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{{flavour|A cross between ordinary stone gargoyles and living beings, Gargoyles are hideous humanoids with an affinity to rock. They are able to assume full stone form at will, which grants them great hardness for a time. When this hardness wears off, however, it briefly makes them helplessly immobile, and then leaves them mobile but debilitated for a while. | {{flavour|A cross between ordinary stone gargoyles and living beings, Gargoyles are hideous humanoids with an affinity to rock. They are able to assume full stone form at will, which grants them great hardness for a time. When this hardness wears off, however, it briefly makes them helplessly immobile, and then leaves them mobile but debilitated for a while. | ||
Revision as of 14:33, 12 July 2013
- This page is about the player species. For the monster, see Gargoyle (monster).
| A cross between ordinary stone gargoyles and living beings, Gargoyles are hideous humanoids with an affinity to rock. They are able to assume full stone form at will, which grants them great hardness for a time. When this hardness wears off, however, it briefly makes them helplessly immobile, and then leaves them mobile but debilitated for a while.
Gargoyles' partially living form makes them less susceptible to effects of necromancy and cold than most beings. Their metabolisms are slow, and they blend into the dungeon pretty well. Their fangs and talons make them dangerous unarmed fighters, although they're incompetent with weapons other than maces. They can be exceptional earth-based conjurers, although they're bad with all other magic schools besides ice. |
Innate Abilities
At present, gargoyles are still under development. Expect further changes before a final version is decided upon.
- Natural AC: Gargoyles receive a large innate boost to AC relative to your XL. (+4 at XL 1; +20 at XL 27) They also get another boost to AC in Statue Form (5 + 0.5×Earth).
- Petrification resistance: Gargoyles cannot be petrified
- Rot resistance: Gargoyles have stone instead of flesh, and thus cannot rot.
- Electricity resistance: Gargoyles are well insulated and take little damage from electricity attacks.
- Partial torment resistance: Gargoyles take 1/2 normal damage when affected by torment.
- Fangs 1 and Talons 2: Gargoyles get two auxiliary Unarmed Combat attacks.
- Slow Metabolism 1: Gargoyles require less food than most species.
- Flight: Gargoyles gain permanent at-will flight at level 14.
- Unbreathing: Gargoyles can survive without breathing.
- Vulnerability to Shatter and LRD.
Preferred Backgrounds
Gargoyles are recommended for the following backgrounds:
- Warriors: Fighter, Gladiator, Monk, Hunter, Assassin
- Adventurers: Artificer
- Zealots: Healer, Berserker
- Warrior-mages: Skald, Transmuter, Warper, Arcane Marksman, Enchanter
- Mages: Wizard, Conjurer, Summoner, Fire Elementalist, Ice Elementalist, Earth Elementalist, Venom Mage
Due to their nonliving nature, gargoyles are prohibited from becoming Death Knights.
Level Bonuses
- +1 strength or intelligence (equal chance) every 4th level.
- 20% less HP than average.
- Average MP.
- +3 magic resistance per level.
Starting Skills and Equipment
Gargoyles receive the skills and equipment listed for their background.
Difficulty of Play
Skill aptitudes
The higher the value, the better the aptitude.
| Skill | Aptitude | Skill | Aptitude | Skill | Aptitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | Miscellaneous | Magic | |||
| Fighting | 1 | Armour | 1 | Spellcasting | -1 |
| Short Blades | -1 | Dodging | -2 | Conjurations | 1 |
| Long Blades | -1 | Stealth | 2 | Hexes | -1 |
| Axes | -1 | Stabbing | N/A | Charms | -1 |
| Maces & Flails | 1 | Shields | 1 | Summonings | -1 |
| Polearms | -1 | Traps | -1 | Necromancy | -2 |
| Staves | 1 | Translocations | -1 | ||
| Unarmed Combat | 1 | Transmutation | -2 | ||
| Fire Magic | 0 | ||||
| Throwing | 0 | Ice Magic | 0 | Invocations | 1 |
| Slings | -1 | Air Magic | -3 | Evocations | 0 |
| Bows | 0 | Earth Magic | 3 | ||
| Crossbows | 0 | Poison Magic | 0 | Experience | 0 |
History
Gargoyles will be added in 0.13.