Yellow Chocobo (3.5e Monster)

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Yellow Chocobo

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An average yellow chocobo.
Picture courtesy of Sabre070

	Yellow Chocobo
Size/Type:	Large Animal
Hit Dice:	15d8+45 (112 hp)
Initiative:	+10
Speed:	60 ft. (12 squares)
Armor Class:	25, touch 15, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple:	+11/+19
Attack:	Claw +15 Melee (1d6+2) or Chocobuckle +13/+13/+13 Melee (2d8+6;19-20/×2)
Full Attack:	1 Beak +15/+10/+5 Melee (2d6+4;19-20/×2) and 2 Claws +10/+10 Melee (1d6+2)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Choco Cure, Chocobuckle
Special Qualities:	Chocobo Jump, Chocobo Run, Flightless, Low-light vision
Saves:	Fort +12, Ref +15, Will +9
Abilities:	Str 18, Dex 22, Con 16, Int 2, Wis 14, Cha 8
Skills:	Listen +12, Spot +12, Jump +19
Feats:	Alertness, Improved Initiative, Combat Expertise, Improved Natural Armor, Improved Natural Attack (Beak), Iron Will
Environment:	Open plains, forests, snowy fields, or low warm mountains
Organization:	Solitary, or Flock (2-8)
Challenge Rating:	10
Treasure:	Double Coins, No Items, Normal Goods
Alignment:	Always Neutral
Advancement:	16-19 HD Large
Level Adjustment:	—

A large yellow fowl preens in the grass, standing about eight or nine feet tall. Several others of its kind are around it, eating greens and nuts. Its long hard-scaled, three-toed legs make up a good portion of its height, the rest is feathery torso, wings, neck and head. It is almost entirely yellow, from its eyes to its tail feathers; even its scaly legs and hard, sharp beak are tinted yellow.

Chocobos avoid combat, often being captured when they are fed greens. Their wings are vestigial, serving no purpose but to assist in balance and jumping. Chocobos are masters of terrain, running over anything but water and mountains.

Combat

While chocobos tend to be peaceful, they will defend themselves violently if they feel threatened, lashing out with beak and claw. Generally, a chocobo will attack with one of its claws and run for safety, but if it sustains a large amount of injury, they will use their Chcobuckle ability, then run. Again, a chocobo's first instinct in combat is to run. In combat with allies, a chocobo will heal the better attackers to it does not have to engage in combat itself.

Choco Cure (Ex)

A chocobo has a special gland that excretes an extremely potent healing balm. It can use this balm on itself as a standard action, tending its own wounds and recovering 3d8+7(one half HD) HP. A chocobo can use this ability on creatures within 5 ft., but it takes a full round action for each creature. Using Choco Cure on itself does not provoke attacks of opportunity, but using it on others does.

Chocobuckle (Ex)

When a chocobo feels threatened for its life, it will lash out viciously in a flurry of attacks. It takes a -2 penalty on all attacks that round, but uses a standard attack action to attack a number of times equal to the number of attacks allowed by its base attack bonus, but all of those attack are at full attack bonus (including the -2 penalty). These attacks may use any combination of claws and beak and all deal 2d8 damage plus one and a half times the chocobo's strength. It usually uses its move action that round to run from battle.

Chocobo Jump (Ex)

Chocobos are great at jumping, using their strong legs and wings to optimal effect. Because of this, chocobos gain a bonus on jump checks equal to one third of their HD.

Chocobo Run (Ex)

A chocobo is treated as having the Run feat. Chocobo's strong, tough legs, and gripping, scaled feet are prefect for traveling. A chocobo can travel without penalty over any solid, non-damaging surface without needing to make a balance or tumble check. Also, a Chocobo can sprint for short periods of time. It may move at twice its base land speed for one round every five minutes. This stacks with the effect of the Run feat, allowing a chocobo to move 480 feet in a single round.

Flightless (Ex)

A chocobo cannot fly, despite its wings. They serve only to assist in balance while running and support while jumping.

Low-light vision (Ex)

In shadowy or bright illumination, a chocobo can see twice as far as a normal human.

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