Poison Dart Frog (3.5e Creature)
| Poison Dart Frog | |
|---|---|
| Size/Type: | Fine Animal |
| Hit Dice: | 1/4d8 (1 hp) |
| Initiative: | +3 |
| Speed: | 10 ft. (2 squares), climb 10 ft. |
| Armor Class: | 21 (+8 size, +3 Dex), touch 21, flat-footed 18 |
| Base Attack/Grapple: | +0/-21 |
| Attack: | — |
| Full Attack: | — |
| Space/Reach: | 1/2 ft./0 ft. |
| Special Attacks: | Poison |
| Special Qualities: | Amphibious, low-light vision |
| Saves: | Fort +0, Ref +5, Will +1 |
| Abilities: | Str 1, Dex 17, Con 10, Int 1, Wis 13, Cha 6 |
| Skills: | Climb +13, Hide +9, Jump –7, Listen +3, Spot +3 |
| Feats: | Alertness |
| Environment: | Warm forests |
| Organization: | Solitary, pair, or bunch (2–5) |
| Challenge Rating: | 1/6 |
| Treasure: | None |
| Alignment: | Always true neutral |
| Advancement: | — |
| Level Adjustment: | — |
This animal is a small amphibian with sticky pads on its feet. Its skin is brightly colored in reds, blues, yellows, and oranges.
The statistics presented here represent a wide range of brightly colored, poisonous frogs.
Combat[edit]
Poison dart frogs rely on their bright coloration to warn off predators. Any who don’t get the message are subjected to their deadly poison.
Bright Skin (Ex): A poison dart frog’s brightly colored skin is meant to warn predators of its poison, potentially helping it to avoid being eaten. A creature that spots a poison dart frog is entitled to a DC 5 Wisdom check to realize that the frog is poisonous. Animals and most other creatures that succeed this check will not bite or attempt to eat a poison dart frog.
Poison (Ex): Ingested, Fortitude DC 14, initial and secondary damage 2d6 Con. The save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +4 racial bonus.
Skills: Poison dart frogs have a +8 racial bonus on Climb and Jump checks. A poison dart frogs can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or threatened. A poison dart frog uses its Dexterity modifier instead of its Strength modifier for Climb checks.
Due to their bright coloration, poison dart frogs have a –10 racial penalty on Hide checks.
Poison Dart Frogs as Familiars[edit]
A poison dart frog may be selected as a familiar. Its master is not at risk of poisoning himself when applying poison.
Poison Dart Frog Toxin[edit]
A character can extract the poison of a dart frog with a successful DC 14 Survival check. On a successful check, the character extracts a single dose worth of the poison. On a failed save, the poison is ruined but the character suffers no ill effects unless they roll a natural 1, in which case they are exposed to the poison while attempting to extract it. A poison dart frog can supply only a single dose of poison per week.
Dart frog poison is less deadly when extracted, dealing an initial and secondary damage of 1d4 Constitution damage, with a DC 12 save to resist the effects. Poison dart frog toxin has a market price of 130 gp.
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