Gargoyle
Creature 4 — beast, earth
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Gargoyles are monstrous hunters made of elemental stone. They use their resemblance to decorative statues to hide in plain sight in cities during the day and descend upon unlucky pedestrians at night. Their most common form is that of a horned humanoid with bat-like wings, but individual gargoyles show a great deal of variation, with some appearing more or less humanoid and others resembling no known creature. A gargoyle's features are not fixed; city-dwelling gargoyles who remain in the same lo
Source: pathfinder-monster-core
Perception +10; darkvision
Languages common, petran
Skills acrobatics +10, athletics +9, stealth +12
Str
+3
Dex
+2
Con
+3
Int
-2
Wis
+2
Cha
-2
AC 21
Fort +13
Ref +10
Will +10
HP 40
Immunities bleed
Resistances physical (except adamantine) 5
Speed 25 feet, fly 40 feet
Offense
Melee Jaws (unarmed) +13, Damage 2d8+3 piercing
Melee Claw (agile, unarmed) +13, Damage 2d6+3 slashing
Abilities
Clawed Feet (attack) —
Statue (concentrate) — Until the next time it acts, the gargoyle appears to be a statue. It has an automatic result of 32 on Deception checks and DCs to pass as a statue.
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilLAND / AERIALA durable frontline ally can hold ground while the gargoyle waits disguised as a statue for the ideal moment to strike an unsuspecting target.
FlankerLAND / AERIALA mobile striker can follow up immediately once the gargoyle breaks its statue disguise and catches a target Off-Guard.
WeaverLAND / AERIALA caster that debuffs Perception or grants concealment helps sell the ambush before the gargoyle reveals itself.
PUNISHES
✖ low Perception✖ solo exploration✖ melee reliance
Avoid stacking with another disguised ambusher; a party that catches on to one statue trick will start searching for others, spoiling the surprise.
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