Pool Frog.
SMALL FROGS
Role: Numerous Semi-Aquatic Creatures
PL 0 (16)- Minion Rank 2, Sidekick Rank 4
Normal Version: PL 0
STRENGTH -5
STAMINA -5
AGILITY -2
FIGHTING -2
DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4
AWARENESS 0
PRESENCE -3
Skills:
Athletics 10 (+5)
Expertise (Survival) 5 (+5)
Perception 5 (+5)
Advantages:
Close Attack 2, Favored Environement (Aquatic), Improved Initiative
Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 1 (Radius Sight) [1]
Swimming 4 (4 mph) [4]
Movement 1 (Environmental Adaptation- Aquatic) [2]
"Fun Size" Shrinking 12 (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) -- (6 inches) [25]
(-3 Strength, +6 Defenses, +12 Stealth, -6 Intimidation, -1 Speed)
Offense:
Unarmed +2 (-5 Damage, DC 10)
Initiative +2
Defenses:
Dodge +5 (DC 15), Parry +5 (DC 15), Toughness -5, Fortitude +0, Will +0
Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Amphibians cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Lack of Water)- Amphibians require water or moist conditions to survive- many cannot breathe properly without a layer of moisture around them.
Weakness (Small Size)- At their natural size, small Amphibians are vulnerable to large creatures- even without good accuracy. Anything of Size Rank -2 or more (human size and up) using a melee attack on a Amphibian of this scale effectively strike with Burst Area Damage at their strength rank naturally.
Total: Abilities: -36 / Skills: 20--10 / Advantages: 4 / Powers: 32 / Defenses: 6 (16)
Era: Modern Day
Range: All across the world (except Antarctica).
Stereotypes: Friendly heroes.
Colouring: Any Possible Color, in any possibly design.
Size: Up to 8 inches long (less than a pound)
Encounter Groups: Hordes of 2-200.
Diet: Small animals (insects, fish, small mammals, other amphibians).
Tactics: Flee rapidly, or attempt to swallow whole.
-Frogs are extremely common and famous- their noisy nature (their ribbits attract mates) and proximity to human habitats has made them somewhat legendary for their leaping ability, noises (the famous "ribbit" is known in California, and thus replicated elsewhere as the "standard frog noise" in Hollywood pictures), and elongated tongues, which they use to capture and eat insects. Extremely colorful and with huge eyes, they are deemed "cute" and thus less objectionable than the lumpy toads or lizard-like salamanders- Frogs are typically depicted as heroes in fictional stories. Their semi-permeable skin allows for toxins to easily enter their bodies, making them effective "environmental bellweathers"- disruptions in frog populations typically denote something wrong at higher levels of a habitat.
-All Frogs & Toads are from the Order "Anura" (literally "without tail"), and there is no real taxonomic nomenclature behind which is which. Frogs are ancient, having developed in the early Jurassic period. Most members of the species impregnant externally, with females laying eggs and the males fertilizing them in clusters.
-Most Frogs are exceptionally-tiny and thus fit the stats here, like Mice or other tiny rodents would. -5 Damage & -5 Toughness, but a lot of quickness.
Frog Types:
POOL FROG: Basic European green frog.
WATER FROGS: A variety of species of Eurasian frogs, including the Pool Frog above.
COMMON FROG: Another Eurasian frog- lives in damp areas but is mistaken for a Toad because of its dry, lumpy skin.
EDIBLE FROG: Hilariously-named for the fact that they are literally used as a delicacy in places like France.
PANAMANIAN GOLDEN FROG: Brightly-colored, beautiful frogs, but possibly Extinct in the wild (they are kept in captivity).
GREEN FROG: Standard frog from the Eastern U.S. Live in permanent bodies of water.
BURROWING FROGS & TOADS: Many species are known for hiding out in burrows they've dug during the day.
POUCHED FROG: Males carry the eggs in a pouch along their legs.
MARSUPIAL FROGS: More pouched frogs, mostly from South & Central America.
HORNED FROGS: Flat-looking frogs with pronounced pointed "horns" above their eyes.
MADAGASCAR TOMATO FROG: Ridiculously-distinctive big red, round frog.
GOLDEN TOAD: Now Extinct. Always rare, it was from a small portion of Costa Rica. Inclement weather adversely affects them, to the point where a few generations failed. Scientists are still trying to figure out why their decline was so quick (infectious diseases, weather, etc. are blamed), but they are no more.
TAILED FROGS: Males sport tiny tails used to deposit sperm internally (the only frogs to do this- most frogs are extrernal impregnators).
GLASS FROGS: Named for their semi-transparent skin, which allows for the heart, lungs and gastrointestinal tract to be somewhat visible.
GOLDEN MANTELLA: Madagascar-borne frogs that are either uniformly yellow, orange or red.
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