Giant Crab

This lumbering hard-shelled crab stands as tall as a dwarf, its massive pincers waving menacingly.

Giant crabs behave much like their smaller cousins, feeding on both plant material like algae and fungus and animal matter such as fish, seabirds, and even unwary humanoids. The coloration of a giant crab's hard exoskeleton varies widely depending on species, and over time even shifts in response to its diet.

Other species of giant crab exist as well, some smaller but most quite a bit larger. You can adjust the stats given here by changing Hit Dice and size (changing Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution as appropriate) to represent a wide range of different species of giant crab. The following table lists the most common variants.

Species	CR	Size	HD
King crab	1/4	Tiny	1d8
Coconut crab	1/2	Small	1d8
Rock crab	4	Large	5d8
Shark-eating crab	7	Huge	8d8
Great reef crab	10	Gargantuan	11d8
Shipwrecker crab	13	Colossal	14d8

Special Abilities

Water Dependency (Ex) Giant crabs can survive out of the water for 1 hour per point of Constitution. Beyond this limit, a giant crab runs the risk of suffocation, as if it were drowning.

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