Crabman
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| First appearance | Fiend Folio (1981) |
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the crabman is a large monstrous humanoid.
Publication history
The crabman first appeared in the first edition in the original Fiend Folio (1981).[1]
The crabman appeared in the second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (1992),[2] reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).[3]
The yurian appeared in the third edition Fiend Folio (2003).[4]
Description
Crabmen are simple hunter-gatherers and generally peaceful.
A crabman is usually neutral and generally lives near warm sea coasts.
Reception
The crabman appeared on Geek.com's list of "The most underrated monsters of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons".[5]
Other publishers
The crabman appeared in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[6] The Crabman appears in Castles & Crusades Classic Monsters the Manual where it appears more crab-like.[7] The crabman also appears in the second printing of OSRIC.[8]
Further reading
- Dragon Magazine #250.
References
- ↑ Turnbull, Don, ed. Fiend Folio (TSR, 1981)
- ↑ Williams, Skip, et al. Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (TSR, 1992)
- ↑ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
- ↑ Cagle, Eric, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and James Wyatt. Fiend Folio (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
- ↑ "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2019-10-09.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ Green, Scott; Peterson, Clark (2002). Tome of Horrors. Necromancer Games. pp. 47–48. ISBN 1-58846-112-2. Search this book on
- ↑ Hartsfield, Kim (2012). Castles & Crusades: Classic Monsters the Manual. Troll Lord Games. p. 29. ISBN 9781936822065. Search this book on
- ↑ Marshall, Stuart; Finch, Matthew (2006). OSRIC, Old School Reference and Index Compilation. Knights n Knaves, First Edition Society. p. 266. Search this book on
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