Crawling Claw

Crawling Claws are a type of Undead creature and non-playable race found in Acts Two and Three.

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Severed from their owners and skittering along on digits still stiff with rigor mortis, these hands can squeeze the breath from a throat in an instant.

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— In-game racial description

About

Crawling Claws are the reanimated amputated hands of humanoids. They are often crafted by necromancers to perform menial tasks, or employed as familiars by warlocks and wizards.

Crawling Claws do not have a great deal of health or significant attacks, instead overwhelming their foes in swarms known as "applauses".

Involvement

In Act Two,  Marcus summons a horde of crawling claws to cover his escape from the Last Light Inn if the party urges  Jaheira to test him with her mind flayer parasite in a jar. This scenario is only possible if  Mol died in Act One and is thus unable to vouch for the party.

In Act Three, two named Crawling Claws,  Itchy and  Scratchy, are near  Lucretious at the Circus of the Last Days. Additionally, many Crawling Claws are in the Ancient Lair.

Combat

Attacks and actions

 Claws ()

Damage: 3~17

2d8 + 1⁠Slashing

Lash out with deadly claws.

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

Crawling Claw characters

•  Itchy
•  Scratchy

Notes

• Crawling Claws have a unique "Rock On" victory animation if they're part of your party, which plays after the end of combat. While they normally can't be allied with the party, it's possible to observe this behavior by taking control of one with the  Control Undead ability.
• Crawling Claws are the only creature that possess  Blindsight without also possessing some value of  Darkvision. This means that, in areas of Obscurity, all attacks against it gain Advantage despite the creature "not relying on sight".

Gallery

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  Render by Bert Vanhengel

External links

•  Crawling claw on the Forgotten Realms Wiki