Chocobos are large flightless birds that typically roam across valleys, plains, and forests. They are gentle, herbivorous animals gifted with an extraordinary ability to leap thanks to their powerful legs. For this reason they are popularly used as mounts in realms where they are common. Chocobo feathers can vary in color depending on the region where they are from. There are rumors of rare breeds of chocobo that possess some sort of supernatural power allowing them to travel across the side of mountains, the surface of oceans, or even through the sky.
Chocobo, Yellow
Level 3 Skirmisher
Large natural beast
XP 150
Initiative +5
Senses Perception +3; low-light vision
HP 46; Bloodied 23
AC 17; Fortitude 16, Reflex 13, Will 13
Speed 8
Peck (melee; standard; at-will)
+16 vs. AC; 1d10+5 damage.
Charging Head Butt (melee; standard; recharge ⚄⚅)
Move 3 squares in a straight path and make the following attack. +11 vs. AC; 3d6+5 damage, and the target is pushed 1 square.
Choco Cure (special; standard; encounter) ✦ Healing
The target can spend a healing surge and regain an additional 1d6 hit points.
Increase the amount of additional hit points regained to 2d6 at 6th level, 3d6 at 11th level, 4d6 at 16th level, 5d6 at 21st level, and 6d6 at 26th level.
Alignment: Unaligned
Languages: —
Skills: Athletics +11 (+21 when attempting a jump)
Str 21 (+6) Con 14(+3) Dex 14 (+3)
Int 2 (-3) Wis 15 (+3) Cha 9 (+0)
Chocobo Lore
A character knows the following information with a successful Nature check.
- DC 15: If you offer a wild chocobo certain types of vegetables to eat, it will become friendly to you and sometimes even follow you in hopes of being offered more of the same food.
A character knows the following information with a successful Arcana check.
- DC 15: There are some chocobos that have magical powers. They are normally indistinguishable from ordinary chocobos. Their powers are usually some sort of exceptional mobility, or a strong resistance to certain types of attacks, or the ability to heal others with a touch of the beak.
- DC 20: Legend tells of the golden chocobo, with the power to travel across any terrain and survive in any environment.
- DC 25: 1 in every 10,000 chocobos has the potential to become a “big chocobo”, a Huge, obese chocobo blessed with high intelligence, and the ability to communicate with others telepathically. It is not known why this occurs.