Anuran

Less advanced frog-man tribes without weapons or armour

OSRIC

Armor Class	6
Hit Dice	1
Number Encountered	10d10
Attacks	3
Damage	1d2/1d2/1d4+1
Move	30-ft hopping / 150-ft swimming
Alignment	Chaotic evil
Intelligence	Low
XP	1/15+1/hp
Size	Small to Man-sized
Frequency	Rare
Lair	20%

Anurans represent the less advanced frog-man tribes, and typically do not possess weapons or armour. Anurans can have shamans (maximum of 3rd level) or witch doctors (maximum of 3rd/2nd level). They otherwise count as batrachians.

There is a 25% chance that batrachians will have 2d4 giant frogs (75%) or poisonous giant frogs (25%) in their lair. Batrachians with poisonous giant frogs available may (50% chance) have anointed their spears or harpoons with poison.

Rumours persist of batrachian ghouls, which may be under the shaman or witch doctor’s command.

Treasure: 2d6 gp per individual, plus if encountered in their lair, a 20% chance of 1d3 pieces of jewellery and a 10% chance of 1d3 magic items.

Special Abilities

Hop: A hop counts as a charge, with an additional +1 ’to hit’ bonus. A batrachian making a hop attack with a spear or harpoon will inflict double damage. If not armed with a long weapon like a spear or harpoon, a batrachian will always lose initiative due to its clumsy movements on land.

Camouflage: Batrachians are well-camouflaged and can remain motionless for long periods. They are also cold-blooded and hence hard to see with infravision. As a result they surprise opponents 50% of the time, or 80% of the time if hopping.

Variants

Female (in lair (75% of number of males))

Females for both batrachians and anurans have the same stats. They are not normally combatant unless the efts (q.v.) or a temple, religious monument, or idol are threatened.

Hit Dice	1d6 hp
Damage	1d2/1d2/1d4
Intelligence	Low to average
XP	1/10+1/hp
Lair	80%

Eft (Tadpole) (in lair (200% of number of females))

Efts are tadpoles. They are confined to water, and will always dwell in a large, central pool.

Armor Class	8
Hit Dice	1d2 hp
Attacks	1
Damage	1d2
Move	30-ft hopping / 150-ft swimming
Alignment	Neutral
Intelligence	Animal
XP	1/1
Size	Small
Lair	100%