Crabman
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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).
Description
Crabmen are simple hunter-gatherers and generally peaceful.
A crabman is usually neutral and generally lives near warm sea coasts.
Other publishers
The crabman appeared in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[4] The Crabman appears in Castles & Crusades Classic Monsters the Manual where it appears more crab-like.[5] The crabman also appears in the second printing of OSRIC.[6]
Additional 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)
- ↑ Green, Scott; Peterson, Clark (2002). Tome of Horrors. Necromancer Games. pp. 47-48. ISBN 1-58846-112-2.
- ↑ Hartsfield, Kim (2012). Castles & Crusades: Classic Monsters the Manual. Troll Lord Games. pp. 29. ISBN 9781936822065.
- ↑ Marshall, Stuart; Finch, Matthew (2006). OSRIC, Old School Reference and Index Compilation. Knights n Knaves, First Edition Society. pp. 266.
