Hugo Solis (https://deviantart.com/butterfrog) once again did a marvelous job with the illustration. I really like the detail of the coins spilling out of the griftoad's purse.
I will definitely be back this evening with a new monster and finally get caught up.
Got bling?
This anthropomorphic
toad wears finely tailored clothing that manages to conceal its rotund shape.
It wears several pieces of exquisite jewelry and carries a fancy rapier with a
gem-encrusted pommel.
Griftoad CR 10
XP 9,600
CN Small fey
Init +11; Senses low-light vision; Perception +17
DEFENSE
AC 24, touch 20,
flat-footed 17 (+2 deflection, +7 Dex, +4 natural, +1 size)
hp 144 (17d6+85)
Fort +10, Ref +17, Will +10
Defensive Abilities
improved evasion; DR 10/cold iron or
lawful; SR 21
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee +2 agile
cold iron rapier +18/+13 (1d4+9/18–20), tongue +11 (steal)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (15 ft. with tongue)
Special Attacks
pilfering tongue
Spell-Like Abilities
(CL 17th; concentration +21)
3/day—charm person (DC 15), modify memory (DC 18), suggestion (DC 16)
1/day—beguiling gift[APG] (DC 15), foe to friend[APG] (DC 19), getaway[APG], glibness, invisibility, magic aura, pilfering hand[UC]
STATISTICS
Str 6, Dex 25, Con 21, Int 16, Wis 10, Cha 19
Base Atk +8; CMB +14 (+18 steal); CMD 24 (26 vs. steal, 28 vs. trip)
Feats Agile
Maneuvers, Combat Expertise, Disengaging Feint[UC], Disengaging Flourish[UC],
Greater Steal[APG], Improved Feint, Improved Initiative, Improved Steal[APG],
Martial Weapon Proficiency (rapier), Weapon Finesse
Skills Acrobatics
+26, Bluff +24, Disguise +24, Escape Artist +26, Knowledge (local) +23,
Perception +17, Sense Motive +17, Sleight of Hand +27, Stealth +25, Use Magic
Device +21
Languages Aklo,
Common, Draconic, Sylvan, Undercommon
SQ dimensional
gullet
ECOLOGY
Environment any
land
Organization
solitary or cadre (2–6)
Treasure triple
(+2 agile cold iron rapier, ring of protection +2, other treasure in
its dimensional gullet)
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Dimensional Gullet
(Su) A griftoad’s stomach is similar to a bag of holding. It can carry up to 500 pounds of material in its
gullet. Retrieving an object from its gullet requires a standard action. If the
toad is struck by a piercing or slashing weapon, there is a 10% chance that the
attack ruptures its gullet (this increases to 25% for critical hits and attacks
with precision damage), and all the objects contained within it are lost
forever. The griftoad must fully heal before it can use its dimensional gullet
again.
Pilfering Tongue (Ex)
A griftoad must hit its target's touch AC to perform a steal combat
maneuver. As part of a full round
action, a griftoad can use its tongue to make this attack.
Griftoads are a race of fey creatures who valued their
appearance over all other concerns. A fey noble affronted by several members of
the race who tried to steal a valuable art object cursed them to look like
toads. The newly created griftoads were at a loss for what they could do now
that they bore such a grotesque visage and appeals by those not affiliated with
the thieves fell on deaf ears. Rather than steal away to a hiding place where
they could sulk, many griftoads decided to embrace their piteous appearance and
use it to their advantage. While their antics are known throughout the fey
courts, they have plenty of patsies to fool in the various worlds and planes
touched by the fey lands.
While griftoads have built up a reputation as thieves and
scoundrels, they typically use their abilities to take down arrogant marks.
They much prefer a longer con, where they work themselves into their marks’
inner circle and subtly turn other against their marks or convince their marks
they have a valuable prize to offer for a relatively mere pittance. While the
toads are capable of using their tongues to steal objects almost unseen, the
majority of them find such petty theft gauche, unless the thefts bolster their
schemes. One of their favorite tricks to sow discord is to steal an object and
use beguiling gift to convince
someone else to take it in view of the former owner. In combat, they eschew
their stance on theft and steal items from their foes to weaken them. As a
desperate gambit, griftoads that have stolen valuable objects from their foes
and stored them in their gullets threaten to destroy their gullets with their
rapiers, which would effectively eliminate the stolen items.
A typical grifttoad stands just over 3 feet tall and weighs
70 pounds. Assuming a scheme hasn’t gotten the better of a griftoad, it can
live for up to 85 years.
