Bestiary/Gargoyle Destroyer
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| 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.