Batrachian
Advanced frog-man tribes armed with spears and shields
Stat Blocks
OSRIC
| Armor Class | 6 or better |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 1 |
| Number Encountered | 10d8 |
| Attacks | 1 |
| Damage | By weapon |
| Move | 30-ft hopping / 150-ft swimming |
| Alignment | Chaotic evil |
| Intelligence | Low to average |
| XP | 1/18+1/hp |
| Size | Small to Man-sized |
| Frequency | Rare |
| Lair | 20% |
Monster statistics extracted from online SRD wiki, not the published hardcover edition.
Batrachians represent the more advanced frog-man tribes, and are typically armed with spear and shield or harpoon and shield (treat their harpoons as spears). Batrachians can have shamans (maximum of 5th level) or witch doctors (maximum of 5th/4th level).
Optional: If the Cthulhu mythos is in play, at least some batrachians may well worship Cthulhu. In this case they may be a lesser kind of Deep One.
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.