I have a question about the Froghemoth's statistics found at the end of the Champion's Belt adventure:
- Why doesn't the froghemoth have ranks in the jump skill?
Adding up his Jump:
Strength: +12
Racial: +16
Penalty: -6 (for having a movement rate of less than 30 ft.)
This gives our froggy a total Jump score of +22.
However, the Jump skill states very specifically that if you don't exceed the DC of the distance you're jumping by 5 you end up landing prone. That doesn't sound very frog-like.
The frothemoth has 23 skill points to distribute, so it should at least be able to have a Jump score of +23 (reflecting his bonuses and his sole skill rank - which prevents this hoppy creature from occasionally making a fool of itself when it jumps after foes...)
Creative Director
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Simply put, the froghemoth really isn't that agile out of the water. In 1st edition, a froghemoth didn't have a jump speed (although it did move by making "short, vaulting hops." Furthermore, its stalked eyes played a big part in its ambush hunting tactics, so it made sense to load it up on Spot ranks.
And in the end, remember that the froghemoth is an aberration. It's not really a frog. Its physiology gives it a bonus on Jump checks, but jumping around isn't its prefered method of movement.