Monster Specification

Giant Toads / Frogs

Typical Monster Level ("ML"): 5 to 12 (Toads) / 3 to 8 (Frogs)

Typical Number Encountered: d4

Usual Alignment(s): E/N, N/N (Toads) / G/N, N/N (Frogs)

Description: like enormous toads / frogs

Habitat: Green Areas, especially in or near freshwater rivers, lakes and swamps, Chaos, Dreams, (Toads only:) Madness, especially the Dark Forest

Language: none

Chars: Co 3d8, Wp 3d8

Movement:

Lope for short distances at up to 5 ft/sec, but normally move by Hopping up to 10ML ft at a time or by Thievish Jump (as below).

Can also Swim at up to 12 ft/sec = 72 ft/MR = 8 mph

Fighter Abilities:

ML/3, FRU AMR    D = 25 + (5ML) %    RD = 5 + (5ML) %    5 + (5ML) HP

Attack Modes:

Tongue up to 5ML ft @ A = 10ML %, DAM = d6 + 5% chance of sticking per DAM inflicted (before ADS).  If sticks, will pull prey back into its mouth in next sec.

Bite @ A = 5ML %, DAM = d(ML) + 5% chance of grabbing per DAM inflicted (before ADS) and pulling prey into mouth in next sec.

Once prey is in mouth, will proceed to chew on it with automatically hitting Bite attacks per sec or swallow it whole in d4 secs, after which stomach does d6 Acid Damage per sec, BTS (55+5(ML-5))% (Co).  Need to do 60% Damage to Abdomen to cut one's way out / 120% to cut someone out.

Some Jungle Species have Spit Poison up to 10ML ft @ A = 8ML %, DAM = 0 + ML Poison Levels if hits exposed skin

HitLoc Table:

Sz varies greatly and is 2 * ML, with maximum Hit Location ("H") being 5(Sz+10).  H is therefore 80 (for ML3) to 170 (for ML12).  The following table is for a Sz 10 (ML10) specimen.  Scale accordingly for different ML specimens.

HitLoc Area

All Aspects

Head

01 to 20

Front Legs (*2)

21 to 32

Chest

33 to 60

Abdomen

61 to 75
Hind Legs (*2) 76 to 100

ADS:

HitLoc Area

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Head

 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2

Front Legs

 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 4

Chest

 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

Abdomen

 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Hind Legs 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 4

Effects of Specific Damage:

Hit Loc Area %age HP Damage taken Effects
Head 20% Unconscious, Co check vs Death
  40% Decapitation, Death
Front Legs (*2) 25% Co check vs Leg Crippled
  50% Leg Crippled, Co check vs Leg Severed
  75% Leg Severed
Chest 80% Incapacitated, Co check vs Death, Bleed 5%/min, Co check vs Bleed 5%/MR
  160% Death
Abdomen 60% Co check vs Death/MR, Bleed 5%/MR
  120% Death
Hind Legs (*2) 25% Co check vs Leg Crippled
  50% Leg Crippled, Co check vs Leg Severed
  75% Leg Severed

Bleeding effects from Decapitation, Crippling and Severance of Legs are as for People.  Thievish Jump ability is lost if a Hind Leg is Crippled or Severed.

Thievish Abilities:

M on Th Activities:

Defensive ThL = ML/3, FRU

Other Abilities / Powers / Notes:

  1. Giant Toads and Giant Frogs are Reptilian (but not Saurian) Monsters.
  2. Giant Toads and Giant Frogs are different Species and have differences in appearance.  But for game purposes they share the same Specification.
  3. They have Water Breathing.
  4. Many Species are Poisonous with ML Poison Levels, but this is normally a defence mechanism agianst being eaten rather than a mode of attack.
  5. Some Beastmaster / Reptilian Cults of the Great Swamp, Taur-Galen and the Jungle breed Giant Toads or Frogs as guardians (generally poisonous species) or as mounts to ride (Evil Cults preferring Toads).  They have carrying capacity 2000 + 250ML wt pts, and take encumbrance penalties to movement (including to Swimming and Jumping movement) as for Horses, as stated in sections 4.5 & 4.6 of the General Systems.

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