Giant Goose
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants p. 150
- Size
- Large
- Type
- fey
- Alignment
- typically neutral
- AC
- 13
- Hit Points
- 60 (8d10+16)
- Speed
- walk 30 ft., fly 30 ft.
- Skills
- Perception +6
- Senses
- darkvision 60 ft.
- Passive Perception
- 16
- Languages
- understands Giant and Sylvan but can't speak
- Challenge
- 3
- Lineage
- Giant Animal, Goose
Traits
Proficiency Bonus
+2
Actions
Multiattack
The goose makes one Beak attack and two Wing attacks.
Beak
Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Wing
Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition.
Thunderous Honk (Recharge 5-6)
The goose honks with ear-splitting volume. Each other creature within 30 feet of the goose must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 16 (3d10) thunder damage and has the deafened condition until the start of the goose's next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. The honk can be heard within 300 feet.
recharge
D5
Other data
description
Giants keep geese as livestock for eggs and because geese make excellent sentries, protecting the giants' property with their keen senses and loud voices. Not only are giant geese from fey stock significantly larger than ordinary geese, but they also have two magical properties that make them even more valuable: their honk is a powerful defense against intruders, and they can lay eggs with shells of pure gold. When commanded by its keeper, a giant goose lays a golden egg-a hollow shell of gold, 1 foot long and weighing 2 pounds. The shell is worth 100 gp. Sometimes, the egg inexplicably contains some kind of small trinket or minor magic item. Once it lays a golden egg, a giant goose can't do so again for a year and a day. You can use the Goose Egg Trinket table to determine the contents of a golden egg. A giant goose's egg can be a great way to give characters an item that's important to the story of an adventure or your campaign.
Goose Egg Trinket:
| d12 | Egg Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | The egg is empty, but the inside of the shell is inscribed with a poem or an intricate illustration. |
| 2 | The gold shell encloses a candy egg. |
| 3 | The egg holds a small toy goose that makes a loud honking noise when squeezed. |
| 4 | The egg contains a potion of giant strength (hill giant) with no container. |
| 5 | The egg holds a pearl of power. |
| 6 | The egg contains a brooch of shielding. |
| 7 | The egg contains a fgurine of wondrous power (silver raven) that activates automatically as the egg is opened, releasing what appears to be a living bird. |
| 8-12 | The egg is empty. |