Chocobo, Yellow
CR 1
XP 400
N Large Animal
Init +2; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +6
Defense
AC 11 (+2 dex, -1 size), touch 11, flat-footed 9
hp 17 (2d8+8)
Fort +6; Ref +5; Will +1
Offense
Speed 50 ft.
Melee 2 talons -2 (1d4+1)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Statistics
Str 16 Dex 14 Con 17 Int 3 Wis 13 Cha 7
Base Atk +1; CMB +5; CMD 17
Feats Toughness, Run*
Skills Perception +6
SQ choco strength, docile
Ecology
Environment temperate plains and forests
Organization solitary, pair, or pack (3-12)
Treasure none
Special Abilities
Choco Strength (Ex)
While bipedal avians, chocobos are considered to be quadrupeds when determining their carrying capacities.
Docile (Ex)
Unless specifically trained for combat (see the Handle Animal skill), a chocobo’s talons are treated as secondary attacks.
Yellow Chocobos as Animal Companions
Classes with the animal companion class feature (such as a hunter, or a druid or ranger that selects a companion through the hunter’s bond or nature bond class feature), or that get a mount (such as a cavalier, or a paladin that selects a mount through the divine bond class feature) may select a yellow chocobo as an animal companion, using the following base statistics:
STARTING STATISTICS
Size Large; Speed 50 ft.; AC +4 natural armor; Attack bite (1d6), 2 talons* (1d4); Ability Scores Str 16, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6; Special Qualities choco strength, low-light vision, scent.
- This is a secondary natural attack, see Combat for more information on how secondary attacks work.
4TH-LEVEL ADVANCEMENT
Ability Scores Str +2, Con +2; Special Qualities combat trained.
