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1 Rakklethorn Toad
Small Magical Beast
Hit Dice: 2d10+2 (13 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 20 ft (4 squares)
Armor Class: 15 (+1 size, +2 Dex, +2 natural),
touch 13, flat-footed 13
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/-2
Attack: Thorn volley +5 ranged (1d6 plus poison)
or bite +3 melee (1d4)
Full Attack: Thorn volley +5 ranged (1d6 plus
poison) or bite +3 melee (1d4)
Space/Reach: 5 ft/5 ft.
Special Attacks: Poison, thorns
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., low-light
vision, scent
This small toad has dozens of needle-like thorns
protruding from its back. Its skin is mottled brown and
green and glistens with a dull sheen.
Rakklethorns live in small packs in murky
swamps. Fiercely territorial, rakklethorn toads often
battle with each other except at mating time when they
enter a mating frenzy. Several packs merge, forming
a great swarm of noisy frogs that sweeps through the
marshes like a wave.
Combat
A rakklethorn toad attacks by arching its back
and firing a volley of thorns at an opponent. It rarely
ever closes to melee, preferring to attack at range.
If confronted in close quarters, a rakklethorn toad
usually flees or if cornered, attacks with its bite.
Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 12; initial
and secondary damage 1d6 Dex. The save DC is
Constitution-based.
Shojo
Medium Monstrous Humanoid (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 3d8-3 (10 hp)
Initiative: -1
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), swim 50 ft. (10 squares)
Armor Class: 14 (-1 Dex, +5 natural), touch 9,
flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+3
Attack: Claw +3 melee (1d4)
Full Attack: Claw +3 melee (1d4)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: —
Special Qualities: Amphibious, darkvision 60 ft.,
immunity to poison
Saving Throws: Fort +0, Ref +2, Will +6
Shojo are creatures of the sea with a long red
mane and pink-tinted skin. They wear little except a
belt of seaweed from which hangs large jars of sake.
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Saves: Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +0
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 15, Con 12, Int 2, Wis 10,
Cha 6
Skills: Hide +8*, Spot +3
Feats: Dodge
Environment: Warm marshes
Organization: Pack (2-5) or mating swarm
(6-36)
Challenge Rating: 1
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 3-5 HD (Small); 6 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment: —
If a rakkelthorn toad is killed or subdued before it
has fired all of its thorns in a given day, the poison can
be extracted from its remaining thorns. A successful
DC 16 Heal or DC 16 Craft (alchemy) check allows
the poison to be changed into a mild anesthetic; one
rakkelthorn toad provides enough for one dose. A
single dose of this anesthetic, applied to the wound
of an injured creature, provides a +2 circumstance
bonus to Heal checks (multiple doses do not stack).
This bonus lasts for one hour, after which time the
anesthesia wears off. Poison cannot be extracted from
thorns that have been fired by the rakklethorn.
Thorns (Ex): From its back, a rakklethorn toad
can fire a volley of thorns once per round as a standard
action. All thorns in the cluster either hit or miss their
target and deal 1d6 points of piercing damage plus
poison (see above). This attack has a range of 50 feet
with no range increment. The rakklethorn toad can
launch a total of 6 such volleys per day.
Skills: *In areas of tall grass or dense
undergrowth, a rakklethorn toad has a +6 racial bonus
on Hide checks.
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 9, Con 8, Int 13, Wis 17,
Cha 13
Skills: Craft (alchemy) +10*, Heal +6,
Knowledge (nature) +2, Listen +5, Profession
(herbalist) +6, Search +3, Sense Motive +4, Spot
+5, Survival +5, Swim +8
Feats: Alertness, Skill Focus (Craft [alchemy])
Environment: Any aquatic or coastal
Organization: Solitary, group (2-5), or band
(5-10)
Challenge Rating: 1
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Often chaotic good
Advancement: 4-6 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment: +1
Shojo have an affinity to holy things and places,
as well as encountering the random picnicker,
fisherman, or traveler.