Monsters / Gorgon
Gorgon
CR 8 - 4,800 XP - N Large Magical Beast
Stat block
AC20 (touch 9, flat-footed 20)HP100 (8d10+56)SavesFort +13, Ref +6, Will +7Meleegore +14 (2d8+7), 2 hooves +9 (1d6+3)Speed30 ft.AbilitiesStr 24, Dex 10, Con 24, Int 2, Wis 16, Cha 9BAB / CMB / CMD+8 / +16 / 26Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +17Environmenttemperate plains, rocky hills, and underground
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (4 rules)
Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.
bruiser (from abilities)
abilities: Str 24 over Dex 10 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
abilities: Str 24 over Dex 10 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
strikes-first (from feats)
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
power-attack (from feats)
feats: Power Attack - trades accuracy for damage when the hit is likely
feats: Power Attack - trades accuracy for damage when the hit is likely
night-hunter (from senses)
senses: darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +17 - hunts where prey is blind
senses: darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +17 - hunts where prey is blind
On-hit riders and breath
breath weaponDC 21 Reflex
trample2d8+10DC 21 Reflex
From the entry
A gorgon can use its breath weapon once every 1d4+1 rounds to create a 60-foot cone of green gas. Those caught in the area of the gas can attempt a DC 21 Fortitude save to resist the effects, but those who fail the save are immediately petrified. This petrification is temporary-each round, a petrified creature can attempt a new DC 21 Fortitude save to recover from the petrification as long as it is not caught within the area of effect of the gorgon's breath weapon a second time while petrified. A creature exposed to the gorgon's breath a second time while already petrified becomes permanently petrified, and can no longer attempt to make additional Fortitude saves to recover naturally. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Gorgons are magical, foul-tempered creatures-while they might appear to be constructs at first glance, beneath their artifical-looking armor plates they are made of fle...