#crucian

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Crucian

Image © Wizards of the Coast, by Stephen Tappin. Accessed at the D&D Miniatures Handbook Art Gallery here

[The crucian is one of the few reprints that appears in Sandstorm, having first appeared in the D&D Miniatures Handbook. It’s not mechanically very interesting, which makes me wonder why it got the honor. Maybe another crucian mini was coming out and WotC wanted to remind people what crucians were. Or maybe it just slotted in nicely to fill out a page count. My version is still pretty straightforward. I increased their CR to match their power level rather than power them down, and added a few abilities that match their flavor for stocky, defensive creatures]

Crucian CR 3 LN Humanoid This humanoid creature has a crab-like shell growing from its back, and chitinous plates on its limbs. Its face is mostly human, but weathered and with short, pointed ears. It wears leather clothing, and its shell is decorated with paint and etchings.

Crucians are desert-dwelling humanoids with territorial dispositions and a fierce sense of loyalty. They organize their society like a guild, with ranks being awarded or revoked for merit and talent. Each crucian band guards a single oasis, and sends crews from it on business or raiding missions.  Crucian bands distrust one another, and are more likely to engage in trade with other races than between bands. Raiding missions between bands are often undertaken to capture children to raise as their own—such influxes of new blood keep crucian bands from collapsing from inbreeding, but can create conflict if the children are old enough to have their own priorities and alliances when captured. Young, whether native or captured, are raised communally, with parental relationships taking a lower priority to loyalty towards the band as a whole.

Crucian warfare is all about defense. Crucian oases are well guarded by forts, walls and landworks, and crucian armies typically include sappers and engineers trained to overcome those obstacles. They tend to fight in formation, closing gaps in their ranks in order to avoid being flanked. They prefer hammers in combat—their own shells protect them from slashing and piercing damage. Crucians with levels often take teamwork feats to improve their ability to coordinate.

Crucians are decorative people, and their shells are painted and carved with symbols of their accomplishments and alliances. Band membership is carved into a crucian’s shell when it reaches the age of majority, and an exiled crucian has this symbol defaced. Such a ruined symbol is seen as highly shameful in crucian society, but many bands will accept an exile, if only to gain intelligence about a rival band. Crucians live short and intense lives. They are old by 40, and few survive to be 60. Crucians with Intelligence bonuses can take Giant, Gnoll, Sphinx and Terran as bonus languages.

Crucian                 CR 3 XP 800 LN Medium humanoid Init -1; Senses low-light vision, Perception +5 Defense AC 19, touch 9, flat-footed 19 (-1 Dex, +8 natural, +2 armor) hp 22 (3d8+9) Fort +4, Ref +0, Will +4 DR 5/bludgeoning Defensive Abilities stability, withdraw; Weakness awkward shape Offense Speed 20 ft. Melee masterwork earthbreaker +5 (2d6+3/x3) Ranged sling +1 (1d4+2) Statistics Str 15, Dex 8, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10 Base Atk +2; CMB +3; CMD 12 (16 vs. bull rush, trip) Feats Alertness, Shake It Off Skills Diplomacy +2, Perception +5, Sense Motive +5 Languages Common, Draconic SQ hammerer, slow and steady Ecology Environment warm deserts Organization solitary, crew (2-5), squad (4-10 plus 1 3rd level sub-boss) or band (8-40 plus one 3rd level sub-boss per 10 individuals and 1 5th level boss) Treasure standard (masterwork earth breaker, sling, 10 bullets, leather armor, other treasure) Special Abilities Awkward Shape (Ex) A crucian can only wear armor custom designed for it. In addition, it increases the armor check penalty of all armor it wears by -1. Hammerer (Ex) A crucian is proficient in light hammers, warhammers and earthbreakers. Slow and Steady (Ex) A crucian’s base speed is 20 feet, but their speed is not reduced by armor or encumbrance. Stability (Ex) A crucian receives a +4 bonus to its CMD against bull rush or trip attempts when it is standing on the ground. Withdraw (Ex) A crucian gains an additional +1 to its AC when taking the fighting defensively or total defense actions.

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MerMay 2020!!

day 15 - green swordtails

day 16 - chinese crucian

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TOMMY CRUCIAN X MONWEX - MIXTAPES VOL. 06 by MONWEX https://ift.tt/2mnsw3R

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repost via @instarepost20 from @virginislandsculture 🎶 “Queen Mary, ah weh you gon go bu’n, Queen Mary, ah weh you gon go bu’n? Doan ask me nuttin tall, jus bring me deh match and oil, Bassin Jailhouse is weh we gon go bu’n! 🎵 . Virgin Islands’ women have ALWAYS been fighters and have always brought the 🔥. Today we commemorate Contract Day aka “FiyahBu’n”. Led by Virgin Islands’ heroines Bottom Belly, Queen Agnes, Queen Mathilda and of course the infamous Queen Mary! . The revolt that started on October 1, 1878 and lasted several days after laborers gathered on Frederiksted to demand higher wages. Although slavery had been abolished legally for 30 years, the people were very much living under slave-like conditions. . After the revolt had ended Queen Mary was sentenced to serve jail time in Denmark. . A special recognition to Crucian artist @lavaughn_belle for co-creating, alongside Jeannette Ehlers, this 23 foot tall statue in honor of Queen Mary, the first public statue of a Black Woman in Denmark. #iAmQueenMary • • • #USVI #VirginIslands #VINice #caribbean #CaribbeanPride #WestIndian #StThomas #stCroix #VIMassive #usvinice #USVirginIslands VIstrong #usvistrong #bvistrong #Caribbeanculture #WestIndian #WestIndianCulture #VITilIDie #Danish #DanishWestIndies #Crucian #Cruzan #Madras #Quelbe #BlackWomen #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory https://www.instagram.com/p/B3F0DOvjGR-/?igshid=s1zpdlib74p5

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The Space Crucian