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Portrait of the Cockatrice
Creature · Built-in

Cockatrice

Small Monstrosity, unaligned

  • Low difficulty
  • CR 1/2
  • Melee
  • Flying

The rooster-serpent of the medieval bestiaries, hatched from a cock's egg; its breath withers grass and its stare chills.

Statistics

Armor Class
11
Hit Points
22 (5d6 + 5)
Speed
Walk 20 ft, Fly 40 ft
Challenge
CR 1/2 · 100 XP
Size
Small — Takes one map cell, like a goblin or a large dog.
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft
STR6−2
DEX12+1
CON12+1
INT2−4
WIS13+1
CHA5−3

Attacks

Beak Melee

+3 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 1d4 + 1 piercing

Abilities

Withering Breath Recharge 5–6

A sour breath that browns the grass.

Area
10 ft cone
Saving throw
Constitution DC 11
On a failed save
Full damage and poisoned until the end of its next turn.
On a successful save
Half damage.
Damage
2d6 poison
Conditions
Poisoned

Weasel's Bane At will

GM guidance: flees from weasels and from a rooster's crow, as the old books say.

Defenses

No special resistances, immunities or vulnerabilities.

Environment & tags

Environments
Ruins, Desert, Forest
Groups
Mythological Creatures
Tags
monstrosity, myth, venom