<p>It is hidden in the encounter section of <a href="https://www.heidelbaer.de/documents/Talisman_Rules_eng.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the rules</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Other times the encounters are hostile
  and attack the character, or even turn him into a slimy Toad!</p>
</blockquote>

<p>You will remain a toad for three turns, unless:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>If a character is already a Toad and is turned into a Toad
  again (for example, as a result of the <a href="http://www.talismanwiki.com/Random" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Random Spell</a>), the character
  remains a Toad for three more turns starting from the
  second transformation.</p>
</blockquote>

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Toon Krijthe
<p>There's plenty in the rules on <a href="https://nomadgames.co.uk/talisman-digital-edition-manual-uk/#toads" rel="nofollow noreferrer">what happens when you turn into a toad</a>, but you have to look at specific encounters to see when it happens. Here are a few:</p>
<p><strong>1. Adventure cards</strong> - The <em><a href="http://www.talismanwiki.com/Witch" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Witch</a></em> Stranger will turn you into a toad for three turns if you roll a 1. While this is the only adventure card in the base pack that will do this, there may be others in expansions.</p>
<p><strong>2. Spells</strong> - The <em><a href="http://www.talismanwiki.com/Random" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Random</a></em> Spell will turn the character it is cast on into a toad for three turns if they roll a 1. There are 2 'Random' Spell cards in the base pack, but other spells may do this in expansions.</p>
<p><strong>3. Board Space Encounters</strong> - One of the options at the <em><a href="http://www.talismanwiki.com/City_(Base_Game_Board)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">City</a></em> board space is an encounter with an Enchantress who, just like the <em>Witch</em> Stranger can turn you into a toad for 3 turns.</p>
<p>Generally, there seem to be the highest number of ways to become a toad in the <a href="https://nomadgames.co.uk/talisman-digital-edition-manual-uk/#woodland" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Woodland expansion</a>.</p>

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Isaac Reefman
<p>I played the board game Talisman the other night and in the rulebook there was mention of what happens when you become a toad, but no indication of how that occurs.  I assumed that it was an effect from an event or dice roll (which it is in some cases), but a couple of the others had played where rolling a 1 multiple times during movement turned you into a toad.  We played for several hours (not getting very far) and did not turn to a toad even once, which does not seem correct even if limited to event cards or encounters.</p>

<p>EDIT:
The others who played before became toads more often, but am not sure if that was a house rule or an older edition rule.  Whether via events or encounters I would expect it to have happened at least once over several hours. We also ended up with several Place cards occupying the draw-a-card spaces</p>

<p>So, is there something missing from the rulebook, or has 4th edition changed to 'encourage' more PvP? </p>

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2017-01-04T14:48:10.717Z
The [Enchantress](http://www.talismanwiki.com/Enchantress) in the Village (one of the corner squares) is a pretty common way to turn into a Toad, with a 1 in 6 chance if you visit her.
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How do you become a toad in Talisman?
Wayne Weibel
# How do you become a toad in Talisman?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-01-04)

I played the board game Talisman the other night and in the rulebook there was mention of what happens when you become a toad, but no indication of how that occurs. I assumed that it was an effect from an event or dice roll (which it is in some cases), but a couple of the others had played where rolling a 1 multiple times during movement turned you into a toad. We played for several hours (not getting very far) and did not turn to a toad even once, which does not seem correct even if limited to event cards or encounters.

EDIT:
The others who played before became toads more often, but am not sure if that was a house rule or an older edition rule. Whether via events or encounters I would expect it to have happened at least once over several hours. We also ended up with several Place cards occupying the draw-a-card spaces

So, is there something missing from the rulebook, or has 4th edition changed to 'encourage' more PvP?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The [Enchantress](http://www.talismanwiki.com/Enchantress) in the Village (one of the corner squares) is a pretty common way to turn into a Toad, with a 1 in 6 chance if you visit her.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-01-04. Score: 4

It is hidden in the encounter section of [the rules](https://www.heidelbaer.de/documents/Talisman_Rules_eng.pdf):

> Other times the encounters are hostile
> and attack the character, or even turn him into a slimy Toad!

You will remain a toad for three turns, unless:

> If a character is already a Toad and is turned into a Toad
> again (for example, as a result of the [Random Spell](http://www.talismanwiki.com/Random)), the character
> remains a Toad for three more turns starting from the
> second transformation.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-07-07. Score: 3

There's plenty in the rules on [what happens when you turn into a toad](https://nomadgames.co.uk/talisman-digital-edition-manual-uk/#toads), but you have to look at specific encounters to see when it happens. Here are a few:

**1. Adventure cards** - The *[Witch](http://www.talismanwiki.com/Witch)* Stranger will turn you into a toad for three turns if you roll a 1. While this is the only adventure card in the base pack that will do this, there may be others in expansions.

**2. Spells** - The *[Random](http://www.talismanwiki.com/Random)* Spell will turn the character it is cast on into a toad for three turns if they roll a 1. There are 2 'Random' Spell cards in the base pack, but other spells may do this in expansions.

**3. Board Space Encounters** - One of the options at the *[City](http://www.talismanwiki.com/City_(Base_Game_Board))* board space is an encounter with an Enchantress who, just like the *Witch* Stranger can turn you into a toad for 3 turns.

Generally, there seem to be the highest number of ways to become a toad in the [Woodland expansion](https://nomadgames.co.uk/talisman-digital-edition-manual-uk/#woodland).


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