Frogs

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A Frog

Overview

Frogs are a dignified and proud people with a unique affinity for wealth, renowned for their exceptional skills in architecture and their love of water. Frogs are great at Masonry and love working with  Rainwater.

Their Starting Ability is to reveal the location of the nearest Ruin. Frogs have a base Resolve of 10, with a Break interval of 02:30 minutes. Their Resilience is listed as Medium, while their first Resolve Threshold is 25. Frogs' Decadence is 5 and Hunger Tolerance is 8. With the lowest consumption of all species and reliance on Housing Upgrades, Frogs reward investment in  Pack of Building Materials and Rainpunk.

Frogs are only available as part of the Keepers of the Stone DLC. They are unlocked at level 9.

Consumption and Satisfaction

Like all species, Frogs need to fulfill Complex Needs to start generating Reputation. The more Complex Needs you fulfill, the higher their Resolve will go, up to a maximum of 50. With the exception of the Frog Housing need, every need fulfilled grants an additional effect, like Boots' increased movement speed. Notably, Frogs need the least amount of goods to keep their increased Resolve, as their Break interval is 50% longer than Lizards', for example.

• 
  Porridge
• 
  Paste
• 
  Pie
• 
  Brawling
• 
  Religion
• 
  Luxury
• 
  Frog Housing
• 
  Boots

Needs overlap

The table^[1] below lists the needs Frogs share with other species:

Humans	Beavers	Lizards	Harpies	Foxes	Bats
Porridge  Pie  Religion	Luxury	Pie  Boots  Brawling	Paste  Boots	Porridge  Boots  Religion	Paste  Brawling

Frog firekeeper ability

Main article: Hearths#Firekeeper_bonus

1 Perk with ID 'Frog Newcomer Bonus'

Name	Description
Amphibian Leadership	Frog firekeepers may not be the most skilled at fire rituals, but they are great leaders. Newcomers will arrive +50% quicker.

Proficiency & Comfort

Main Page: Masonry

 Masonry is the Proficiency specialization of Frogs. It grants them a 10% chance to produce twice the amount of resources when working in the following buildings:

•  Brickyard
•  Clay Pit
•  Kiln
•  Stamping Mill
•  Stonecutters' Camp

Main Page: Rainwater

 Rainwater is the Comfort specialization of Frogs. It grants them 5 Resolve when working in the following buildings:

•  Advanced Rain Collector
•  Apothecary
•  Bath House
•  Beanery
•  Distillery
•  Geyser Pump
•  Rain Collector
•  Rainpunk Foundry
•  Teahouse

Frog-specific buildings

These Buildings appear as Reputation rewards only when Frogs are on the map. They can still spawn as Ruins.

•  Cannery
•  Forum
•  Pantry

Orders

Main article: Orders

12 Orders named 'frog'

Name	Difficulty	Requirements	Rewards
Frog Influx	Easy	Deliver 30 Stone.	5 Frogs will join the settlement. +1 to Bricks production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production). 25 Boots
	Medium	Deliver 45 Stone.
	Hard	Deliver 60 Stone.
Frog Majority	Easy	Have at least 16 Frogs for 30 seconds	+2 to Paste production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production). More durable and much wider nets. Fishing speed is increased by 25%. 20 Bricks
	Medium	Have at least 18 Frogs for 30 seconds
	Hard	Have at least 22 Frogs for 30 seconds Fulfill your villagers' need for brawling 50 times (retroactive).
Joyful Frogs	Easy	Keep Frogs Resolve above 18 for 30 seconds	5 Fish per minute. Not affected by production bonuses and does not contribute to production-based perks. 15 Pipes 3 Frogs will join the settlement.
	Medium	Keep Frogs Resolve above 20 for 30 seconds
	Hard	Keep Frogs Resolve above 22 for 30 seconds
Frog Relatives	Easy	Fulfill your villagers' need for eating paste 30 times (retroactive). Own at least 4 Frog Houses.	Ever since the Great Civil War, all species have been locked in a constant struggle to gain the Queen's favor. The Frogs remember your help. (+3 to Frogs Resolve) 5 Frogs will join the settlement. 35 Boots
	Medium	Fulfill your villagers' need for eating paste 40 times (retroactive). Own at least 6 Frog Houses.
	Hard	Fulfill your villagers' need for eating paste 50 times (retroactive). Own at least 8 Frog Houses.
Aid for the Frog Clan	Easy	Deliver 3 Pack of Building Materials. Deliver 30 Drizzle Water.	3 Frogs will join the settlement. Ever since the Great Civil War, all species have been locked in a constant struggle to gain the Queen's favor. The Frogs remember your help. (+3 to Frogs Resolve) 3 Parts
	Medium	Deliver 4 Pack of Building Materials. Deliver 40 Clearance Water.
	Hard	Deliver 5 Pack of Building Materials. Deliver 50 Storm Water.
Frog Colony	Medium	Own at least 6 Frog Houses.	5 Stone per minute. Not affected by production bonuses and does not contribute to production-based perks. 40 Paste 5 Frogs will join the settlement.
	Hard	Own at least 8 Frog Houses.
Frog Resolve	Easy	Keep Frogs Resolve above 22 for 60 seconds	+1 to Stone production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production). or +1 to Clay production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production). 4 Frogs will join the settlement. 40 Wine
	Medium	Keep Frogs Resolve above 26 for 120 seconds
	Hard	Keep Frogs Resolve above 30 for 120 seconds
Happy Frogs	Easy	Keep Frogs Resolve above 20 for 60 seconds Use 25 units of rainwater (any type) in Rain Engines in production buildings.	2 additional Frogs will come with each group of newcomers. 30 Paste +1 to Pipes production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production).
	Medium	Keep Frogs Resolve above 22 for 60 seconds Use 50 units of rainwater (any type) in Rain Engines in production buildings.
	Hard	Keep Frogs Resolve above 24 for 60 seconds Use 75 units of rainwater (any type) in Rain Engines in production buildings.
Frog Population	Easy	Have at least 8 Frogs for 30 seconds Keep Frogs Resolve above 20 for 30 seconds	Cannery Blueprint 30 Paste 5 Parts
	Medium	Have at least 10 Frogs for 30 seconds Keep Frogs Resolve above 24 for 30 seconds
	Hard	Have at least 12 Frogs for 30 seconds Keep Frogs Resolve above 28 for 30 seconds
Upgraded Living	Easy	Upgrade 4 building(s) to level 1: Frog House. You can do this by selecting it and opening the upgrade tab in the building panel.	+2 to Paste production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production). 3 Frogs will join the settlement. 30 Incense
	Medium	Upgrade 4 building(s) to level 2: Frog House. You can do this by selecting it and opening the upgrade tab in the building panel.
	Hard	Upgrade 4 building(s) to level 3: Frog House. You can do this by selecting it and opening the upgrade tab in the building panel.
Architects	Easy	Have at least 6 Frogs for 30 seconds	Brickyard Blueprint 25 Scales
The Collegium	Easy	Keep Frogs Resolve above 16 for 30 seconds	2 Frogs will join the settlement. 20 Fish 3 Parts
	Medium	Keep Frogs Resolve above 18 for 30 seconds
	Hard	Keep Frogs Resolve above 20 for 30 seconds

