XCrawl Classics is the new hotness 'round these parts, so here's the newest beastie from my table!
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Like their backwoods cathedral-dwelling cousins, urban gargoyles are winged, craggy, man-sized, wicked creatures that don’t require food, water, or oxygen. And they, too, cannot be distinguished from inanimate statuary when resting completely still.
Yet instead of rock, urban
gargoyles are made of spongy, metamorphic “foam” that mimics the colors and
textures of nearby materials (brick, concrete, marble, etc), meaning they can
be quite stealthy [as represented by their Initiative modifier] even if
not truly “invisible”. Furthermore, when attacked by weapons (standard and
magical alike), hits striking an AC 17-20 do ½ damage, while those reaching 21+
do full damage. Urban gargoyles are wholly immune to firearms, as bullets zip
through their bodies and the wounds seal instantly.
Nefarious mages, politicians, and
captains of industry often employ urban gargoyles as spies, leg-breakers, and
assassins.
Gargoyle, Urban: Init +5; Atk bite +2 melee (1d6) or claw +4 melee (1d4); Crit M/d8; AC 17* / 21*; HD 2d8; MV 25’ or fly 35’; Act 1d20; SP chameleonic, damage resistances, stillness; SV Fort +5, Ref +0, Will +0; AL C.
— by Justin S. Davis
