Bestiary/Gargoyle Destroyer

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Gargoyle Destroyer

General
Type	Gargoyle
Category	Gargoyles
Alignment	Evil
Karma	−10,000
Fame	10,000
Behavior	Attacks on sight
Speed	Medium
Stats
Strength	760–850
Dexterity	102–150
Intelligence	152–200
Hit points	482–485
Stamina	102–150
Mana	152–200
Damage	7–14
Armor	50
Resources
Carving	1 raw ribs

The Gargoyle Destroyer is the strongest of the gargoyles: 760–850 Strength, about 480 hit points, master spells and up to 160 Magic Resistance. It punishes archers by throwing hatchets back at them.

Overview

• In-game name: a gargoyle destroyer
• Corpse: a gargoyle corpse
• Behavior: it attacks the nearest target it sees and fights like a spellcaster (mage AI), mixing spells with melee.
• Bard skills: it can't be provoked, calmed with Peacemaking or discorded.
• Flier: it's a flying creature.

Stats

Stat	Value
Strength	760–850
Dexterity	102–150
Intelligence	152–200
Hit points	482–485
Stamina	102–150 (same as its Dexterity)
Mana	152–200 (same as its Intelligence)
Melee damage	7–14
Armor rating	50
Fame / Karma	10,000 / −10,000

Skills

Skill	Range
Magic Resistance	120.4–160.0
Wrestling	90.1–100.0
Tactics	90.1–100.0
Swordsmanship	90.1–100.0
Mace Fighting	90.1–100.0
Fencing	90.1–100.0
Magery	90.1–100.0
Evaluating Intelligence	90.1–100.0
Meditation	90.1–100.0
Anatomy	50.5–100.0

Abilities

Magic

It fights with the mage AI: it closes to melee range but casts between swings. Its Magery is 90.1–100.0 and its Evaluating Intelligence 90.1–100.0.

• Damage spells: Magic Arrow, Harm, Fireball, Lightning, Mind Blast, Energy Bolt, Explosion and Flame Strike.
• Other spells: about 1 cast in 8 is Poison (only if you aren't poisoned already). It may also Bless itself, curse you (Weaken, Clumsy, Feeblemind or Curse), drain your mana (Mana Drain or Mana Vampire) or Paralyze you.
• Healing: it cures itself when poisoned, and sometimes heals itself (Greater Heal when badly hurt), more often the higher its Magery.
• Dispel: with 152+ Intelligence it can cast Dispel on your summoned creatures (more reliably the higher its Magery).

Hatchet counter

When an archer (anyone wielding a ranged weapon) damages it, there's a 40% chance it throws a hatchet back for 50 damage.

Loot

Every gargoyle destroyer carries:

• Gold: about 662–1,000 in total (from its "Filthy Rich" and "Rich" loot)
• 1 magic scroll from circles 4–7. With Necromancy enabled on New Bradford, necromancy scrolls can show up too.
• 2 random gems (amber, amethyst, citrine, diamond, emerald, ruby, sapphire, star sapphire or tourmaline)

It may also carry:

• A magic weapon, armor piece or shield (up to 7 chances, from about 33% down to 1% each)
• A musical instrument (about 3% or less)
• A gargoyle's pickaxe (20%). Mining with one has a 10% chance to call up an ore elemental when you dig coloured ore; see Dull Copper Elemental.

Carving

Use a blade on the corpse to get:

• 1 raw ribs

Tips

• Archers beware: 40% of the time an arrow hits it, it throws a hatchet back for 50 damage.
• Bard skills don't work on it.
• Its loot is rich: Filthy Rich plus Rich, a circle 4–7 scroll and 2 gems.
• Carve it for 1 raw ribs.