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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Leatherhead" data-source="post: 8617870" data-attributes="member: 53176"><h3>Froghemoth (VGtM)</h3>There are quite a few amphibians in this book.  Froghemoths are some strange kind of alien predator that is as big as an elephant, as dumb as a typical beast, and worshiped by bullywugs. Which is mostly remarkable due to the fact that the Froghemoth is CR 10 and Bullywugs are normally CR 1/4 , creating a huge disparity in the fighting capabilities of the supposed allies.  While there are a few higher CR bullywugs running around now, none of them are above CR 3. Using this creature in conjunction with the lore will be an exercise in how well you can navigate an extreme case of bounded accuracy. And no, I don’t recommend using them on a level 3 party.As for what they can do in combat, the Froghemoth is a melee controller, sporting multiple attacks that can incapacitate characters. Its best opening gambit is swimming under the water to get into position, then unleashing its multiattack from inside a formation. Their bite can swallow two creatures (one at a time) and their tentacles can grapple one target each, which makes the froghemoth capable of controlling up to 6 characters through just attacking. Ideally they will be dragging all those combatants under water, while a PC isn’t likely to drown in the span of a combat, most PCs aren’t optimized for swimming, giving the an advantage to the frogs.  Additionally, the Froghemoth has a tongue attack that can real in a creature from up to 20’ away, but otherwise they are extremely vulnerable to ranged attacks. Something to consider when you are backing them up with toadies. Another interesting part of their kit is that they are resistant to lightning damage, but if damaged by it, suffer from halved speed and disadvantage on dexterity saving throws A pseudo-vulnerability that a PC can exploit should they want.In the changeover, the Froghemoth had their HP nerfed a bit. And while its multiattack does three attacks now, they could always do three attacks if they bit as a bonus action after using their tongue.</blockquote>

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