Into The Jungle Part 3
The party managed to traverse the ruins of Lepiditia, and now they emerge back into the jungles of Veridia, returning to Monarch Camp to continue their quest. However, while sheltering under a tree to escape the rains of a tropical storm a horde of poisonous frogs started to appear - one or two at first, then gradually more and more until the tree is totally surrounded...
Today's creature is the Poison Frog Horde! These little critters make the jungles of Veridia their home. They may look cute, with their large eyes and multicoloured bodies, but they are surprisingly aggressive, perhaps driven by the overwhelming magic that fills this region.
Disclaimer for this week's stat block - my players cleverly avoided this encounter so it hasn't been playtested, so there might be some rough edges!
This horde is pretty deadly, particularly if you have a few to surround your players with! One issue I've had sometimes with Daggerheart is during exploration sessions it can be quite hard to drain player's resources (Stress/Hope etc), as they get enough rests that it makes the session's encounters not have enough impact, as there is typically only one or two encounters per travelling day. To counter this, I've been experimenting with making adversaries that can drain various resources from the players - and these frogs are an option for causing Stress! Comboing Binding Tongues with Poison Touch will hopefully reliably cause a few Stress points, making players consider their choices carefully - do they get close to finish off the horde, or keep their distance and use their more expensive abilities?
The house move continues so these posts are admittedly a bit shorter than I'd like, but I wanted to make sure I still put up some content to use in the meantime! I've got some cool stuff coming up for once the move is complete (hopefully by next month all being well!), including an Environment for the Veridian Rainforest (and another mystery Environment...), and more adversaries including underwater foes! Sign up to be notified when these are ready for you! Thanks for reading!