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Glacial Crawler

Size
Huge
Type
Aberration
Challenge Rating
11
Source
Tome of Beasts 3
Alignment
Unaligned
Armor Class
17
Speeds
30, swim 60, climb 20, burrow 30
Walking Speed
30
Swimming Speed
60
Climbing Speed
20
Burrowing Speed
30
Strength Score
20
Dexterity Score
16
Constitution Score
21
Intelligence Score
3
Wisdom Score
10
Charisma Score
5
Saving Throws
Strength, Constitution
Skill Proficiencies
Perception
Languages Ref
—
Hit Points
207
Condition Immunities
Blinded, Prone
Resistances
Immune to Acid Damage, Immune to Cold Damage, Immune to Fire Damage

Huge aberration, unaligned


Armor Class 17 (natural armor)

Hit Points 207 (18d12+90)

Speed 30 ft., burrow 30 ft., climb 20 ft., swim 60 ft.


STR
20 (+5)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
21 (+5)
INT
3 (−4)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
5 (−3)

Saving Throws Str +9, Con +9

Skills Perception +0

Damage Immunities acid, cold, fire

Condition Immunities blinded, prone

Senses blindsight 60' (blind beyond), tremorsense 60', passive Perception 18

Languages —

Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)

Acidic Coating. A creature that touches the crawler or hits it with melee attack while within 5 ft. of it takes 9 (2d8) acid.

Amphibious. Can breathe air and water.

Snow Camouflage. Has advantage on Dex (Stealth) checks made to hide in snowy terrain.

Tunneler. Can burrow through ice snow and permafrost and leaves a 5 ft. diameter tunnel in its wake.

Actions

Multiattack. 2 Bites and 1 Tail Spike or 3 Superheated Acid Spits.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, 10 ft., one creature,. 16 (2d10+5) piercing damage + 9 (2d8) acid.

Tail Spike. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, 10 ft., one creature,. 19 (4d6+5) piercing damage. Target is grappled (escape DC 17) if it is a Large or smaller creature and crawler doesn't have another creature grappled.

Superheated Acid Spit. Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, 60 ft., one creature,. 12 (2d8+3) acid + 9 (2d8) fire.

Acidic Spray (Recharge 5-6). Spews superheated digestive juices in a 30' cone. Each creature in that area: 18 (4d8) acid and 18 (4d8) fire and is coated in heated acid (DC 17 Dex half damage and isn't coated in acid). A creature coated in heated acid takes 4 (1d8) acid and 4 (1d8) fire at start of each of its turns. A creature including coated target can take its action to wash or scrub off the acid ending the effect.

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.