Phoenix
- Armor Class
- 3 [16] (m)
- Hit Dice
- 9
- Attacks
- Bite or Claw (1d6+2)
- Special
- magic weapons to hit, hold/grab, hug, charm, fire, immunity, undead
- Move
- 3 Fly 27
- HDE/XP
- 11/1,700
Description
A Phoenix is a huge, magnificent scarlet-plumed magical bird of surprising intelligence. An adult has a wingspan of over 25 feet and a body about 10 feet long from beak to tail, not counting a few long reeves like those of a pheasant, and weighs just under 2,000 pounds. A phoenix can telepathically communicate with nearly any other intelligent creature.
A phoenix can only be harmed by magical weapons, and is immune to any hold or charm magic, as well as all fire damage (both mundane and magical). A phoenix is a powerful ally to the forces of good, and is sometimes said to be a spirit of rebirth and renewal.
When threatened, a phoenix cloaks itself in flames, which deal, 3d6 points of damage to any creature within 10 feet each round. Undead creatures and infernals suffer double damage from the flames of a phoenix due to its celestial nature.
When a phoenix dies, its body vanishes in a burst of flame equivalent to a Fireball spell, dealing 9d6 points of damage; a saving throw against magic is allowed for half damage, but note that this effect also deals double damage to undead and infernals. After this explosion a single egg will be found in the ashes, and in 2d12 hours a new phoenix will hatch from this egg. No power short of a wish can prevent the phoenix's rebirth.
A phoenix will occasionally grant a tail feather as a gift to those who aid it. This feather can be brewed into a potion with the combined effect of the Raise Dead and heal spells.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.