Monster: Cockatrice

Monster: Cockatrice

This is a quite simple rooster monster with petrifying bite. Doesn't deal much damage, but if you are unarmored and/or fighting against multiple cockatrices, you should be very careful.

 

Cockatrice [Monster Manual, page 37]

 
-131 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST-5 [-50]; DX+1 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [12]; IQ-7 [-140].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM-2; Will+7 [35]; Per+7 [35]; Basic Move -2 [-10].
Advantages: Flight (Cannot Hover, -15%; Slow, -25%; Winged, -25%) [14]; Night Vision 4 [4]; Sharp Beak [1].
    Petrification: Affliction 1 (HT; Affects Insubstantial, +20%; Aura, +80%; Cosmic, Immune to Dispel Magic, +50%; Extended Duration, Permanent, +150%; Magical, -10%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%; Once On, Stays On, +50%; Paralysis, Variant, +150%) [56].
Disadvantages: No Fine Manipulators [-30]; No Physical Attack on Arms [-10]; Short Lifespan 2 [-20]; Wild Animal [-30].
Perks: Immunity to Cockatrice Petrification [1]; Penetrating Voice [1].
Creature Type: Magical Beast.
 
Typical Stats

ST:	5	HP:	5	Speed:	5.25
DX:	11	Will:	10	Move:	3 ground, 5 air (cannot hover)
IQ:	3	Per:	10
HT:	10	FP:	10	SM:	-2
Dodge:	8	Parry:	N/A	DR:	N/A

    Sharp Beak (11): thrust 1d-5 large piercing (KYOS: 1d-8 large piercing), Reach C.
    Petrification: With a Ready maneuver, a cockatrice can activate its petrification ability. Any creature that touches the cockatrice, even insubstantial or ethereal creatures, must make an HT roll to resist. If it fails, then the creature becomes permanently petrified. This effect cannot be dispelled by Dispel Magic, but can be negated by Remove Curse or Stone to Flesh. This ability stays on until the cockatrice turns it off with a Ready maneuver, and it works even if it is stunned, unconscious, or asleep, but not dead (however, the tail feathers retain this ability 1d days after death). Cockatrices are immune to this petrification ability, but not to other petrification effects.
 
    Traits: Immunity to Cockatrice Petrification; Night Vision 4; No Fine Manipulators; No Physical Attack on Arms; Penetrating Voice; Short Lifespan 2; Wild Animal.
    Skills: Survival (Plains)-12.
    Creature Type: Aberration.