I met a grippli from an antique land
Who said: “Two webbed and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the swamp. Near them by a pond,
Half sunk, a shattered frogs head lies, whose frown
And gaping lips and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the tongue that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
`My name is Froggymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!’
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level swamps stretch far away”.
CB Pye made me do it. Blame him.
Five Bullywugs named Steve, all with a different story to tell. Each one had a different memory of their origin and how they came to be called Steve. Each Steve as unique as the markings on their flesh, yet each one…… oddly, the same.
Only Steve Epsilon knew the truth.
As the saying goes; “never trust the Bullywug at the back”, and that’s where Steve Epsilon preferred to be. Beside the leader, coaxing the eager into battle, always putting others first when danger reared it’s head.
Some may call him coward, and they’d be right. For Steve Epsilon knows the wisdom of hiding, of skulking in the shadows, of learning the secret untold legends of Steve, of the five who would become one when the moons above the swamps were correctly aligned. Epsilon is no mere rogue or footpad, for in his most secretive times he had studied the stars themselves, swearing fealty to the ancient beings far older and more powerful than the gods themselves.
Only Steve Epsilon knew the truth. But was his truth the real one? Only time, and the collective Power of Steve, will tell………….
There are Five Bullywugs Named Steve dotted around the RPG Bloggers Network. Find them all and win a no-prize!
UPDATE: Want to see Steve Epsilon in all his glory? Here’s his Character Sheet for 4e D&D, all primed and ready to play! This Steve is a Bullywug Rogue-1/Star Pact Initiate. But you’d already guessed that, right?
Probably not coming to a cinema near you!
This must be the silliest campaign idea, ever.
Each character is a Bullywug, and each one is called Steve. What happens next is up to you!
If anyone feels the sudden uncontrollable urge to post Bullywug stats and link back here, feel free. We understand.
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Away, my Bullywug loving minions! Away!
“There is no fly.”
I could not resist the lure of the Bullywug!
DAZ Studio, no postwork.
Ok! Ok! I’ll stop with the Bullywugs now! Promise! :D
They made me do it, I swear.
I’m on a bit of a Bullywug kick right now. I think that’s down to the write-up in the 4e Monster Manual 2 – Bullywugs as written are officially The Most Pathetic Race Ever. I mean; even Kobolds would smack these guys down. C’mon! Where’s the Bullywug love?
Bullywug love…. ewwwwwww………. No, I ain’t rendering that.
For a start, the picture of the Bullywugs in the MM2 makes them look like the Ninja Turtles’ redneck cousins. If that’s not bad enough your heroes actually gain Hit Points for scoring a Critical on these guys. “Nature is thanking you” or somesuch rubbish. Oh, please.
Then there’s the Mucker’s Bullywug Rush ability. It makes an attack and if it hits, you’re knocked prone. Fair enough. But if it misses, HE FALLS PRONE! Way to go, comedy clown pratfalling Bullywug!
I can’t decide whether they’re designed as light relief or just not designed at all. I’ve just got to run them to find out.
DAZ Studio, no postwork. Click to enlarge.
My God! They’re coming through the wells!
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