Roc

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An enormous bird typically found in the desert or grassland, a Roc makes its meals of horses, camels, or even young bison. Enormous and ferocious with insatiable hunger, Rocs are terrifying predators. Some pragmatic nomads will send horses or sheep ahead of them on their trade route in an effort to preempt any Roc attacks.

Roc
Monster Level: 30
Gargantuan. Giant Beast
STR	DEX	END	AWR	INT	CHA
8	8	8	10	-2	-1
	Ref: 18	Fort: 18	Ant: 20	Log: 8	Will: 9
Armor Rating 16			Senses Darkvision 1000 ft
Hit Points 300			Traits Unerring Mind
Speed 30 ft, Fly 120 ft
Skills (AWR) Perceiving +6
Features
Eagle Eye. The Roc doubles its Perceiving skill when making an AWR/Perceiving check based on eyesight. Divebomb. If the Roc has moved at least 60 ft straight down on its turn and makes a Talons attack, it rolls 2d20 and uses whichever is higher.
Actions
The Roc can take THREE of the following actions, or take the same action three times.
Move. The Roc can move up to its speed. Talons. Reach 5 ft Natural Weapon. +8 vs ANT. Hit: 21 (2d12+8) sharp and the creature is Grappled if it is Large or smaller. Gulp. Reach 5 ft Natural Weapon. +8 vs REF. The Roc rolls 2d20 and uses whichever is higher if the creature is falling. Hit: 14 (1d12+8) sharp and the creature is swallowed if it is Large or smaller. A swallowed creature is Blinded and Restrained and takes 26 (4d12) corrosive at the start of each of its turns. A creature that dies in this way completely dissolves. The Roc can swallow up to four Medium or smaller creatures at a time, or one Large creature.
OR the Roc can take the following action.
Shriek (Recharge 6). 360 ft Radius Natural Weapon. +8 vs WILL of each creature in the radius. Hit: 13 (2d12) sonic and a creature is Frightened and its speed becomes 0ft until the end of its next turn. Miss: 1⁄2 damage and a creature is Frightened until the end of its next turn but can otherwise move freely.