Cocatrice

Cockatrice

Small Magical Beast

Hit Dice: 5d10 (27 hp)

Initiative: +3

Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), fly 60 ft. (poor)

Armor Class: 14 (+1 size, +3 Dex), touch 14, flat-footed 11

Base Attack/Grapple: +5/–1

Attack: Bite +9 melee (1d4–2 plus petrification)

Full Attack: Bite +9 melee (1d4–2 plus petrification)

Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.

Special Attacks: Petrification

Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision

Saves: Fort +4, Ref +7, Will +2

Abilities: Str 6, Dex 17, Con 11, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 9

Skills: Listen +7, Spot +7

Feats: Alertness, Dodge, Weapon FinesseB

Environment: Temperate plains

Organization: Solitary, pair, flight (3–5), or flock (6–13)

Challenge Rating: 3

Treasure: None

Alignment: Always neutral

Advancement: 6–8 HD (Small); 9–15 HD (Medium)

A male cockatrice has wattles and a comb, just like a rooster. Females, much rarer than males, differ only in that they have no wattles or comb. A cockatrice weighs about 25 pounds.

Combat

A cockatrice fiercely attacks anything that it deems a threat to itself or its lair. Flocks of cockatrices do their utmost to overwhelm and confuse their foes, and sometimes fly directly into their opponents’ faces.

• Petrification (Su): Creatures hit by a cockatrice’s bite attack must succeed on a DC 12 Fortitude save or instantly turn to stone. The save DC is Constitution-based. Cockatrices have immunity to the petrification ability of other cockatrices, but other petrification attacks affect them normally.