Crab, Samurai
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Beast
- Challenge Rating
- 6
- Source
- Tome of Beasts 3
- Alignment
- Lawful-Neutral
- Armor Class
- 16
- Speeds
- 30, swim 30
- Walking Speed
- 30
- Swimming Speed
- 30
- Strength Score
- 18
- Dexterity Score
- 10
- Constitution Score
- 16
- Intelligence Score
- 6
- Wisdom Score
- 14
- Charisma Score
- 10
- Saving Throws
- Strength
- Skill Proficiencies
- Perception
- Languages Ref
- understands Common but can't speak
- Hit Points
- 105
- Condition Immunities
- Charmed, Frightened
Medium beast, lawful neutral
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 105 (14d8+42)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
- STR
- 18 (+4)
- DEX
- 10 (+0)
- CON
- 16 (+3)
- INT
- 6 (−2)
- WIS
- 14 (+2)
- CHA
- 10 (+0)
Saving Throws Str +7
Skills Perception +2
Damage Resistances nonmagic B/P/S attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses blindsight 30', passive Perception 15
Languages understands Common but can't speak
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Amphibious. Can breathe air and water.
Actions
Multiattack. Three melee attacks. If grappling two creatures it can't make Crustaceous Sword attacks.
Crustaceous Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 13 (2d8+4) slashing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 11 (2d6+4) bludgeoning damage. If the target is Med or smaller it is grappled (escape DC 15) and the crab can't use this claw to attack another target. The crab has two claws each of which can grapple only one target.
Bonus Actions
Fighting Stance. Adopts a fighting stance choosing from the options below. The stance lasts until the crab ends it (no action required) or uses this bonus action again.Banded Claw. Adopts a wide grappler's stance. While the samurai crab is in this stance each creature that starts its turn grappled by the crab takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage.Hard Shell. Defensive stance increasing its AC by 2.Soft Shell. Adopts an offensive stance gaining advantage on the first Crustaceous Sword attack it makes each turn.
Stat block from Tome of Beasts 3 (Kobold Press), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Tome of Beasts 3. ©2022 Open Design LLC. All rights reserved. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.