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This toad, the size of
a pony, has numerous folds in its overly excessive skin, making it difficult to
discern its features. This extra skin doesn’t seem to impede the toad’s
movement.
Bloatoad, Small CR 9
XP 6,400
N Small animal
Init +3; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14
DEFENSE
AC 27, touch 15,
flat-footed 23 (+3 Dex, +1 dodge, +12 natural, +1 size)
hp 119 (14d8+56);
fast healing 5
Fort +13, Ref +12, Will +8
DR 10/piercing
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee bite +14
(1d6–2)
Special Attacks
sudden growth
STATISTICS
Str 7, Dex 16, Con 19, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 4
Base Atk +10; CMB +7; CMD 21 (25 vs. trip)
Feats Dodge, Go
Unnoticed[APG], Iron Will, Mobility, Skill Focus (Stealth), Spring Attack,
Weapon Finesse
Skills Acrobatics
+10, Perception +14, Stealth +26; Racial
Modifiers +12 Perception
ECOLOGY
Environment
forests or plains
Organization
solitary, pair, or flattening (3–8)
Treasure none
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Sudden Growth (Ex)
As an immediate action, a bloatoad can explode to Gargantuan size. When it does
so, it makes a bull rush combat maneuver check (using the CMB listed in the
stats below) against all creatures in its new space. Creatures pushed back 10
or more feet must succeed on a DC 21 Reflex save to avoid taking damage as if
they had fallen the distance they were pushed back and landing prone. Creatures
still within the bloatoad’s space after it grows can attempt a DC 21 Reflex
save to move to a square adjacent to the toad; on a failed save, creatures take
4d6 points of bludgeoning damage and are pinned. Pinned creatures takes
bludgeoning damage during the toad’s next turn unless it moves off the
creatures. If the toad chooses to maintain the pin, it must succeed at a combat
maneuver check as normal. A pinned creature takes 4d6 points of bludgeoning
damage each round if it doesn’t escape.
This massive, rotund
toad’s skin is stretched taut over its body, making it seem as if the slightest
puncture will cause it to explode.
Bloatoad,
Gargantuan CR 9
XP 6,400
N Gargantuan animal
Init +1; Senses
low-light vision; Perception +2
DEFENSE
AC 19, touch 7,
flat-footed 18 (+1 Dex, +12 natural, –4 size)
hp 119 (14d8+56);
fast healing 5
Fort +13, Ref +10, Will +8
OFFENSE
Speed 50 ft.
Melee bite +18
(4d6+18/19–20)
Space 20 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
Special Attacks
expulsion of air, trample (4d6+18, DC 29)
STATISTICS
Str 35, Dex 12, Con 19, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 4
Base Atk +10; CMB +26 (+28 bull rush); CMD 37 (39 vs. bull rush, 41 vs. trip)
Feats Awesome
Blow, Bull Rush Strike[APG], Improved Bull Rush, Improved Critical (bite), Iron
Will, Power Attack, Skill Focus (Stealth)
Skills Acrobatics
+8 (+16 when jumping), Perception +14, Stealth +8; Racial Modifiers +12 Perception
ECOLOGY
Environment
forests or plains
Organization
solitary, pair, or flattening (3–8)
Treasure none
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Expulsion of Air (Ex)
As a standard action, or if the bloatoad takes at least 10 points of piercing
damage from a single attack, it releases a burst of air as it reverts to its
Small size. All creatures in a 30-foot cone take 4d6 points of bludgeoning
damage and are knocked prone; Medium or smaller creatures are pushed back 10
feet. A successful DC 21 Reflex save halves the bludgeoning damage, and negates
a creature being pushed back and knocked prone. The save DC is
Constitution-based.
A Gargantuan bloatoad reduced to size Small as a result of
damage cannot use its sudden growth ability until it has healed all the damage
through fast healing. If the bloatoad instead voluntarily used this ability, it
must wait until after the end of its next turn before using its sudden growth
ability.
Bloatoads are shy animals that spend most of their lives in
their apparent base forms featuring relatively compact frames with overly
wrinkly skin. However, a visit to their habitats shows signs of damage where it
appears storm bursts knocked down several trees in random locations. Bloatoads
confronted with danger prefer to escape that danger, relying on the excess skin
to provide them with protection while they escape. When escape seems
impossible, air bladders hidden behind gill-like structures instantaneous fill,
growing the toads to immense proportions. These newly mammoth frogs seek to
crush their former and then return to their regular sizes once the threat has
ended.
