Medium Fire Crab

Medium elemental, unaligned

Armor Class

15 (natural armor)

Hit Points

75 (10d8 + 30)

Speed

30 ft., swim 30 ft.

STR

18 (+4)

DEX

10 (+0)

CON

16 (+3)

INT

2 (-4)

WIS

14 (+2)

CHA

2 (-4)

Damage Immunities

fire

Damage Vulnerabilities

cold

Condition Immunities

charmed

Senses

darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft., passive Perception 12

Skills

Athletics +7

Languages

understands Ignan but can't speak

Challenge

5 (1,800 XP)

Heated Body. A creature that touches the fire crab or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 7 (2d6) fire damage.

Actions

Multiattack. The medium fire crab makes two claw attacks

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage plus 7 (2d6) fire damage. If both claw attacks hit in the same turn and the target is Large size or smaller, the target is grappled (escape DC 15). While grappled, the target is restrained and takes 7 (2d6) fire damage at the start of its turn. The fire crab can only grapple one target at a time and cannot perform a claw attack while grappling a target.

Constrict. If a target is grappled, the medium fire crab squeezes it and the target takes 8 (1d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage and 7 (2d6) fire damage.

medium
elemental
cr5
tome-of-horrors