Bestiary: Giant Chicken

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Giant Chicken

While this oversized bird slowly advances with a soft cluck-cluck, your dwarf friend exclaims: “By all the gods! That’s a chef’s dream come true!”

Giant Chicken CR 1

XP 400
N Large animal
Init +3; Senses low-light vision; Perception +9

Defense

AC 11, touch 11, flat-footed 11 (–1 Dex, +3 natural, –1 size)
hp 15 (2d8+6)
Fort +6, Ref +2, Will +1

Offense

Speed 30 ft., fly 20 ft. (clumsy); drift
Melee bite +3 (1d8+3)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Statistics

Str 17, Dex 9, Con 16, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 13
Base Atk +1; CMB +5; CMD 14
Feats Improved Initiative

Skills Fly –7, Perception +9; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception

Ecology

Environment any temperate
Organization solitary, pair, of flock (2-20)
Treasure none

Special Abilities

Drift (Ex) A giant chicken flies in short bursts and can’t use its fly speed to hover. When it flies, a chicken must end its move action by landing or perching on a solid surface. A giant chicken cannot fly while carrying a rider.

Giant chickens are large enough to be used as mounts, though they are not very practical unless a rider wants to use their mount as a food reserve too. They are mostly raised for their meat and eggs, like normal-sized chicken.

Giant Chicken Animal Companions

Starting Statistics: Size Medium; Speed 30 ft., fly 20 ft. (clumsy); AC +1 natural armor; Attack bite (1d6); Ability Scores Str 11, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 13; Special Qualities drift, low-light vision.

4th-Level Advancement: Size Large; AC +3 natural armor; Attack bite (1d8); Ability Scores Str +8, Dex -2, Con +4.