Toads

[Dirt_Kami]

Toad Lore
Toads are divided into three castes; nobles, warriors and slaves
The following information about toads can be obtained with a successful Knowledge (Nature) check.
DC 15: Toads live to make war. A typical tribe includes a mixture of sizes, with the mightiest holding the title of warchief. Larger toads serve as elite warriors and smaller ones work as scouts, infiltrators and slaves.
DC 20: A toad has little tolerance for talk and resorts to conversation only if the advantage of doing so is apparent. Toads once had an empire which fell to internal strife and interference from slaadi.
DC 25: Toads developed mundane and magical methods for taming and breeding dire toads as guards, mounts and beasts of war.
DC 25: Some slave caste toads are born bow-legged with blue colored skin and psionic powers.
DC 30: Slave caste toads that reach the age of 25 acquire a voracious appetite and if able to sate this hunger they go into a regenerative state and begin to grow in size. But they also become violent dumb asses and will eat just about anything, including other toads. These Elder Toads that live long enough go through the regenerative phase again when they reach 100, if allowed to gorge themselves for a month they grow even larger.

Warrior Caste Toad Racial Traits
+4 Strength, +2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, -2 Charisma
Medium
Speed: Base speed of 30 feet.
Darkvision: 60 feet
Scent
+3 Natural Armor
Mixed Blood: Count as goblin, fey and toads for any effect related to race.
Stalker (Ex): Perception and Stealth are always class skills
Sneaky: +4 racial bonus on Stealth checks
Languages: Toad. Those with high Intelligence scores can choose any of the following: Common, Giant, Sylvan and Undercommon.

Slave Caste Toad Racial Traits
–2 Strength, +4 Dexterity, –2 Charisma
Small: Toads are Small creatures and gain a +1 size bonus to their AC, a +1 size bonus on attack rolls, a –1 penalty to their CMB and CMD, and a +4 size bonus on Stealth checks.
Speed: Toads are fast for their size, and have a base speed of 30 feet.
Darkvision: Toads can see in the dark up to 60 feet.
Skilled: +4 racial bonus on Ride and Stealth checks.
Languages: Toads begin play speaking Toad. Toads with high Intelligence scores can choose any of these bonus languages: Common, Giant, Sylvan, Undercommon.
Mixed Blood: Count as goblin, fey and toads for any effect related to race.

Noble Toad Racial Traits
+2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution
Medium
Speed: Base speed of 30 feet.
Darkvision: 60 feet
Mixed Blood: Count as goblin, fey and toads for any effect related to race.
Sneaky: +4 racial bonus on Stealth checks
Languages: Toad. Those with high Intelligence scores can choose any of the following: Common, Giant, Sylvan and Undercommon.

Blue Toad Racial Traits
+2 Dexterity, –2 Strength, +2 Intelligence
Small: +1 bonus to Armor Class, +1 bonus to hit, +4 bonus on Stealth checks, -1 CMB and -1 CMD.
Speed: Base speed of 30 feet.
Darkvision: 60 feet
Naturally Psionic: Blues gain the Wild Talent feat at 1st level as a bonus feat, if he takes a psionic class he gains the Psionic Talent feat instead.
Mixed Blood: Count as goblin, fey and toads for any effect related to race.
Sneaky: +2 racial bonus on Stealth checks and its always a class skill.
Bow-legged: +2 racial bonus on Ride checks
Keen Senses: +2 on Perception checks
Repletion (Su): If he spends 1 power point he does not need to eat or drink for 24 hours.
Languages: Common and Toad. Those with high Intelligence scores can choose any of the following: High and Low Melnibonean, Giant, Sylvan, Tengu and Undercommon.

Elder Toad Racial Traits
+4 Strength, +2 Constitution, -4 Intelligence, -2 Charisma
Large: -1 penalty to AC and -1 on attack rolls.
Speed: Base speed of 30 feet.
Darkvision: 60 feet
Scent
+3 Natural Armor
Mixed Blood: Count as goblin, fey and toads for any effect related to race.
Languages: Toad. Those with high Intelligence scores can choose any of the following: Common and Giant.

Haman (Half-Toad) Racial Traits
+2 Strength
Medium
Speed: Base speed of 30 feet.
Darkvision: 60 feet
Weapon Familiarity: Proficient with greataxes and falchions.
Ferocity: Diehard as a bonus feat.
Mixed Blood: Count as goblin, human, fey and toads for any effect related to race.
Languages: Common and Toad. Those with high Intelligence scores can choose any of the following: Draconic, Giant, Sylvan and Undercommon.

