Fire Crab, Medium

At various places in the planes, rifts of special tears appear and allow the mundane creatures of one plane to intermix with the creatures of other planes. On these occasions, it is most often not the terrible beasts such as demons or angels that pour through, but much less powerful (but not harmless) creatures mirroring the beasts of the natural realm.

Fire Crab, Medium (CR 2)

Medium Vermin (Fire)
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +1
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet; Perception +4

Speed: 30 feet, Swim 20 feet
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 16, touch 11, flat-footed 15 (+1 Dex, +5 natural)
Hit Points: 19 (3d8+6)
Saving Throws: Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +1
Immunity: fire, vermin traits
Weaknesses: cold vulnerability

Offense

Melee: 2 claws +4 (1d4+2 plus Grab and heat)
Reach: 5 feet

Special Attacks: Constrict (claw) 1d4+2, Heat (+1d6 fire damage)

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
14 (+2)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	-	10 (+0)	2 (-4)

Base Attack Bonus: +2
CMB +4 (+8 to Grapple)
CMD 15

Feats:

Skills: Perception +4, Swim +10

• Racial Modifiers: +4 Perception, uses Dex to modify Swim

Languages:

Special Abilities

NONE

Ecology

Environment: Any Warm or Hot
Organization: solitary or clutch (2-20)
Treasure: none


Significantly larger than their cousins, the medium fire crab is a monstrosity slightly larger than a dog. The pincers, if they could extend fully (the joints of a fire crab almost turn in on themselves), would reach some 10 ft. or more.

The coloration of a medium fire crab varies from a bright red to nearly maroon in older specimens. Fire crabs are omnivorous; they feed on other animals and any plant life that survives the fire crabs native environment.

The fire crabs may survive temperatures lower than 100 degrees for 1 hour per point of Constitution, or run the risk of freezing.