Prince Ribbit

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Prince Ribbit F
HP	25-52
HD	6
XP	273
Speed	14 (swim: 60%)
AC	0
EV	16
Will	40
Attack1	20 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Amphibious
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	frog, human
Flags	Cold-blooded Speaks Unique Male

A frog of unusual size, with a tiny crown perched incongruously atop his head. “Princess! youngest princess! Open the door for me! Dost thou not know what thou saidst to me Yesterday by the cool waters of the fountain? Princess, youngest princess! Open the door for me!” -Brothers Grimm (Margaret Hunt), _The Frog King, or Iron Henry_

Useful Info

Prince Ribbit is a unique blink frog (formerly a human) who behaves almost exactly like a regular blink frog, except for the fact that he's somewhat weaker and can arrive dangerously early on. Although you can't cure him of his curse in life, he leaves a human corpse once killed.

Location

Solo

• The Dungeon:5-9

With several blink frogs (rare)

• The Lair:1-3

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Blink	Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

• Players unaccustomed to blink frogs can expect fast movement speed, decently powerful melee damage, no resistances, excellent evasion, and an irritating tendency to blink away from you after attacking. These blinks can be useful, however, giving you a few turns to pelt him from afar or to quaff a potion of heal wounds. Don't just tab at him; play smart and react to his blinks intelligently.
• Prince Ribbit is also immune to the additional damage caused by distortion weapons (and may in fact be healed by them 20% of the time), so any character unfortunate enough to be wielding one this early in the game may wish to skip this fight for the time being. His magic resistance isn't too high, so a wand of confusion, paralysis, or slowing may come in handy for making your getaway. Alternatively, just wait for him to blink away from the stairs and make your escape.