Illustration Xan Drake

Sporous Crab

Tome of Beasts 2
Challenge 1
(200 XP)
Robinloft Estimated CR 1/2
Small beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 33 (6d6+12)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
8 (-1)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
3 (-4)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
4 (-3)
Saving Throws —
Skills —
Damage Vulnerabilities fire
Damage Resistances bludgeoning
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Environments
Amphibious.

The sporous crab can breathe air and water.

Filthy.

The sporous crab makes its home in grime and muck and is covered in filth. A creature that touches the sporous crab or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the end of its next turn. If a creature fails the saving throw by 5 or more, it also contracts sewer plague. On a successful saving throw, the creature is immune to the crab’s Filthy trait for the next 24 hours.

Actions

Multiattack. The sporous crab makes two claw attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Spore (Recharge 6).

The sporous crab sprays spores in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in the area must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, a creature takes 7 (2d6) poison damage and becomes infected with the crab’s spores. On a success, a creature takes half the damage and isn’t infected with spores. After 1 hour, small bubbles and bumps appear across the skin of the infected creature. At the end of each long rest, the infected creature must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw. On a success, the infected creature’s body fights off the spores and no longer has to make the saving throw. If a creature fails the saving throw every day for 7 days, young sporous crabs hatch from the creature’s skin, and the creature takes 9 (2d8) slashing damage. The spores can also be removed with a lesser restoration spell or similar magic.

Sporous Crab

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