Homebrew Bullywug Species Details

Physical Description

Bullywugs are shorter stout creatures, appearing like humanoid frogs or toads. They are between 4-5 feet tall, and can have blue, yellow, green, gray, or red skin. They can have red, gold, bronze, orange, or silver eyes, which are very large and above their heads. They sometimes have black spots on their skin. 

History

Bullywugs are traditionally seen as lesser beings—barely worthy of being humanoids, similar in this regard to goblins.They are nonetheless defiant to any who would look down upon them, and eager to shove upturned noses down into the mud of their marshes.

Historically, bullywugs have paid tribute to a gluttonous and evil deity called Ramenos. This former worship has declined in recent years, and even bullywugs pay little heed to what was once a widely-revered deity. Many believe him to be dead, and the few clerics that still call upon his aid are only gaining supernatural power from the deity's rotting corpse.

Society

Life as a bullywug is nasty, brutish, and wet. These frog-headed amphibious humanoids must stay constantly moist, dwelling in rainy forests, marshes, and damp caves. Always hungry and thoroughly evil, bullywugs overwhelm opponents with superior numbers when they can, but they flee from serious threats to search for easier prey.

Bullywugs have green, gray, or mottled yellow skin that shifts through shades of gray, green, and brown, allowing them to blend in with their surroundings. They wear crude armor and wield simple weapons, and can deliver a powerful bite to foes that press too close.

Foul Aristocracy

Bullywugs consider themselves the right and proper rulers of the swamps. They follow an etiquette of sorts when dealing with outsiders and each other, subject to the whims and fancies of their leader—a self-styled lord of the muck. Bullywugs introduce themselves with grand-sounding titles, make great shows of bowing and debasing themselves before their superiors, and endlessly vie to win their superiors' favor. A bullywug has two ways to advance among its kind.

It can either murder its rivals, though it must take pains to keep its criminal deeds secret, or it can find a treasure or magic item and present it as tribute or a token of obeisance to its liege. A bullywug that murders its rivals without cunning is likely to be executed, so it's more common for bullywugs to stage raids against caravans and settlements, with the goal of securing precious baubles to impress their lords and win their good graces. Invariably, such fine goods are reduced to filthy tatters through abuse and neglect. Once a gift loses its sheen, a bullywug lord invariably demands that its subjects bring it more treasure as tribute.

Unruly Diplomacy

Bullywugs love nothing more than lording over those who trespass on their territories. Their warriors attempt to capture intruders rather than simply slaying them.

Captives are dragged before the king or queen-a bullywug of unusually large size- and forced to beg for mercy. Bribes, treasure, and flattery can trick the bullywug ruler into letting its captives go, but not before it tries to impress its "guests" with the majesty of its treasure and its realm. Struck with a deep inferiority complex, bullywug lords fancy themselves as kings and queens, but desperately crave the fear and respect of outsiders.

Amphibian Allies

Bullywugs speak a language that allows them to communicate over large areas by croaking like frogs. News of intruders or other events in the swamp spread within minutes across this crude communication system.

Simple concepts in the language are understandable to frogs and toads. Bullywugs use this capability to form strong bonds with giant frogs, which they train as guardians and hunters. Larger specimens are sometimes used as mounts as well. The frogs' ability to swallow creatures whole provides a bullywug hunting band an easy means of carrying prey back to their villages.

 Bullywug Personality

You can use the Bullywug Quirks table to determine a personality quirk for a bullywug character or to inspire how your character might act.

d8	Quirks
1	Whenever I introduce myself, I never take less than a minute to do so.
2	I tend to try one-upping people in any situation, regardless of what they are saying or doing.
3	I try to eat a diet of bugs, bugs, bugs, and more bugs.
4	Sometimes, I actually just say "ribbit".
5	I croak at people when I get angry, typically when people disrespect me.
6	I constantly try to find high ground, and display myself radiantly upon it.
7	Every one of my attacks and techniques has it's own signature name, which I screech when I use it.
8	I attempt to always finish people off with a single, magnificent hit. I usually fail.

 

Bullywug Names

Bullywugs have names that sound very elegant and refined, and they always make up grand-sounding titles for themselves, always trying to impress other races in any way they possibly can. 

Male: Jalileo, Giovanni, Leonardo, DaVinci

Female: Monaria, Celeste, Seraphina, Borealis

Titles: The Magnificent, The High-Jumping, Lord/Lady, Baroness/Baron

 

this is basically just taken from the wiki and gm binder then put on here.

 

Bullywug Traits

Amphibious, Speak with Frogs and Toads, Standing Leap, Bite

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution scores each increase by 1.

Age.

Bullywugs emerge from their tadpole stage to fend for themselves after 6 to 8 weeks, however only one percent of bullywugs reach adulthood, living up to about 70 years if they don't die a brutal death.

Alignment.

Bullywugs do on occasion find themselves allying with powerful figures, but are almost inevitably self-serving.

Size

Bullywugs are usually about the dimensions of a dwarf, but can vary wildly, standing 4'-7', and weighing 100-300 lbs. Your size is Medium.

Speed.

Your base walking speed is 20 feet, and you have a swimming speed of 40 feet.

Amphibious.

You can breathe air and water.

Natural Weapons.

Your crushing jaws are a natural weapon, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Speak with Frogs and Toads.

You can communicate simple concepts to frogs and toads when you speak Bullywug

Sneaky

You are proficient in the Stealth skill.

Standing Leap.

Your jump is up to 20 feet long and up to 10 feet high, with or without a running start. On your first turn in combat, you may make a jump as part of your first melee weapon attack. If you use all of this movement, you add Dex mod to your attack roll and the attack deals an extra 2d6 damage. You can use this trait only once per combat.

Swamp Camouflage.

You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in swampy terrain.

Languages.

You can speak, read, and write Common and Bullywi. Bullywi consists of croaks, staccato notes, clicks, etc