Homebrew Grippli Species Details

At first glance or from a distance, a grippli looks like a large frog. Its head and body are indeed those of a frog, but its front extremities end in hands with fingers that enable it to manipulate weapons and other objects, and its rear legs have similar digits that it can use for grasping and climbing. A grippli can move as quickly on all fours as it can on two legs. Grippli rely on ambushes and guerrilla warfare to defend themselves and their settlements. They can snare foes with their tongues to make them easier targets. Grippli villages are generally built from mud bricks and other natural materials harvested from the immediate vicinity. Young grippli are raised by the community rather than by a single set of parents, and all of a community's eggs are kept in freshwater pools until they mature. Protecting their eggs is a major concern for grippli, since lizardfolk, yuan-ti, and other creatures are known to have a taste for them.Most grippli care more about survival than they do about abstract ideals such as good and evil. Grippli religion is based in animism and nature spirits ; the frogfolk do not pay reverence to a single deity, but they might beseech a particular nature spirit for aid from time to time.

Grippli Traits

Grippli can swim and climb quite well, hold their breath, jump higher than normal, and grapple opponents with their tongue.

Tongue

Grippli's tongue is a natural weapon they can use to grapple enemies.

Hold Breath

The Grippli can hold their breath for 20 minutes.

Standing Leap

The grippli can leap 30 feet horizontally or 20 feet vertically from a standing position.