Giant Toad
Warty amphibians with long, sticky tongues. As large as a great hound, weighing 150 to 250 pounds.
Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy
| Armor Class | 7 [12] |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 2+2 (11hp) |
| Number Appearing | 1d4 (1d4) |
| Attacks | 1 × bite (1d4+1) |
| THAC0 | 17 [+2] |
| Movement | 90' (30') |
| Saving Throws | D12 W13 P14 B15 S16 (1) |
| Morale | 6 |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| XP | 25 |
| Treasure Type | None |
Warty amphibians with long, sticky tongues. As large as a great hound, weighing 150 to 250 pounds.
Special Abilities
Surprise: On a 1–3, in forests or dark dungeons, due to the ability to change colour to match their surrounding.
Sticky tongue: Attack up to 15’ away. On a hit, prey (up to dwarf size) is dragged to the mouth and bitten.
Swallow whole: A natural 20 attack roll indicates a small victim is swallowed. Inside the toad’s belly: suffer 1d6 damage per round (until the toad dies); may attack with sharp weapons at -4 to hit; body digested in 6 turns after death.
Other Sources
OSRIC
| Armor Class | 6 |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 2+4 |
| Number Encountered | 1d12 |
| Attacks | 1 |
| Damage | 2d4 |
| Move | 60-ft; 60-ft leaping |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| Intelligence | Animal |
| XP | 2/20+2/hp |
| Treasure Type | None |
| Size | Medium |
| Frequency | Common |
| Lair | Nil |
Giant toads hunt any sort of prey, including humans. They can leap forward up to 60-ft and attack in the same round.
Special Abilities
Leap: Can leap forward up to 60-ft and attack in the same round.
Variants
Poisonous
(indistinguishable from normal giant toads)
Poisonous giant toads are indistinguishable from normal giant toads but have a poisonous bite that kills if the victim fails a saving throw.
| Armor Class | 7 |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 2 |
| Number Encountered | 1d8 |
| Attacks | 1 |
| Damage | 1d4+1 |
| Move | 60-ft; 60-ft leaping |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| Intelligence | Animal |
| XP | 2/50+2/hp |
| Treasure Type | None |
| Size | Medium |
| Frequency | Uncommon |
| Lair | Nil |