Giant Toad

The giant toad is a massive amphibian that lurks in swamps, marshlands, and other damp environments. Its size and predatory nature make it a fearsome creature to encounter.

Standing several feet tall, the giant toad has a robust and muscular body covered in mottled green or brown skin, allowing it to blend seamlessly into its surroundings. Its wide mouth is lined with rows of sharp teeth, perfect for capturing and devouring its prey.

The giant toad possesses a long, sticky tongue that it can extend with lightning speed to snatch smaller creatures, such as insects or even small animals, into its gaping maw. Its powerful jaws can crush bones and inflict substantial damage on larger adversaries.

One of the most notable features of the giant toad is its ability to swallow creatures whole. Once its prey is captured, the toad uses its muscular throat to swallow it whole, providing a gruesome and efficient method of consuming its meals.

In addition to its formidable bite and swallowing capabilities, the giant toad is also equipped with powerful hind legs. These legs allow it to leap great distances, surprising unsuspecting prey or closing the gap between itself and potential threats.

Beware the giant toad’s insatiable appetite and its ability to lie in wait, perfectly camouflaged amidst the foliage or in the murky waters. Its size and voracious appetite make it a dominant predator within its habitat, and crossing paths with this colossal amphibian can be a perilous encounter.

Adventurers venturing into swampy regions must exercise caution, as the giant toad can lurk just beneath the water’s surface or hide within dense vegetation, ready to strike at any moment. Engaging in combat with a giant toad requires a combination of strategy, agility, and the ability to resist its powerful bite and swallowing attempts.

In folklore, tales are told of enchanted or cursed giant toads that possess magical properties or exhibit extraordinary abilities. These legendary creatures add an element of mystery and danger to their already intimidating presence.

When facing a giant toad, one must be prepared for its deceptive camouflage, lightning-fast tongue, and crushing jaws. Surviving an encounter with this formidable amphibian requires resourcefulness and skill.

Special Abilities

Amphibious

The toad can breathe air and water

Standing Leap

The toad’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: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage plus 5 (1d10) poison damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the toad can’t bite another target.
• Swallow: The toad makes one bite attack against a Medium 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 toad, and it takes 10 (3d6) acid damage at the start of each of the toad’s turns. The toad can have only one target swallowed at a time.
  If the toad dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 5 feet of movement, exiting prone.