The Frog Supertable (Cairn)

18 May, 2023

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.