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The {{name}} is a creature in the [[:Category:Crabs (faction)|Crabs]] faction. It can be found in the {{favilink|Rust Wells}}, but can also appear in the same locations as {{favilink|Eyeless crab|plural}} and alongside {{favilink|Eyeless king crab|plural}}. Despite its name, it is unable to [[Rusted|rust]] [[Properties#Metal|metal]] equipment. Instead, it possesses the Shattering Blows skill, which [[Cracked|cracks]] armor for 2000 rounds.
A {{name}} is a creature belonging to the [[crabs]] faction. Rustaceans can be found underground, as well as in the {{favilink|Rust Wells}} and {{favilink|Golgotha}}.{{XML Ref|encounter}}
 
Rustaceans attack in melee with their {{favilink|rust-encrusted claw|plural}}, natural [[cudgel]] weapons that each deal {{Heart}}{{dice tooltip|1d3}} damage.{{XML Ref|object|Rustacean Crab_Claw}} To compliment their claws, rustaceans have the [[Cudgel Proficiency]], [[Offhand Strikes]], and [[Flurry]] skills, as well as a special NPC only skill, [[#Shattering Blows|Shattering Blows]].{{XML Ref|object|Rustacean}}
 
Rustaceans possess two mutations, [[Enhanced Skeleton]] and [[Kinetic Dampening]], each at mutation level 12;<ref name="Rustacean"/> however, neither of them have any function.
 
Despite their name, rustaceans have no method of [[Rusted|rusting]] [[Properties#Metal|metal]] equipment.


== Shattering Blows ==
== Shattering Blows ==
{{Excerpt|Shattering Blows#Mechanics}}
{{Excerpt|Shattering Blows#Mechanics}}


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== Trivia ==
* "Rustacean" is portmanteau of the words "rust" and "crustacean".
 
{{References|2.0.201.88}}
 
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Revision as of 01:44, 15 April 2021

rustacean
Rustacean.png
Character

c

ID?Use this ID to Wish for rustacean

Rustacean

Faction

crabs (Loved100 Reputation)

Demeanor

neutral

Gender

neuter

Inventory
Inventory
Skills
Skills
Mutations
Mutations
Corpse Dropped

rustacean corpse (90%)

Experience?The XP granted when killed. Click
"toggle detailed stats" above for
a level-based breakdown.

300 XP

XP Tier

2

Role

Tank


Extra info:
  • Weighs 200 lbs
rustacean

Its shell is the color of air-sucked iron. It waves a monstrous claw in hostility, and blood-crusted rust flakes are shaken free of their serrated home.

Perfect

A rustacean is a creature belonging to the crabs faction. Rustaceans can be found underground, as well as in the Rust Wells and Golgotha.[1]

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

Rustaceans possess two mutations, Enhanced Skeleton and Kinetic Dampening, each at mutation level 12;[3] however, neither of them have any function.

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:[4]

  • 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[5], 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.
  1. EncounterTables.xml
  2. ObjectBlueprints.xml, object name Rustacean Crab_Claw
  3. 3.0 3.1 ObjectBlueprints.xml, object name Rustacean
  4. XRL.World.Effects.ShatterArmor
  5. XRL.World.Parts.Skill.Cudgel_ShatteringBlows