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FREQUENCY: Rare

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Dungeon Level II])

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate Wilderness Swamp])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate Saltwater Surface], [Temperate Saltwater Depths])

FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Tropical Wilderness Swamp])

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Tropical Saltwater Surface], [Tropical Saltwater Depths])

NO. APPEARING: 2-12
ARMOR CLASS: 4 <NAC=?>
MOVE: 9" // 6"
HIT DICE: 3
% IN LAIR: 25%
TREASURE TYPE: [K]
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 ~ 16
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-4/1-4
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Low to average
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L (9' tall)
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: II | 35 + 3

SAVES: 13.14.15.16.16

Amphibious creatures usu. found in sea-shore caves,
crabmen are humanoid in appearance but with a hard,
reddish-brown xoskeleton.
Instead of hands they have 2wo pincers which they USE in combat,
each inflicting 1-4 HP of damage on a victim.

Crabmen greatly value silver and will go to any lengths to obtain it,
even attacking a character suspected of carrying any item made of this metal.
In normal circumstances,
however,
they are quite pacific creatures,
though from time to time an instinct makes them leave their coastal dwelling to mount a savage raid inland,
roaming in bands of 30 or 40 creatures and pillaging all property in their path,
not hesitating to attack those who would defend.

Crabmen are often subjected to raids by sahuagin who consider them a tasty delicacy.
However, the sahuagin's usual net-throwing tactics are ineffective against crabmen since the latter's natural weaponry allows them to cut through nets very quickly.
 

    by Ian Livingstone

<1: is there something wrong with the art?>
<2: image: use full version of crabman from Spellfire: Powers instead>