The Frog Supertable (Cairn)
The Frog Supertable
A table of twelve fantastic frogs for fantasy adventure games inspired by the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons™ frog subtable (Dungeon Masters Guide p. 185). Creature stats are provided in the Cairn format for compatibility with that game and other Into the Odd-inspired games.
What Kind of Frog Is It?
Type | 1d100 |
---|---|
Giant | 0–12 |
Killer | 13–21 |
Poisonous | 22–29 |
Flying | 30–34 |
Vampire | 35–39 |
Flying Vampire | 40–42 |
Skeleton | 43–52 |
Ghost | 53–61 |
Demon | 62–71 |
Fire | 72–89 |
Fog | 90–94 |
Ice | 95–100 |
All frogs in this table are large, roughly the size of a bear, and are most likely to appear in marshes, jungles, or other wet places, but may choose to visit other locations from time to time.
What Is It Doing?
- Swallowing a large slug whole
- Licking its eyeballs clean
- Wallowing in a mud puddle
- Jumping on a giant lilypad
- Stalking prey through tall grass
- Climbing a tree
- Protecting its pond of tadpoles
- Lounging on a pile of gold
- Sunbathing
- Burrowing under a large tree
- Up to its eyeballs in murky water
- Croaking a loud mating call
- Attacking some lumberjacks
- Sleeping under a big leaf
- Sniffing out a tasty treat
- Eating a spell scroll off a dead wizard
- Fighting a colony of ants
- Staring at the moon and stars longingly
- Performing a demonic summoning
- Sitting smugly on a large toadstool
Frog Parts
- Moist eyeballs
- Sticky tongue
- Tasty liver
- Sharp claws
- Concealing mud
- Fiery spleen
- Buoyant fat
- Rubbery skin
- Strong bones
- Poison glands
- Fly-filled stomach
- Prophetic appendix
- Healing fluids
- Vocal sac
- Pointed fangs
- Musk nodes
- Stringy tendons
- Stretchy webbing
- Acid pouch
- Green blood
Relics
Frog Whistle
(3 Charges)
Frog-shaped whistle of dark wood. Emits a high-pitched sound that repels most frogs.
Recharge: Boil in water with a frog’s vocal sac
Gliding Gloves
(2 Charges)
Webbed gloves made of flying frog skin. Allow the wearer to glide up to 40 ft. After jumping.
Recharge: Ride on the back of a flying frog in flight while wearing the gloves.
Demonic Amulet
(5 Charges)
Demon frog eye set in gold on a chain. Same effect as Demonic Gaze.
Recharge: Replace with a new demon frog eye.
The Frogs
Giant Frog
6 HP, 10 STR, 12 DEX, 8 WIL, bite (d4)
Very large, but otherwise normal, frog
10 ft. tongue can stick and pull smaller creatures or objects to the frog
Critical damage:Frog swallows the target of its attack
Killer Frog
5 HP, 8 STR, 14 DEX, 10 WIL, bite (d6+d6)
Large, scrawny, and fast moving with
Carnivorous and prone to attacking other wounded frogs
Poison Frog
6 HP, 7 STR, 13 DEX, 8 WIL, bite (d4)
Colorful skin and pitch black spots
Hides in shadows
Critical damage: Hallucinate color-changing frogs for 30 minutes
Flying Frog
6 HP, 10 STR, 14 DEX, 8 WIL, bite (d4)
Large feet with translucent webbing between toes
Can glide 80 ft. from a high place or 40 ft. jumping from ground
Critical damage:Knocks down and pins target
Flying Vampire Frog
7 HP, 12 STR, 12 DEX, 12 WIL, bite (d4+d4)
Large fangs and blood-red eyes
Avoids sunlight
Critical damage:Recovers full STR and HP if the target has blood
Skeleton Frog
5 HP, 12 STR, 10 DEX, 12 WIL, bite (d4+d4)
Bony with flames for eyes
At 0 STR collapses into a pile of bones that will reform in 5-10 minutes unless burned to ashes
Ghost Frog
6 HP, 10 STR, 10 DEX, 10 WIL, bite (d6)
Translucent and wispy
Immune to non-magical sources of damage
Critical damage: target spends 1d4 rounds frantically seeking a source of heat
Demon Frog
8 HP, 12 STR, 10 DEX, 10 WIL, bite (d6+d6)
Large, black, and wreathed in flames
Demonic Gaze: Anyone who looks in the demon frog's eyes must save WIL or take d6 STR damage and be haunted by visions of all-consuming fire for 1 minute
Critical damage: target catches on fire
Fire Frog
6 HP, 14 STR, 10 DEX, 10 WIL, flame breath (d6+d6, blast)
Glowing red and orange splotched skin
Immune to damage from fire
Critical damage: target catches on fire
Fog Frog
6 HP, 12 STR, 10 DEX, 10 WIL, bite (d4+d4)
Bulging eyes and covered in spots
Cloud: may breath a cloud that completely obscures an area 50 ft. long, 40 ft. wide, and 20 ft. high
Critical damage: target's lungs are filled with fog and they begin struggling to breath
Ice Frog
6 HP, 14 STR, 10 DEX, 10 WIL, ice breath (d6+d6, blast)
Shimmering blue and white skin
Immune to damage from cold and ice
Critical damage: target is frozen in place for 1d4 rounds
Credits
Writing and Layout by Luke Simonds, publishing as Cats Have No Lord.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Cairn is written by Yochai Gal and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
The Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon™ Masters Guide by Gary Gygax © 1979 TSR Games