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[Havard]

My understanding is that much of the "Temple of the Frog" inspiration came from a frog-shaped planter or some sort of prop that Dave used as a visual aid when he ran the game. (Kind of like using a bowl as a miniature for the gaming table.)

Which is a very vernacular , but good explanation. Litle Lovecraft in BM, as far as I'm concerned.

Finarvyn is correct about the ceramic garden frogused to represent the Temple of the Frog. However, the Order of the Frog most likely predates this item, as it goes back to the discussions between Arneson and Rocheford in 1973.

The reason why I maintain that Lovecraft is likely a source of inspiration for this religion, is both that Jeff Berry mentioned it as where Phil Barker and Dave Arneson got the idea of Frogmen from, and that the deity (real or false) behind the religion seems to have resembled Tsaothoggua, created by Ashton-Smith for Lovecraft's myhos.

-Havard