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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shade" data-source="post: 3923778" data-attributes="member: 287">This one should wrap up this thread...Spottle ToadNiss then places the box on the table, opens the lid, and lifts out a fat green toad the size of a small dog.  The toad has short, skinny legs and two huge, bulging eyes that rotate independently of each other.  The toad is covered from head to toe with white freckles.  A thin chain hangs around its neck.  It looks over the players with disinterest, then sneezes.  Niss wipes its nose with a silk handkerchief.Spottle toad:  AC 7; HD 1; hp 6; MV 10' (3'), in water 30' (10'); #AT 1; Dmg 1-4 (bite); SA sticky tongue automatically catches items within 6' weighing 1 cn or less; Save F1; ML 6; AL N.Niss places the spottle toad in the middle of the table and clips its chain to the center ring.  "Are all of you familiar with spottle toads?" asks Niss.  Assuming teh PCs are unfamiliar with these creatures, Niss explains that spottle toads are a rare breed of amphibian especially bred for the game of spottle.  "And this is a good one," he says.  He produces a bit of food from his pocket and tosses it straight up in the air.  In the blink of an eye, the spottle toad flicks out its tongue to a length of 6' and snags the food, instantly reeling it into its mouth. Niss pats the toad affectionately on the head as it contentedly munches its catch.Niss says that if they wish, players may stroke the toad for luck....(Stroking the toad is mere superstition and has no effect on the game.)<Summary of the game:  Essentially, it's a dice-rolling game with the chance of the spottle toad consuming a player's die at any given time.>Round Seven:  Before this round begins, the toad turns toward the window and starts to howl.  It continues to howl throughout the round.  If a PC asks what's wrong with the toad, Niss explains that the moon must have come out--spottle toads can sense the presence of the moon and enjoy serenading it.Originally appeared in Dungeon #12 (1988).</blockquote>

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