Size:
Small
Type:
Magical Beast
Form:
hybrid
Temper:
territorial
# App:
1, 2, 1d10 + 2
Lair:
Diet:
small mammals
Combat Dice:
0
Hit Points:
6 + 1d4
Attack Rank:
0
Passive Defense:
0
Active Defense:
Damage Reduction:
0
Role:
skirmisher
Ground:
90' (30')
Climb/Arboreal:
Flight:
180' (60')
Swim:
Benthic:
Burrow:
Ethereal:
Actions/Abilities/Traits:
(BECMI)
Actions/Abilities/Traits: (BECMI)
Action
1 beak
1-6 + petrification
Actions/Abilities/Traits:
(D&D 5e)
Actions/Abilities/Traits: (D&D 5e)
Action
Bite
Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw against being magically petrified. On a failed save, 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.
Actions/Abilities/Traits:
(d20)
Actions/Abilities/Traits: (d20)
Action
bite
9 (1d4-2 plus petrification)
Actions/Abilities/Traits:
(OSE)
Actions/Abilities/Traits: (OSE)
Action
beak
1 * beak (1d6 + petrification)
Special
Petrification
Anyone touched is turned to stone (save versus petrify).
Actions/Abilities/Traits:
(OSR)
Actions/Abilities/Traits: (OSR)
Special
Petrification
A cockatrice's bite causes flesh to calcify and harden-multiple bites can cause a living creature to fossilize into stone. Each time a creature is damaged by a cockatrice's bite attack, it must succeed on a Death save or take 1d4 points of Dexterity damage as its flesh and bones stiffen and harden. (This slow petrification does not alter a bitten creature's natural armor.) A creature that is reduced to 0 Dexterity by a cockatrice's bites immediately turns completely to stone, as if petrified by a flesh to stone spell. Every day, a creature petrified by a cockatrice in this manner can attempt a new save to recover from the petrification, at which point the victim returns to flesh with 1 Dexterity (and thereafter can be restored to full Dexterity by natural healing or magic as normal)-but after a petrified creature fails three of these Death saves in a row, the petrified state becomes permanent.
Special
|Petrification
Ability score damage from this effect is recovered with restoration or greater healing magic so long as the victim has not yet turned to stone as described.
Actions/Abilities/Traits:
(Pathfinder 1e)
Actions/Abilities/Traits: (Pathfinder 1e)
Action
Feat 1
Dodge
Action
Feat 2
Skill Focus (Perception)
Action
Feat 3
Weapon Finesse
Action
Melee 1
bite +9 (1d4-2 plus petrification)
Special
Petrification (Su)
A cockatrice's bite causes flesh to calcify and harden-multiple bites can cause a living creature to fossilize into stone. Each time a creature is damaged by a cockatrice's bite attack, it must succeed on a DC 12 Fortitude save or take 1d4 points of Dexterity damage as its flesh and bones stiffen and harden. (This slow petrification does not alter a bitten creature's natural armor.) A creature that is reduced to 0 Dexterity by a cockatrice's bites immediately turns completely to stone, as if petrified by a flesh to stone spell. Every day, a creature petrified by a cockatrice in this manner can attempt a new DC 12 Fortitude save to recover from the petrification, at which point the victim returns to flesh with 1 Dexterity (and thereafter can be restored to full Dexterity by natural healing or magic as normal)-but after a petrified creature fails three of these Fortitude saves in a row, the petrified state becomes permanent. A creature restored to flesh via magic has its Dexterity damage caused by cockatrice bites removed, but not any existing Dexterity damage from other sources.
Actions/Abilities/Traits:
(Pathfinder 2e)
Actions/Abilities/Traits: (Pathfinder 2e)
Ability
Calcification
(incapacitation, primal, transmutation) A peck from a cockatrice hardens the flesh of the creature struck. The target must succeed at a DC 20 Fortitude save or become slowed 1 (or slowed 2 on a critical failure). Further failed saves against calcification increase the slowed condition. Once a creature's actions are reduced to 0 by calcification, that creature becomes petrified.Every 24 hours after it was petrified, the victim can attempt a DC 20 Fortitude save to recover. On a success, it becomes flesh again, but is slowed 1 for the next 24 hours. On a critical success, the creature recovers and isn't slowed. On a failure, the creature remains petrified, but can try again in 24 hours. On a critical failure, the petrification is permanent, and the creature can't attempt any more saves.
Offense
Melee
Circumstance: combat round (melee)
beak +13 [+8/+3] (finesse, magical), Damage 1d8-2 piercing plus calcification
Trait
Beast
A creature similar to an animal but with an Intelligence modifier of -3 or higher is usually a beast. Unlike an animal, a beast might be able to speak and reason.
Immunity
calcification
Perception
darkvision
This hideous avian creature has the body of an emaciated rooster, the wings of a bat, and a long, scaly tail.
Not only does the cockatrice possess a foul, aggressive behavior, it also has a sharp, petrifying beak. While not especially dangerous, it is exceptionally resilient, remarkably persistent, and it can fairly easily catch up with a humanoid through flight. Whoever is unlucky enough to disturb it but unable to slay it should prepare for a humiliating, though not permanent, petrification.
Scholars believe the cockatrice originates from the same world as the basilisk, since both creatures can turn flesh to stone. However, they differ in their preferred homes, with the cockatrice favoring the temperate undergrowth, where it primarily feeds on insects and worms. The surroundings of the Free City are known to be infested with cockatrice nests, and it even happens that some specimens venture close to the walls, or go as far as to sneak into the town, taking advantage of the chaos of market days or massive arrivals.
5e SRD
Small, magical, bird / reptile hybrids with long serpent tails and the head, legs, and wings of a cockerel. Live in all environments.
OSE
