Ye Olde Shoppe of Magicks – The Dire Chicken

Dire Chicken

Large Beast, Unaligned

Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 102 (12d10 + 36)
Speed 40 ft.

STR 18 (+4) DEX 14 (+2) CON 16 (+3)
INT 2 (–4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 8 (–1)

Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +5
Skills Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages — Can be taught to understand a rider’s commands
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +3

Traits

• Keen Sight. The dire chicken has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
• Aggressive Pecking. If the dire chicken hits the same target with both its claw and beak in a single turn, the target must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
• Terrifying Squawk (Recharge 5–6). As an action, the chicken lets out a thunderous squawk. Each creature within 30 feet that can hear it must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened until the end of their next turn.

Actions

• Multiattack. The dire chicken makes two attacks each turn: one with its Beak and one with its Talons.
• Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) piercing damage.
• Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage.

Legendary Flavor

A six-foot dire chicken is no mere barnyard bird—it is a feathery juggernaut with talons like sickles and a squawk that rattles bones. Hunters speak of its drumsticks as the size of a man’s thigh, and farmers whisper that entire coops vanish when one of these beasts stalks the countryside.

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