Converting Greyhawk monsters

[Shade]

The incompleteness is so the reader can use their imagination to fill it in.

Do you have anything specific you'd like to complete it with?

Just a slight reworking to make it a complete sentence.

This scuttling mass is composed of saucer-sized crabs, climbing over each other in their eagerness to feed.

...or...

A scuttling mass of saucer-sized crabs climb over each other in their eagerness to feed.

 

[Cleon]

Just a slight reworking to make it a complete sentence.

This scuttling mass is composed of saucer-sized crabs, climbing over each other in their eagerness to feed.

...or...

A scuttling mass of saucer-sized crabs climb over each other in their eagerness to feed.

The second feels more engaging.

Upon reflection, the "climb" suggests they've got a climb speed or skill. I'll change it to "clamber".

A scuttling mass of saucer-sized crabs that clamber over each other in their eagerness to feed

Updating the Working Draft.

We only seem to be left with Organizations.

 

[Shade]

We only seem to be left with Organizations.

I approve of your suggestion of Solitary, scrabble (2-4 swarms), or horde (5-8 swarms)

 

[Cleon]

I approve of your suggestion of Solitary, scrabble (2-4 swarms), or horde (5-8 swarms)

Updating the Working Draft.

I assumed you liked the "colony" for the individual crabs too.

 

[Cleon]

The only red question I can see now is the CR of the individual minicrabs.

 

[Shade]

Updating the Working Draft.

I assumed you liked the "colony" for the individual crabs too.

Yep.

The only red question I can see now is the CR of the individual minicrabs.

I'll go along with 1/6. They are better than 1/8 rats.

 

[Cleon]

I'll go along with 1/6. They are better than 1/8 rats.

1/6 for which size, the Tiny or the Diminutive?

 

[freyar]

I think he means Diminutive.

 

[Cleon]

I think he means Diminutive.

He said 1/6 is appropriate since they're better than rats, but both sizes of Crab are better than rats.

I think we'd better wait for him to clarify.

 

[Shade]

Wow...I really botched that.

1/6 for Diminutive, 1/4 for Tiny is my recommendation, since both are better than 1/8 rats.