a den rather than fighting in the open.
- Will scavenge carrion as readily as it hunts the living.
Abilities
- Twin Pincers. Two crushing claws strike together to grip and mangle prey.
- Ambush Surprise. Stillness and camouflage let it attack before foes notice it.
- Armoured Shell. A heavy chitin carapace shrugs off most blows.
Drops & Crafting
- Hard chitin shell for armour and shields
- Pincer claws for tools and weapon heads
- Abundant sweet meat (a coastal and river delicacy)
- Stalked-eye lenses for tinkered optics