Action

Beak

Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (4d8 + 9) piercing damage.

 

Action

Multiattack

The thunderbird makes two attacks: one with its beak and one with its talons.

 

Action

Talons

Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 23 (4d6 + 9) slashing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 19). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the roc can't use its talons on another target.

 

Reaction

Thunderflash

When the is struck in melee with a metal weapon, the attacker takes 7 (2d6) lightning and 7 (2d6) thunder damage and must make two saving throws as the thunderbird's thunderstrike ability, as if struck by three attacks in the same round.

 

Special

Keen Sight

The thunderbird has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

 

Special

Storm Rider

The thunderbird is continuously surrounded by stormy weather, as if it had cast control weather, making all weather conditions within 5 miles one step more severe and all conditions within 500 feet two steps more severe. Its movement and senses are never impeded by wind, fog, rain, snow, or other weather effects. If the thunderbird is killed, these stormy weather conditions persist for 1d6 days centered on the site of its death.

 

 

Action

2 claws

18 (2d6+8/19-20 plus

 

 

Special

|Storm Aura|Stormsight|Thunderbolt

A thunderbird is surrounded by a 100-foot-radius spread of severe winds that blow out from the center, dissipating swiftly at the limit of the aura's range. In this area, ranged weapons suffer a -4 penalty on attack rolls and exposed flames are extinguished. Creatures must make a Paralysis save to move toward the thunderbird. In addition, once every 1d4 rounds, a bolt of lightning strikes a random creature (other than the thunderbird) within the area of its storm aura. This bolt of lightning deals 2d8 electricity damage (Breath save halves).

 

Special

|Storm Aura|Stormsight|Thunderbolt

A thunderbird ignores all vision penalties and concealment from weather effects, including those created by fog cloud, obscuring mist, and similar spells.

 

Special

|Storm Aura|Stormsight|Thunderbolt

As a standard action once every 1d4 rounds, a behemoth can shoot a bolt of lightning that deals 4d8 electricity damage and sonic damage, and that causes permanent deafness in a 200-foot line (Breath save halves damage and negates deafness).

 

 

Ability

Lightning Blast

(evocation, primal) The thunderbird spreads their wings and blasts their foe with thunderous bolts of lightning. Each creature in a 30-foot emanation takes 6d6 electricity damage and 6d6 sonic damage (DC 30 basic Reflex save). The thunderbird can't use Lightning Blast for 1d4 rounds.

 

Ability

Reactive Shock [Reaction]

Circumstance: Trigger: A creature enters the thunderbird's reach or uses a move

A lightning bolt dancing on the thunderbird's body leaps onto the creature, dealing 8d6 electricity damage (DC 30 basic Reflex save).

 

Ability

Rituals

DC 30; 8th control weather (does not require secondary casters)

 

Ability

Storm Aura

2 circumstance penalty on Perception checks and extinguishes smaller flames. A thunderbird can deactivate or activate the storm aura as a free action with the concentrate trait.

 

Ability

Stormflight

A thunderbird can move in wind with ease. They don't treat wind as difficult terrain or need to Maneuver in Flight in high winds.

 

Ability

Stormsight

Wind, precipitation, and clouds don't impair a thunderbird's vision; it ignores the concealed condition from storms, mist, precipitation, and the like.

 

Ability

Thunderstrike

A creature that takes damage from a thunderbird's thunderbolt Strike must succeed at a DC 28 Fortitude save or be knocked prone and deafened for 1 round.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

beak +24 [+19/+14], Damage 2d6+12 piercing plus 3d6 electricity

 

Offense

Ranged

Circumstance: combat round (ranged)

thunderbolt +23 [+18/+13] (range 200 feet), Damage 3d6 electricity and 3d6 sonic plus thunderstrike

 

Trait

Air

Effects with the air trait either manipulate or conjure air. Those that manipulate air have no effect in a vacuum or an area without air. Creatures with this trait consist primarily of air or have a magical connection to that element. Planes with this trait consist mostly of open spaces and air with various degrees of turbulence, though they also contain rare islands of floating stone and other elements and energies.

 

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.

 

Trait

Electricity

Effects with this trait deal electricity damage. A creature with this trait has a magical connection to electricity.

 

Language

Auran

Common

 

Perception

darkvision

stormsight

 

Resistance

sonic 10