Metal gargoyle

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metal gargoyle 9
HP	28-59
HD	8
XP	205
Speed	7
AC	20
EV	4
Will	64
Attack1	19 (bite: plain)
Attack2	10 (claw: plain)
Attack3	10 (claw: plain)
Resistances	rElec++, rPois+, rN+++, rTorm, rRot+++, rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	High
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Non-living
Size	Medium
Type	gargoyle, metal gargoyle
Flags	Artificial Flying

A hideous metal statue come to life. “Their innumerable sculptures of demons and dragons assumed a lugubrious aspect. The restless light of the flame made them move to the eye. There were griffins which had the air of laughing, gargoyles which one fancied one heard yelping, salamanders which puffed at the fire, tarasques which sneezed in the smoke. And among the monsters thus roused from their sleep of stone by this flame, by this noise, there was one who walked about, and who was seen, from time to time, to pass across the glowing face of the pile, like a bat in front of a candle.” -Victor Hugo, _The Hunchback of Notre-Dame_, 10, ch. IV. 1831. trans. Isabel F. Hapgoo

Useful Info

Metal gargoyles are stronger, tougher, and slower than regular gargoyles, but are otherwise identical. They inhabit the Iron City of Dis.

Tips & Tricks

By the time you encounter them, metal gargoyles are nearly harmless, at least in comparison to everything else you'll be facing. They are easy targets for Lee's Rapid Deconstruction, causing them to explode and injure all monsters standing nearby.

History

Metal gargoyles will be replaced with war gargoyles in 0.14.