| From: | "Steven A. Tinner" <bluewizard@*****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | At long last! The Kick Butt Toad! |
| Date: | Fri, 18 Oct 1996 11:17:14 -0700 |
the "Kick Butt Toad."
After recovering from my hard drive's crash here is the completed Death
Toad. Enjoy, and please reply!
Steven A. Tinner
"The toad is STILL kicking my butt!"
DEATH TOAD
Bombina Interfactus
IDENTIFICATION
The so called Death Toad is at first inspection nothing more than a
common toad
exhibiting traits of giantism.
It’s body length averages 4 meters, and can weigh up to 400 kilos.
The toad can appear in a variety of colors, but mainly exhibits markings
of a dull
gray or green. This, combined with the mottled texture of the Death
Toad’s skin
lend to its often being mistaken for a large rock.
MAGIC CAPABILITY
None
HABITS
The Death Toad live primarily on a carnivorous diet consisting of small
mammals,
fish, and birds.
Active during the spring through early autumn, depending on the local
temperature.
COMMENTARY
The Death Toad is a fascinating example of giantism among awakened
species.
Some researchers wish to place the Death Toad in the dinosaur family due
to its
immense size, but genotyping does not confirm this theory.
POWERS
Concealment, Binding, Engulf (Some individuals in the species may
exhibit
Regeneration)
WEAKNESSES
Reduced Senses (Sight - movement based vision)
STATS
B Q S C I W E R INIT ATTACKS
8 3x2* 10 - 1 3 6 2 2+2D6 8S
SHADOWTALK
>>>>>[How big did he say they get? Holy frag! Hook me up with some hot sa=
uce
mama! We’re having frog legs tonight!]<<<<<
-- Munch-Kin (21:52:33/10-18-57)
>>>>>[These things are a real danger in the swaps of southern Florida. Th=
ey grow
large enough there that the Engulf thing works exactly the way you think
it does.
Burp! Froggy snacks! I dig ‘um!]<<<<<
-- Kellogg (11:07:42/10-19-57)
>>>>>[What’s this binding thing the guide mentions? How about the
movem=
ent
based vision?]<<<<<
-- Seeker (13:13:13/10-19-57)
>>>>>[It’s got a sticky tongue. If it nails you with it, it’s
very ha=
rd to escape while
the warty fragger pulls you into it’s maw. As far as the vision, toads
are primarily
sit an wait hunters, only attacking something that happens by them. As
such, their
vision is designed to detect moving object. If you hold very still, it
might think that
you’re just part of the scenery.]<<<<<
-- Dr. M. Ness (15:22:21/10-19-57)
USING THE DEATH TOAD
These beasts lie in wait in corp research grounds, and in fetid swamps.
Have the PC’s stumble across one.
It’s first attack is normally an attempt at binding one target with the
tongue.
The helpless victim is then engulfed into the toad’s mouth taking norma=
l
attack
damage.
If the PC’s try to hide by standing still, let them see just how patien=
t
a Death Toad
can be. Sure it can’t see them NOW, but why should it move away?
Make them wait it out.
