# Apocalypse Frog Swarm >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Apocalypse Frog Swarm</div> <div class="CR">CR 4 (1,200 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Book of Exalted Deeds pg. 188</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> N Diminutive Magical Beast (swarm) **Init** +6 **Senses** low-light vision; **Perception** +2 **Aura** retributive aura (30 ft., Fort DC 14 for half) #### defense **AC** 16, 16 touch, 14 flat-footed (+2 Dex, +4 size) **hp** 25 (5d10) **Fort** +6, **Refl** +6, **Will** +3 **Feint** —, **Demoralize** — **Defensive Abilities** swarm traits **Immune** weapon damage #### offense **Speed** 20 ft. **Melee** swarm (1d6 plus affliction and distraction) **Space** 5 ft., **Reach** ft. **Special Attacks** affliction, distraction (DC 12) #### statistics **Str** 1, **Dex** 14, **Con** 11, **Int** 1, **Wis** 14, **Cha** 4 **BAB** +5, **CMB** —, **CMD** —, **TA** +4, **RTA** +11 **Feats** [[Ability Focus]] (retributive aura), [[Great Fortitude]], [[Improved Initiative]] **Skills** Acrobatics +10 (+14 when jumping), Perception +2 **Racial Bonuses** Acrobatics +8 (when jumping) #### special abilities ### Affliction (Su) Any evil creature within the space of an apocalypse frog swarm is exposed to the [[Other Magical Phenomenea#Afflictions (Maladies)|affliction]] of eternal torpor. **Eternal torpor**—Contact; *save* Fort DC 14; *onset* 1 day; *frequency* 1/day; *effect* 1d6 Dex; *cure* 2 consecutive saves. ### Retributive Aura (Su) This effect is always active in a 30-foot-radius spread centered on the swarm. Whenever the apocalypse frog swarm takes damage from any source, every creature within the area immediately takes an equal amount of damage. A successful DC 14 Fortitude save halves the damage. Regardless of the source of the damage to the swarm, the damage dealt to other creatures by this effect is not subject to negation or reduction because of resistance, damage reduction, spell resistance, or the like. The save DC is Constitution-based. #### ecology **Terrain** Any **Organization** Solitary, orchestra (2–5), or symphony (6–12) **Treasure** None **Advancement** None A sleek amphibian with glossy green skin, webbed toes, and black eyes, the apocalypse frog bears a golden starburst pattern on its back. Apocalypse frogs croak incessantly, and in large numbers their croaking can be heard for miles. Deities use them as harbingers of doom, sending apocalypse frog swarms to communities rife with evil or plagued by injustice as a warning of some greater calamity yet to come. An apocalypse frog swarm can be a nuisance to good creatures, but it carries an [[Other Magical Phenomenea#Afflictions (Maladies)|affliction]] called eternal torpor that is detrimental to evil creatures.