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Cockatrice

Creature 3 — beast

Ugly and aggressive, the dread cockatrice stalks garbage pits and hillside dumps in search of prey that it can turn to stone with its petrifying beak and subsequently consume piece by broken piece. Cockatrices resemble gaunt and sickly roosters with bat wings and serpentine tails, and they rarely grow more than 2 feet tall and twice as long. Their absentminded clucking gives smart prey ample warning of their presence, and when angered cockatrices let out a shrill crow like that of a rooster. The

Source: pathfinder-monster-core

Perception +8
Skills acrobatics +11
Str
-2
Dex
+4
Con
+1
Int
-3
Wis
+1
Cha
-1
AC 17 Fort +8 Ref +11 Will +6
HP 45
Immunities petrified
Speed 20 feet, fly 40 feet

Offense

Melee Beak +13, Damage 1d8-2 piercing

Abilities

Calcification (incapacitation, primal) — A peck from a cockatrice hardens the flesh of the creature struck. The target must succeed at a DC 20 Fortitude save or become Slowed 1 (or Slowed 2 on a critical failure). Further failed saves against calcification increase the slowed condition. Once a creature's actions are reduced to 0 by calcification, that creature becomes Petrified. If the creature isn't petrified, the slowed conditions end once 1 minute passes without the creature failing a save against calcification. Every 24 hours after it was petrified, the victim can attempt a DC 20 Fortitude save to recover. On a success, it becomes flesh again, but is slowed 1 for the next 24 hours. On a critical success, the creature recovers and isn't slowed. On a failure, the creature remains petrified but can try again in 24 hours. On a critical failure, the petrification is permanent, and the creature can't attempt any more saves.

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