Claws the size of rowboats dominate the form of this massive crab. Barnacles and sea grass cling to the creature’s thick shell.
Shipwrecker Crab CR 13
XP 25,600
N Colossal vermin (aquatic)
hp 189 (14d8+126)
Fort +18, Ref +7, Will +6
Melee 2 claws +16 (2d8+21 plus grab)
Space 30 ft.; Reach 30 ft.
Base Atk +10; CMB +32 (+36 grapple); CMD 45 (61 vs. trip)
Skills Perception +10, Swim +22
Environment any water
Organization solitary or cast (2-12)
Treasure none
A bane to all vessels traveling the seas, shipwrecker crabs can ruin the career of a merchant captain in minutes, destroying her ship, dumping its cargo into the waters below, and plucking her drowning crew from the wreckage for food. Shipwrecker crabs live most of their lives in shallow seas, coming near the coast or surface to hunt and feed. A shipwrecker crab measures 50 feet across, with two long arms capable of extending a further 30 feet each, and weighs 6 tons.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 3, © 2011, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Authors Jesse Benner, Jason Bulmahn, Adam Daigle, James Jacobs, Michael Kenway, Rob McCreary, Patrick Renie, Chris Sims, F. Wesley Schneider, James L. Sutter, and Russ Taylor, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.