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Shadow Gargoyle

Creature 3 — beast, earth

FlankerLANDAERIALbeastearth

Source: menace-under-otari-bestiary

Perception +8; darkvision
Skills acrobatics +8, athletics +7, stealth +10
Str
+3
Dex
+2
Con
+3
Int
-2
Wis
+2
Cha
-2
AC 19 Fort +11 Ref +8 Will +8
HP 25
Immunities bleed
Resistances bludgeoning 5, piercing 5, slashing 5
Speed 25 feet, fly 40 feet

Offense

Melee Jaws (unarmed) +11, Damage 2d8 piercing
Melee Claw (agile, unarmed) +11, Damage 2d6 slashing

Abilities

Clawed Feet — If the gargoyle is flying and a creature moves into an adjacent square below them, the gargoyle can use their reaction to make a claw Strike against that creature.

WORKS WELL WITH

AnvilLAND / AERIALA durable front-liner keeps ground engagement going while this creature strikes from above whenever someone moves beneath it.
SniperAERIALA ranged striker shares air superiority and forces the party to split attention between a ground and an aerial threat.
SnareLANDA controller that roots a target in place makes the reactive claw strike from above nearly guaranteed.

PUNISHES

✖ vertical exposure✖ melee-only parties✖ standing below fliers
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