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Document Path: /doc/monsters/giant_frog

Name:
	Giant Frog  (Lesser Animal)

Stats:
	No. Appearing  : 5-40
	Climate/Terrain: Any fresh water
	Frequency      : Uncommon
	Organization   : Pack
	Activity Cycle : Any
	Diet           : Carnivore

Description:
	Giant frogs resemble their more common relatives in everything but
	size. Their enormous size means that they consider larger creatures as
	a source of food, making small creatures and even demihumans possible
	prey. A giant frog can range from 2 to 6 feet in length and weigh bet-
	ween 50 and 250 pounds. The distance that a giant frog can jump is
	based upon weight, with the maximum jumping distance for a 50-pound
	frog being 180 feet. Subtract 20 feet for every additional 50 pounds
	the frog weighs. A giant frog cannot jump backward or directly to ei-
	ther side, but can leap 30 feet straight up.

Combat:
	Because of its camouflaging colour, a giant frog surprises opponents
	easily when in natural habitat. A giant frog uses its long, sticky ton-
	gue to entrap its victim. The tongue is equal in length to three times
	the frog's length. The tongue inflicts no damage when it hits.

	Once a victim is caught by the frog's tongue, it has one chance to hit
	the tongue before the frog attempts to reel it in. If the tongue is
	hit, the frog releases the victim and does not attack that creature
	again. Otherwise the victim is reeled in.

	If the victim weighs less than the frog, it is dragged into the frog's
	mouth in the same round it attacked and missed striking the tongue. If
	the creature weighs more than the frog, an extra round is required for
	the frog to draw the creature in. This grants the victim another oppor-
	tunity to hit the tongue. Any creature weighing more than twice the
	frog's weight cannot be pulled by the frog and is released on the
	third round after it was caught, even if the tongue is never struck.

	Once the victim has been drawn to the frog's mouth, the frog attempts
	to eat it. If the giant frog successfully bites its victim in the first
	round the creature is in range, it automatically scores maximum damage.

	With a perfect attack, the frog can swallow whole any creature shorter
	than 3 feet long. Any creature swallowed whole has a chance to cut its
	way out of the frog with a sharp-edged weapon, but must hit almost per-
	fectly. A victim has only three rounds to escape before asphyxiating. A
	successful escape kills the frog. Any damage inflicted upon a frog that
	has swallowed a creature whole has a 33% chance of also being inflicted
	on the swallowed victim. Giant frogs fear fire and always retreat from
	it.

Habitat/Society:
	Giant frogs live in groups but don't have any real social structure.
	They are aggressive hunters and eat insects, fish, and small mammals.
	Large aquatic predators such as giant fish and giant turtles often prey
	upon them.