Frog, Giant

A giant frog is an enormous amphibious creature that resembles its smaller, common frog counterparts, but on an extraordinary scale. Towering over its smaller kin, a giant frog possesses a hulking body and powerful limbs, capable of leaping great distances. Its skin is typically a mottled green or brown, blending in with its natural swamp or forest habitats.

With a wide, gaping mouth and large, bulging eyes, the giant frog strikes an intimidating figure. Its mouth is lined with rows of sharp teeth, designed for grasping and devouring prey. The creature’s long, muscular tongue can extend to surprising lengths, allowing it to snatch unsuspecting creatures with remarkable precision.

Giant frogs are skilled hunters, primarily feeding on smaller animals, such as insects, rodents, and even other amphibians. Their powerful hind legs enable them to leap great distances, swiftly closing the gap between themselves and their prey. Once within range, they lunge forward with lightning speed, snapping their jaws shut around their target.

These creatures are highly adapted to aquatic environments, often found dwelling in marshes, swamps, and freshwater lakes. They are capable swimmers, using their webbed feet and strong legs to navigate through water with ease. Giant frogs are also proficient climbers, able to clamber up trees or rocky outcroppings to gain a better vantage point or escape from danger.

Encountering a giant frog in the wild can be a thrilling and perilous experience. Their immense size and predatory nature make them formidable opponents, particularly for smaller creatures or unwary adventurers. However, their voracious appetite and territorial instincts mean they can be enticed by the promise of food, making them potential allies or valuable resources for those who understand their behavior.

Some cultures revere giant frogs as symbols of transformation or fertility, while others view them as ominous omens or guardians of mystical realms. In certain regions, their oversized legs are considered a delicacy and sought after for their culinary value. As companions or adversaries, giant frogs bring an element of wildness and primal power to the natural world of adventuring.

Special Abilities

Amphibious

The frog can breathe air and water

Standing Leap

The frog’s long jump is up to 20 ft. and its high jump is up to 10 ft., with or without a running start.

Actions

• Bite: Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 11). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the frog can’t bite another target.
• Swallow: The frog makes one bite attack against a Small or smaller target it is grappling. If the attack hits, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The swallowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the frog, and it takes 5 (2d4) acid damage at the start of each of the frog’s turns. The frog can have only one target swallowed at a time. If the frog dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 5 ft. of movement, exiting prone.

Proficiencies

• Skill: Perception +2
• Skill: Stealth +3