Gorgon · CR 5
Type: Monstrosity · Size: Large · Grade: Medium (capacity 100 MP) Harvest check: Medicine, Survival or a fitting tool · see Harvesting Creatures
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Specific parts
| Part | Classification | Grade | Capacity | Check | Load · portions | Drawback damage | Ruin damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horn | Creature Part, Trophy | Low | 10 | Medicine or Survival 10 | medium · 1 | Acid, Thunder | – |
| Iron Lung | Unique | Medium | 100 | Medicine or Survival 15 | heavy · 1 | Necrotic, Piercing | – |
| Scrap Metal | Metal | Low | 10 | Medicine or Survival 10 | heavy · 1 | Acid, Thunder | – |
Drawback damage: +5 DC for each listed type the creature took during the fight. Ruin damage: the part is ruined if the creature took any listed type. See Damage to parts.
Trait parts
Grade = the creature’s grade (Medium), DC 15.
- Night Eyes – from Darkvision
Part descriptions
Iron Lung
Iron-plated lungs full of swirling blue-green gas.
Good for: petrification items (minor fit).
Statblock
Gorgon – SRD 5.2
Large Construct, Unaligned
AC 19 · HP 114 (12d10 + 48) · Speed 40 ft.
Score Save Score Save STR 20 (+5) +5 INT 2 (−4) −4 DEX 11 (+0) +0 WIS 12 (+1) +1 CON 18 (+4) +4 CHA 7 (−2) −2 Skills Perception +7
Condition Immunities Exhaustion, Petrified
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 17
Languages None
CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3)
Actions
Gore. Melee Attack Roll: +8, reach 5 ft. Hit: 18 (2d12 + 5) Piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature and the gorgon moved 20+ feet straight toward it immediately before the hit, the target has the Prone condition.
Petrifying Breath (Recharge 5–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a 30-foot Cone. First Failure: The target has the Restrained condition and repeats the save at the end of its next turn if it is still Restrained, ending the effect on itself on a success. Second Failure: The target has the Petrified condition instead of the Restrained condition.
Bonus Actions
Trample. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 16, one creature within 5 feet that has the Prone condition. Failure: 16 (2d10 + 5) Bludgeoning damage. Success: Half damage.
Statblock from the System Reference Document 5.2 (CC-BY 4.0). See Credits and License.
Based on Nord Games – Foraging, Harvesting (p. 206); SRD 5.1 (size) – part descriptions rewritten in our own words.