Cockatrice

Cockatrice

Small beast
Challenge

STR
−2
DEX
1
CON
1
INT
−4
WIS
1
CHA
−3

27
6d6+6
13
Fort
+2
Ref
+0
Will
−1

Speed 4 m., fly 8 m.
Skills
Senses darkvision 10 m.

Maneuvers. The cockatrice uses maneuvers (maneuver save Difficulty 11). It has 2 stamina dice which are d8s, a dice limit of 1, regains all expended stamina dice when it finishes a long rest, and regains half its total stamina dice when it finishes a short rest. It knows the following maneuvers:

1 stamina die: pounce, spring attack, tear flesh

Actions (1)

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage and the target must succeed on a Difficulty 11 Fortitude saving throw against being magically petrified. On a failure, the creature begins to turn to stone and is restrained. It must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a success, the effect ends. On a failure, the creature is petrified for 24 hours.

Grasslandsrd

Maneuvers

As an action, make a melee weapon attack against a creature after you move at least 3 meters straight toward it.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and if the creature is your size or smaller, it must succeed on a Reflex saving throw or you knock it prone.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage and target a creature of a larger size for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, you can use the Dash action. If you move at least 3 meters straight toward a creature, you can make a melee weapon attack against it.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, make a melee weapon attack with a natural weapon that deals piercing or slashing damage to cause jagged wounds that bleed.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and the creature is bleeding 1.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage and bleeding level by 1 for each additional stamina die expended.