Addled Frog

The Addled Frog is a frog found in the Sunlit Wetlands during Act One.

“

Green. Leaves. Shallow. Water. Argh.

„

— Addled Frog, going mad

Involvement

Act One

Using  Speak with Animals reveals that the frog seems to be in a state of painful madness, somehow caused by the corruptive magic of Auntie Ethel. If the hag is dead or forced out of the area, the frog regains her sanity and leads the party to a hidden stash of items at X: 7 Y: 294 as a reward. Otherwise, the pouch can be identified by passing a passive DC 20 Perception check.

If pestered for too long, the frog becomes hostile.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Mirror Image ( + )

Create 3 illusory duplicates of yourself to distract attackers. Each duplicate increases your  Armour Class by 3.

Whenever you successfully evade an attack, one of the duplicates disappears.

 Range: Self

 Reflective Mucus ()

Increases Armour Class by 2, and reflects the first projectile flying towards it back at the attacker, after which the mucus is removed.

 Range: Self

Recharge: Per turn

 Venomous Discharge ()

Damage: 8~29

3d8 + 5Poison

Spit out a venomous substance and possibly  Poison those it hits.

CON Save

 Range: 12 m / 40 ft

Loot

• None

Tactics

The Addled Frog has an unusually high Armour Class due to her Reflective Mucus passive and  Mirror Image ability. While she only has one attack, Venomous Discharge is a powerful AoE that can strike multiple party members at once. The frog also frequently uses  Jump to create distance. Additionally, the first ranged attack or spell that strikes the Addled Frog is reflected due to Reflective Mucus. Notably, all missiles from the first  Magic Missile spell are reflected. Her  Toxic Secretions can inflict  Madness on characters who attack the frog.

While the Addled Frog can be quite deadly, she has relatively low health, and is vulnerable to the  Sleep spell. After the initial projectile is reflected, using  Magic Missile likely kills the Addled Frog due to her low health. Additionally, her only high saving throw modifier is dexterity, so she almost always fails saving throws with other abilities.