Gorgon
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 flesh and bone. Like aggressive bulls, they challenge any unfamiliar creature they encounter, often trampling their opponent's corpse or shattering its stony remnants until the creature is unrecognizable. The females are just as dangerous as the males, and the two sexes appear identical. A typical gorgon stands 6 feet tall and 8 feet long. It weighs 4,000 pounds.
Gorgons derive nutrients from the consumption of minerals, particularly the stone of their petrified victims, and any statues they create are likely to be gnawed thoroughly. They cannot digest metal or gems, so their dung (which resembles bitter-smelling gray powder) often contains small, raw crystals and nuggets of ore. Their aggression toward all other creatures means that there are few to no predators or other prey animals in their grazing grounds. Each herd is led by a dominant bull; solitary gorgons are usually adolescent bulls driven out of their herd by the lead bull.
Their flesh is tough but beefy (once the armored hide is removed), and to those who acquire the taste, quite filling. Many stone giant tribes believe eating gorgon meat enhances their own natural armor. Powdered gorgon horn is worth 250 gp as an alternate material component for magic items using bull's strength, stoneskin, flesh to stone, statue, and similar magic.
- HP
- 100 (8d10+56)
- AC
- 20, touch 9, flat-footed 20 (+11 natural, -1 size)
- Speed
- 30 ft.
- Init
- +4
- Melee
- gore +14 (2d8+7), 2 hooves +9 (1d6+3)
- Space
- 10 ft.
- Reach
- 5 ft.
- BAB
- +8
- CMB
- +16
- CMD
- 26
- Fort
- +13
- Ref
- +6
- Will
- +7
breath weapon (60-foot cone, turn to stone, Fortitude DC 21 negates)
trample (2d8+10, DC 21)
<p class="stat-block-1"> You get a +4 bonus on initiative checks.</p>
<p class="stat-block-1"> You get a +2 bonus on all Will saving throws.</p>
<p class="stat-block-1"> You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls. This bonus to damage is increased by half (+50%) if you are making an attack with a two-handed weapon, a one handed weapon using two hands, or a primary natural weapon that adds 1-1/2 times your Strength modifier on damage rolls. This bonus to damage is halved (–50%) if you are making an attack with an off-hand weapon or secondary natural weapon. When your base attack bonus reaches +4, and every 4 points thereafter, the penalty increases by –1 and the bonus to damage increases by +2. You must choose to use this feat before making an attack roll, and its effects last until your next turn. The bonus damage does not apply to touch attacks or effects that do not deal hit point damage.</p>
<p class="stat-block-1"> You get a +3 bonus on all checks involving the chosen skill. If you have 10 or more ranks in that skill, this bonus increases to +6.</p>
Perception +17
- Type
- Magical Beast
- Alignment
- N
- Size
- Large
- Environment
- temperate plains, rocky hills, and underground
- Organization
- solitary, pair, pack (3-4), or herd (5-12)
- Treasure
- none
- Senses
- darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +17
- Source
- Bestiary
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Uses feat: Improved Initiative (Feat)House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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Uses feat: Iron Will (Feat)House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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Uses feat: Power Attack (Feat)House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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Uses feat: Skill Focus (Feat)House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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