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--- skyshell_crabs [2025/04/08 04:32] – [Game Mechanics] admin
+++ skyshell_crabs [2025/09/29 06:49] (current) – [SKYSHELL CRAB] admin
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 ====== SKYSHELL CRAB ======
+{{ :skyshell_crab_gg_scenic_2d.png?200|}}
 ===== Overview =====
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 ==== Attacks ====
-Pincer Snap: 1d4 piercing damage
+  * **Pincer Snap:** 1d4 piercing damage
+  * **Mud Spray (Defensive):** Launches marsh sediment in a 5-ft. cone (DC 10 Constitution save or blinded until next turn)
-Mud Spray (Defensive): Launches marsh sediment in a 5-ft. cone (DC 10 Constitution save or blinded until next turn)
 ==== Special Abilities ====
-Soil Aerator: While burrowing, grants +2 to nearby plant survival and harvest checks
+  * **Soil Aerator:** While burrowing, grants +2 to nearby plant survival and harvest checks
+  * **Marsh Camouflage:** Gains +2 to Stealth when motionless in muddy terrain
-Marsh Camouflage: Gains +2 to Stealth when motionless in muddy terrain
+  * **Twilight Reflection:** Attacks made against the crab in open marshes have -1 to hit if natural light is reflected
-Twilight Reflection: Attacks made against the crab in open marshes have -1 to hit if natural light is reflected
 ===== Behavior =====
-Diet: Detritivore (algae, decomposed root matter, small insects)
+  * **Diet:** Detritivore (algae, decomposed root matter, small insects)
+  * **Social Structure:** Solitary, but burrows in clusters spaced across islands
-Social Structure: Solitary, but burrows in clusters spaced across islands
+  * **Activity Pattern:** Most active during rain or mist drift events
-Activity Pattern: Most active during rain or mist drift events
 ==== Survival Strategies: ====
-Reflective Disguise: Blends with the shimmering water surface
+  * **Reflective Disguise:** Blends with the shimmering water surface
+  * **Rapid Retreat:** Burrows backward quickly when startled
-Rapid Retreat: Burrows backward quickly when startled
 ===== Reproduction and Lifecycle =====
-Breeding Season: Initiated by heavy rainfall and flooding
+  * **Breeding Season:** Initiated by heavy rainfall and flooding
+  * **Egg Clutch Size:** 100–200 eggs
-Egg Clutch Size: 100–200 eggs
+  * **Nesting Sites:** Buried under elevated root tangles
+  * **Hatching Time:** 6–8 days
-Nesting Sites: Buried under elevated root tangles
+  * **Lifespan:** 6–9 years (Estimation)
-Hatching Time: 6–8 days
-Lifespan: 6–9 years
 ===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====
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 Skyshell Crabs can offer subtle worldbuilding moments or be used as environmental puzzle pieces:
-Terrain Indicator: Their presence often signals stable terrain safe for light-footed travel
+  * **Terrain Indicator:** Their presence often signals stable terrain safe for light-footed travel
+  * **Clue Creature:** Burrow entrances may mark hidden paths, buried items, or cave vents
-Clue Creature: Burrow entrances may mark hidden paths, buried items, or cave vents
+  * **Ingredient Harvesting:** Their reflective shells can be used in ceremonial armor, camo coatings, or signaling devices
-Ingredient Harvesting: Their reflective shells can be used in ceremonial armor, camo coatings, or signaling devices
 ===== Related Pages and Further Information =====
-[[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]]
+  * [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]]
+  * [[habitual_belt|Habitual Belt]]
-[[habitual_belt|Habitual Belt]]
+  * [[asari|Asari Region]]
+  * [[orlanda_marshes|Orlanda Marshes]]
-[[asari|Asari Region]]
+  * [[wildlife_of_asari|Known Wildlife of Asari]]
-[[orlanda_marshes|Orlanda Marshes]]
-[[wildlife_of_asari|Known Wildlife of Asari]]
-Known Predators:
-[[kardar|Kardar]]
+**Known Predators:**
-[[bogfang_eels|Bogfang Eels]]
+  * [[bogfang_eels|Bogfang]]
+  * [[kardar|Kardar]]
+  * [[murkbind_serpent|Murkbind Serpent]]