Cornerstones and Perks

7 Perks mentioning 'Frog'

Name	Rarity	Description	Sources										Price
			Alt	Cor	Ord	Rel	Tra	Dec	Por	Fir	Ser	Bio
Amphibian Leadership	None	Frog firekeepers may not be the most skilled at fire rituals, but they are great leaders. Newcomers will arrive +50% quicker.	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	Fir	x	x	0
City of Wonders	Epic	Members of the Frog clan flock to your settlement. Gain 1 Frog villager for every 2 house upgrades.	x	Cor	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	0
Festering Wounds	Legendary	Some old grudges still linger. Bats gain +2 Resolve for every 2 Frog villagers that leave or die. Global Resolve drops 30% faster.	x	Cor	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	0
Frog Clan Support	Rare	Ever since the Great Civil War, all species have been locked in a constant struggle to gain the Queen's favor. The Frogs remember your help. (+3 to Frogs Resolve)	x	x	Ord	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	0
Frog Friendship	Rare	2 additional Frogs will come with each group of newcomers.	x	x	Ord	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	0
Overzealous Architects	Legendary	Driven by boundless ambition, Frog architects can't resist sketching plans, even in their spare time. Every time you fully upgrade 3 Frog Houses, you will receive a random blueprint. After 4 blueprints, this cornerstone will disappear.	x	Cor	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	0
Strength in Numbers	Legendary	The storm seems less threatening in a well-populated settlement. Global Resolve drops 2% slower for every Frog villager.	x	Cor	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	0

Strategy

• The Frog Firekeeper ability is one of the strongest early-game options, as worker shortages tend to be the largest hurdle towards making progress at first.
  • Their Firekeeber ability also synergizes well with effects that benefit from frequency of accepting newcomers like Generous Gifts and Stormwalker Tax.
  • The extra influx of villagers can also enable strategies that involve exiling or sacrificing villagers, such as stacking Diligence and Dedication using the Bats Manorial Court.
• As Frogs refuse to live in Shelters and Big Shelters, upgrading Hearths can be tricky if Frogs form a majority of your population.
  • Even worse, if the Hailstorm Negative Forest Mystery becomes active, your Frogs can be killed off unexpectedly during the Storm.
  • To avoid these issues, consider taking a  Bricks embarkation bonus or  Stone/ Clay to produce Bricks in year I.
• The Frogs' starting ability can be used to enable certain risky Order choices, such as Reconnaissance or the Timed Order Call of the Ruins. Normally, these Orders are bad choices since seeking out ruins involves cutting through many Glades randomly, which permanently increases Hostility significantly, but the Frogs' ability allows you to precisely cut into a single Glade to complete the Order.
• Since Frogs have larger gaps between taking breaks compared to other species, if you are using Consumption Control to stockpile resources for Frogs to consume during the Storm to prevent their Resolve from dropping to 0, you need to remember to re-enable those resources 30 seconds earlier than normal to ensure the bonus takes effect in time for the Storm.

Trivia

• Frogs are the only species missing the Basic Housing need.
• Frogs are the first species to be added in a DLC.
• Before update 1.4,  Rainwater was Foxes' Comfort specialization.

References

1. Table was made by Discord user @2siders

See also

• Bats
• Beavers
• Foxes
• Humans
• Harpies
• Lizards