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Portrait of the Griffon
Creature · Built-in

Griffon

Large Monstrosity, unaligned

  • Medium difficulty
  • CR 2
  • Melee
  • Flying

An eagle-headed lion of the old bestiaries that guards gold in high places and loves horse meat.

Statistics

Armor Class
12
Hit Points
59 (7d10 + 21)
Speed
Walk 30 ft, Fly 80 ft
Challenge
CR 2 · 450 XP
Size
Large — Takes a 2-by-2 block of map cells.
Skills
Perception +3
Senses
Keen eyes
STR18+4
DEX15+2
CON16+3
INT2−4
WIS13+1
CHA8−1

Attacks

Multiattack

Beak, Talons

Beak Melee

+6 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 1d8 + 4 piercing

Talons Melee

+6 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 2d6 + 4 slashing

Abilities

Gold Guardian At will

GM guidance: nests on veins of gold and attacks anyone who digs near them.

Defenses

No special resistances, immunities or vulnerabilities.

Environment & tags

Environments
Mountain, Mine
Groups
Mythological Creatures, Cave / Underground
Tags
monstrosity, myth, flying, mount