Rustacean

rustacean

45 Health Points 8 Armor Value 3 Dodge Value
Level: 12
toggle detailed stats ST: 24 Strength: 24range: 21-28 AG: 10 Agility: 10range: 8-12 QN: 100 Quickness: 100 TO: 21 Toughness: 21range: 19-23 WI: 6 Willpower: 6range: 5-8 MS: 100 Movespeed: 100 IN: 6 Intelligence: 6range: 5-8 EG: 6 Ego: 6range: 5-8 MA: -1 Mental Armor: -1range: -2-0 Attribute Range Mean Formula Strength 21-28 24.5 18+1d4+2d3 Agility 8-12 10 6+1d3+2d2-1 Toughness 19-23 21 16+1d3+2d2 Intelligence 5-8 6.5 3+1d2+2d2-1 Willpower 5-8 6.5 3+1d2+2d2-1 Ego 5-8 6.5 3+1d2+2d2-1 Attacker Level 1-14 300 XP Attacker Level 15-19 150 XP Attacker Level 20-24 30 XP Attacker Level 25+ 0 XP toggle detailed stats ST: 24 Strength: 24range: 21-28 AG: 10 Agility: 10range: 8-12 QN: 100 Quickness: 100 TO: 21 Toughness: 21range: 19-23 WI: 6 Willpower: 6range: 5-8 MS: 100 Movespeed: 100 IN: 6 Intelligence: 6range: 5-8 EG: 6 Ego: 6range: 5-8 MA: -1 Mental Armor: -1range: -2-0 Attribute Range Mean Formula Strength 21-28 24.5 18+1d4+2d3 Agility 8-12 10 6+1d3+2d2-1 Toughness 19-23 21 16+1d3+2d2 Intelligence 5-8 6.5 3+1d2+2d2-1 Willpower 5-8 6.5 3+1d2+2d2-1 Ego 5-8 6.5 3+1d2+2d2-1 Attacker Level 1-14 300 XP Attacker Level 15-19 150 XP Attacker Level 20-24 30 XP Attacker Level 25+ 0 XP
Acid Res: 0 Elec Res: -10 Cold Res: 10 Heat Res: 10
	c
	Rustacean
	crabs (Loved100 Reputation)
	neutral
	neuter
	rustacean corpse (90%)
	300 XP
	2
	Tank
Extra info: Weighs 201 lbs
Infobox data from game version 2.0.207.72

rustacean

A broad, flat shell in the hue of air-sucked iron has started to flake in a verdigral pattern. It shakes a single monstrous, serrated claw, caked in a year's worth of Red Death, the eroded metal dust.

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A rustacean is a creature belonging to the crabs faction. Rustaceans can be found underground, as well as in the Rust Wells and Golgotha.

Rustaceans attack in melee with their rust-encrusted claws, natural cudgel weapons that each deal 1d31-3 (Avg: 2) damage. To compliment their claws, rustaceans have the Cudgel Proficiency, Offhand Strikes, and Flurry skills, as well as a special NPC only skill, Shattering Blows.

Despite their name, rustaceans have no method of rusting metal equipment.

Shattering Blows

This section is an excerpt from Shattering Blows#Mechanics.

Shattering Blows grants the attacker a 10% chance to inflict one of the following effects with each cudgel attack:

• If the target is the player, a longer-duration version of the cracked effect on one random piece of the player's equipment.
• If the target is not the player, or if the player has AV greater than 0, a longer-duration version of the cleaved effect.
  • The player typically only has AV greater than 0 if they have intrinsic AV, such as AV granted from the Calloused skill.

Both effects last for 2000 turns, which is longer than a full day in game. Both effects can also stack, leading either to cracked pieces of equipment with a greater than -1 AV penalty, and/or to a cleaved effect on the player/creature with a greater than -1 AV penalty.

In extreme cases, such as a historic site filled with rustaceans, it is completely plausible for a player to get reduced to 0 AV for a long period of time due to this effect. For example, a player with the Calloused skill might have all of their equipment cracked down to 0 AV, as well as a -3 or -4 penalty from a cleaved effect directly applied to themselves.

Trivia

• "Rustacean" is portmanteau of the words "rust" and "crustacean".

References

This information is reliable as of patch 2.0.201.88.