Humans and toads cannot normally breed, half-toads are the result of a curse.

[ShiningStarling]

Interesting, but Half-Toads should have a -2 to Charisma, and I also don't see any LA anywhere, which would be nice to know when applying these. Interesting idea, but really, toads? :smallwink:
Anyway, looks alright, but everyone has bonuses and not many penalties, therefore not making a terribly balanced/playable race. Let's try to fix that.
Keep it up!

[Greenish]

No RHD/LA for the bugbear warrior caste? Also, the hobgoblins noble toads are a bit bland compared to the rest.

[Edit]: "Weapon Familiarity" and "Weapon Proficiency" usually mean different things.

[Dirt_Kami]

Ha! Yep, just good old goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears with a different skin for a campaign I ran earlier this year. Melniboneans, humans, tengus and toads were the only PC races at different points in the campaign.

The Weapon Familiarity is just what is listed for Half-orcs (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/races/core-races/half-orc).

With the grippli, boggards, bullywugs and froglin (Dave Arneson's Blackmoor) all thrown into the mix, the players had a good time.

Also had one other that was a normal toad with the manimal template

Horkist (Toad Men) CR 1/2

XP 200
N Small monstrous humanoid
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60', low-light vision, scent; Perception +6

DEFENSE
AC 20, touch 11, flat-footed 21 (-1 Dex, +1 size, chain shirt +4, +6 natural)
hp 10 (1d8+2)
Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +2

OFFENSE
Melee rapier +1 (1d4 /18-20)
Special Attacks sneak attack 1d6
Speed 20 ft.
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.

STATISTICS
Str 10, Dex 8, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 15, Cha 6
Base Atk +0; CMB ; CMD
Feats Skill Focus (Disable Device)
Skills Climb (Str) +4, Disable Device (Dex) +6, Knowledge (dungeoneering) (Int) +4, Perception (Wis) +6, Profession (soldier) (Wis) +6, Sense Motive (Wis) +6, Stealth (Dex) +11, Swim (Str) +4; Racial Modifiers +4 Stealth
Languages Common
SQ animal blood, trapfinding
Animal Blood (Ex): A horkist counts both as an animal and a humanoid for the purpose of spells, abilities, and effects that specifically affect animals.

ECOLOGY
Environment temperate and warm cities.
Organization solitary, pair, or knot (3–100)
Treasure Gear (chain shirt, rapier, wide brimmed hat, 1d6 coins)

Horkist are tough-skinned amphibian rakes who favor wide brimmed hats. They hire themselves out as soldiers, and between jobs they dwell in red light districts, drinking, gambling and dueling. Less known is that they also have hidden meeting spots in the sewers and work as burglars when they run out of money. Just as likely to work for the city-watch or the thieves guild, many work for both. They see grippli as country bumpkins and toads as degenerate cave dwellers.

Legend has it that once upon a time a princess kissed a frog and he turned into a prince, these are what happens when a whore kisses a toad.

Horkist as PCs

All horkist have the following racial traits.
-2 Strength, +4 Constitution, +4 Wisdom, -4 Charisma
Darkvision: Horkist can see in the dark up to 60 feet.
Low-light vision
Scent
Sneaky: Horkist gain a +4 racial bonus on Stealth checks.
Languages: All horkist begin play speaking Common and Toad. Bonus languages: Dark Folk, Giant, Grippli, Undercommon.
Size Small Speed 20, +1 AC/Att, –1 CMB/CMD, +2 Fly, +4 Stealth
Tough Skin natural AC +6
Amphibious (Ex): An amphibious creature can breathe both air and water equally easily.
Animal Blood (Ex): A horkist counts both as an animal and a humanoid for the purpose of spells, abilities, and effects that specifically affect animals.

[Dirt_Kami]

Interesting, but Half-Toads should have a -2 to Charisma, and I also don't see any LA anywhere, which would be nice to know when applying these. Interesting idea, but really, toads? :smallwink:
Anyway, looks alright, but everyone has bonuses and not many penalties, therefore not making a terribly balanced/playable race. Let's try to fix that.
Keep it up!

The two folks that always play fighters in my games played the warrior caste toads and the other players didn't seem to mind the uneven stats since they stay up front and never retreat.

Anyway, the post was just for fun, I didn't think it would get a response.
Thanks for the input!

[137beth]

Nice, (I always liked goblins), but they really do need LAs (or some of them do, anyways).

[enderlord99]

Aww... I thought this thread would be about slaad... :smalltongue:

EDIT: Slaad were actually mentioned in the backstory! You thought of everything!:smalltongue: