Bullywugs are frog-like humanoids.
Appearance[]
Bullywugs are bipedal, but they have have features reminiscent of frogs, including a frog-like head, legs suited for powerful leaping, and skin that must remain moist. Their skin is generally green, gray, or mottled yellow, but it shifts to various other gray, green, and brown shades to camouflage them in their native swamps. They tend to wear crude armor and wield simple weapons.[1]
Abilities[]
The following is taken from the 2014 edition of the Monster Manual, 5th Edition, page 35.
- Skill proficiency: Stealth
- Amphibious: Can breathe air and water
- Speak with Frogs and Toads: Can communicate simple concepts to frogs and toads when speaking in Bullywug
- Swamp Camouflage: Advantage on Stealth checks made to hide in swampy terrain
- Standing Leap: Long jump is 20 feet, high jump is 10 feet, with or without a running start
- Actions
- Bite: Bludgeoning damage
- Spear: Piercing damage
- Multiattack: One bite and one spear attack.
History[]
Fan art of Caleb killing bullywugs with his first use of Widogast's Web of Fire, by linzer_art.[art 2]
The Mighty Nein, while traversing The Garden in the Folding Halls of Halas, fought against a froghemoth and its bullywug followers.[5]
In the adventure Unwelcome Spirits, groups of hostile bullywugs can be encountered in the Brokenveil Marsh, whether out in the open[6] or in a murky cave where a clan of bullywugs and their giant toad steeds reside. The clan sends out hunting and raiding parties daily.[7]
Bands of bullywugs with encampments deep in K'Tawl Swamp occasionally venture to the outskirts of Stilben, harassing the populace.[8][9]
Trivia[]
- Although the Dungeon Master's Guide of 2014 provides the bullywug as a character option, the only bullywug player character so far, Padmund,[10] uses the abilities of a grung (another frog-like race), retaining only the Speak with Frogs and Toads trait from a traditional bullywug.
- Bullywug NPCs in the 2025 Monster Manual have the fey creature type.[11]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 See D&D: Monster Manual (2014), 5th ed., p. 35.
- ↑ See D&D: Ghosts of Saltmarsh, 5th ed., p. 232.
- ↑ See D&D: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, 5th ed., p. 231.
- ↑ Bullywug NPCs have the fey creature type for the first time in the 2025 refresh of the Monster Manual. See D&D: Monster Manual (2025), 5th ed., p. 64.
- ↑ See "The Folding Halls" (2x80) from 2:25:16 through 3:04:30. The follower creatures are never explicitly identified as bullywugs, but their appearance, actions, and abilities are consistent with bullywugs'.
- ↑ See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 253.
- ↑ See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 255.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 42. Here they are called "frog-men".
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 67. Here they are called "frog-headed humanoids".
- ↑ See "Welcome, Campers!" (WWx01) at 0:19:23. Padmund states he is a bullywug.
- ↑ See D&D: Monster Manual (2025), 5th ed., p. 64.
Art:
- ↑ Depiction of a bullywug, by Conceptopolis from D&D: Monster Manual, 5th ed. (2014), p. 35. This page contains unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
- ↑ Fan art of Caleb killing bullywugs with his first use of Widogast's Web of Fire, by linzer_art (source). Used with permission.