Reefback Toad
Beast · no Crown (Meridian)
T1d4Minor
Bloated amphibians the size of a human head, covered in coral-like growths that glow sickly orange, snapping at anything that moves with a sticky luminous tongue.
Tier 1 · Role Minor · Pool Vigor 2 · AC 11 · ATK +2 · Save DC 11 · Dmg 1 (flat)
| Stat | Score | Mod | Die |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | 14 | - | - |
| Mind | 4 | - | - |
| Sense | 12 | - | - |
| Heart | 12 | - | - |
| Cunning | 12 | - | - |
| Fate | 12 | - | - |
A Minor has no attribute mechanics: the scores describe the creature, they do not roll.
Passives
Luminous Mucus
Any creature the toad strikes is smeared with glowing orange slime for the rest of the scene. A glowing creature cannot hide and is visible in darkness.
Maneuvers
Mucus Spray
Spits a gob of slime at a creature within 15 ft. Body save (DC 11) or the target takes 1 damage and glows; on a success it takes 1 Vigor damage.
Reactions
Slick Skin
When grabbed, the toad's mucus-coated body slips free automatically.
Tactics
GM tactics
Sits in shallow water and snaps at anything that moves. Marks targets with glowing mucus, making them visible to larger predators. Flees into water if outmatched.
Running it
Rules
- One Vigor pool of 2 x Tier, no Vitality. It breaks and flees with 1 left, and dies at 0. The pool does not regenerate.
- A hit deals a flat 1, no roll. A crit (natural 20 only) rolls d4 and never lands below 1.
- Crits on a natural 20 only.
- Minor: no stat modifiers or dice in play; its scores describe the creature, they do not roll.
- With 1 Vigor left it breaks and flees, out of the fight but alive; Fanatics fight on to 0 instead.
- At 0 Vigor it is dead: 2 total damage, and a single blow of 2 or more kills it on the spot.
- Vigor damage is simply damage against a Minor: its whole pool is Vigor.
- Group morale: when its group loses half its number, fled or dead, the rest check morale.
- NPCs never take wounds.