Monsters / Griffon
Griffon
CR 4 - 1,200 XP - N Large Magical Beast
Stat block
AC17 (touch 11, flat-footed 15)HP42 (5d10+15)SavesFort +7, Ref +6, Will +4Meleebite +8 (1d6+3), 2 talons +7 (1d6+3)Speed30 ft., fly 80 ft. (average)AbilitiesStr 16, Dex 15, Con 16, Int 5, Wis 13, Cha 8BAB / CMB / CMD+5 / +9 / 21Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +12Environmenttemperate hills
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (3 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.
pounce (from special_attacks)
special attacks: pounce - full attack (with rake) at the end of a charge
special attacks: pounce - full attack (with rake) at the end of a charge
territorial (from lore)
Aggressive and territorial, they are no mere beasts, but rather calculating combatants and loyal companions to those who earn their respect, fighting to the death to p...
Aggressive and territorial, they are no mere beasts, but rather calculating combatants and loyal companions to those who earn their respect, fighting to the death to p...
night-hunter (from senses)
senses: darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +12 - hunts where prey is blind
senses: darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +12 - hunts where prey is blind
On-hit riders and breath
rake1d4+3
pounce1d4+3
From the entry
Griffons are powerful aerial predators, swooping down from their high aeries to take their prey with beak and talon. Aggressive and territorial, they are no mere beasts, but rather calculating combatants and loyal companions to those who earn their respect, fighting to the death to protect their friends and kin.
Weighing in at over 500 pounds and measuring 8 feet long from hooked beak to tufted tail, the griffon strikes an imposing silhouette that has long been used in heraldry and other iconography as a symbol of power, authority, and justice. In reality, the griffon is less concerned with abstract concepts than with hunting food and protecting its own. While they can sometimes be trained or befriended to serve as mounts, griffons have no inherent affinity for humanoids, and frequently come into bloody conflict with civilized races over their attempts to secure their favorite food-ho...