Re: Grave of the Pirate Queen - Grappling question
Well, we played through the encounter first thing. As expected, the party mopped the floor with it, but it did knock a PC unconscious in its first surprise attack. The party made enough noise that the crab came out of its lair, catching one of the characters from behind. It attacked with both claws, hitting twice, and immediately knocking him unconscious. I described it as grappling him with the first claw, so the player (and the rest of the group) worried that he would be torn to shreds in short order. The crab dodged the scout's shot to the eye. Then the holy warrior took a move and attack. She was lucky, hitting twice (she has Extra Attack), once on each "arm." The crab failed to defend, had both claws crippled, and failed its unconsciousness roll. Down!
I am still curious about the questions I raised on the OP, just from a rules perspective. The opening attack was exciting enough that I'm inclined to have other clawed grapplers in the future, perhaps hunting in packs...
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