Gargoyle,Archer [518]

Climat/Terrain	Building or ruin
Organisation	Solitary
Fréquence	Très rare
Diète	Rien
Cycle d'activité	Any
Intelligence	5-7 - Intelligence basse
Trésor	Nil
Alignement	Chaotic Mauvais
Nombres	1
Classe d'armure	9
Mouvement	Au sol : 6" Vol : - Classe de vol : Nage : Enfouissement : Web :
Dés de vie	4+5
Thac0	17
Nbre d'attaques	1
Dommage / attaques	1-10
Attaques spéciales	Nil
Défenses spéciales	+1 or better magical weapon to hit, camouflage
Résistance à la magie	Nil
Taille	S - smaller than a typical human ( 2+' to 4' ) (4’ tall)
Morale	13-14 - Elite
Valeur en XP	975 xp

Commentaires : The archer gargoyle is a malicious creation that looks like a cheerful cherub or, more rarely, a ferocious amazon. Its only sizable weapon or means of attack is a stubby bow and quiver of arrows, apparently carved as part of the statne. The archer typically stands in a fountain or on a ledge high up the wall, or serves as a garden ornament, moving to attack only when an intruder enters its territory. It can remain motionless for as long as it desires.

Combat : The archer can conceal itself against stone so that it is only 20% likely to be spotted under normal conditions. True to its name, the archer gargoyle uses its bow and arrows as its primary weapon. The bow is not a true bow, and the arrows are stone, but they allow the archer to make an arrowlike magical attack that hits with a THACO of 17 and inflicts 1d10 points of damage. The “arrow” has a range of 120 yards. Even when engaged in melee, the archer uses the bow at point blank range. The archer can be struck only by weapons of +1 or better enchantment.

Habitat / Société : These evil creatures love to shoot at passersby, even those who pose no threat, and are thus rarely found guarding the domiciles of good-aligned persons. When found in the wild, the archer is on an unending hunt, slaying every living thing it meets. More than one village has been routed by one of these gargoyles, which delights in mayhem and bloodshed. The archer is a loner and avoids contact with all others of its kind.

Ecologie : The archer need not eat, drink, or sleep. Unlike other types of gargoyles, the archer has a profound destructive impact on its surroundings, because of its tendency to kill every creature and person in its territory, leaving the carcasses to rot. Special hunting parties are often immediately organized to eliminate the menace of a roving archer when one moves into the area.