Bestiary/Gargoyle Enforcer

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Gargoyle Enforcer

General
Type	Gargoyle
Category	Gargoyles
Alignment	Evil
Karma	−5,000
Fame	5,000
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 Enforcer is an armored gargoyle warrior with about 480 hit points, 80–90 Magery and Swordsmanship, and a spinning whirlwind attack that hits everyone around it.

Overview

• In-game name: a gargoyle enforcer
• Corpse: a gargoyle corpse
• Behavior: it attacks the nearest target it sees and fights like a spellcaster (mage AI), mixing spells with melee.
• 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	5,000 / −5,000

Skills

Skill	Range
Magic Resistance	120.1–130.0
Evaluating Intelligence	70.3–100.0
Meditation	70.3–100.0
Wrestling	80.1–90.0
Swordsmanship	80.1–90.0
Magery	80.1–90.0
Tactics	70.1–80.0
Anatomy	70.1–80.0

Abilities

Magic

It fights with the mage AI: it closes to melee range but casts between swings. Its Magery is 80.1–90.0 and its Evaluating Intelligence 70.3–100.0.

• 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).

Whirlwind attack

On each swing there's a 40% chance it readies a whirlwind attack. If that swing hits, it costs it some mana and it also strikes everyone else next to it (players, pets and summons it can harm), each taking a normal hit. Victims see "You are struck by the whirling attack and take damage!"

Loot

Every gargoyle enforcer carries:

• Gold: about 260–350 in total (from its "Rich" loot)
• 1 magic scroll from circles 4–7. With Necromancy enabled on New Bradford, necromancy scrolls can show up too.

It may also carry:

• A magic weapon, armor piece or shield (up to 3 chances, from about 20% down to 1% each)
• A musical instrument (about 1% 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

• Don't crowd it with several pets: its whirlwind hits every one of them.
• It casts spells too, so it's dangerous at any range.
• It has 120–130 Magic Resistance, which blunts your spells.
• Carve it for 1 raw ribs.