Giant hawk-owl

Giant hawk-owl Level 28 Family Bird family creatures Body Type Avian Classification(s) Living Area(s) Found Sorcerer's Isle Teorainn Dale BCS Yes HP 240 Speed

Attack Attributes Physical Attacks Impale 247 AS Bite 247 AS Claw 247 AS

Defense Attributes Armor Double Leather (natural) ASG 8N Defensive Strength (DS) Melee 176 Ranged 151 Bolt Unarmed Defense Factor UDF Target Defense (TD) Bard Base 84 - 87 Cleric Base Empath Base Paladin Base Ranger Base 84 Sorcerer Base 84 Wizard Base Minor Elemental 91 - 94 Major Elemental Minor Spiritual Major Spiritual Minor Mental

Treasure Attributes Coins No Gems No Magic Items No Boxes No Skin a tufted hawk-owl ear Other No

This large, stocky owl seems designed for predation.  Its sharp talons are only partially concealed by its feathered legs, and the hawk-owl's beak is comparatively small, but razor sharp.  Coal black eyes are set deep in the great bird's mottled facial disks.

Hunting strategies

• Giant hawk-owls are very susceptible to being critted, and as per, are easily stunned.
• If the hawk-owl is still stunned and flying when it is time for it to attack it will fall to the ground.

Other information

When hunting giant hawk-owls, and wanting the best quality ears from skinning them, it is best to avoid the head and eyes for attacks; the neck is a very preferable aiming choice.

The giant hawk-owl spear attack messaging uses the impale natural weapon table while the impale attack messaging uses the bite natural weapon table.

A giant hawk-owl tries to spear you with its beak!
  AS: +216 vs DS: +370 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +24 = -90
   A clean miss.

A giant hawk-owl tries to impale a scaly burgee on its beak!
  AS: +185 vs DS: +143 with AvD: +24 + d100 roll: +62 = +128
   ... and hits for 16 points of damage!
   Minor puncture to the right leg.

References

• Hawk-owl on Wikipedia

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