Homebrew Gargoyle Species Details

Found guarding grand fortresses and dangerous dungeons, Gargoyles are creations of stone and unwavering duty.

[Unfinished - work in progress]

Gargoyle Traits

Steadfast and hardy, Gargoyles have the following traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.

Age

Gargoyles are mature from creation, and do not change with age. Theoretically, they can live forever, although they rarely do so as their stone-like nature leaves them susceptible to weathering and erosion.

Alignment

Gargoyles normally tend towards law as part of their purpose as guards. 

Size

Gargoyles vary in size, although they are often much heavier than other creatures their size due to being made out of stone. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Flight

You have a flying speed of 30 feet. To use this speed, you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.

Stone Resilience

As a being of stone, you have the following benefits:

  • While you are not wearing armor, your AC is equal to 12 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield's benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.
  • You have resistance to poison damage.
  • You have advantage on saving throws against being Petrified or Poisoned.
  • You don't need to eat, drink, or breathe.
  • You are immune to disease.
  • You don't need to sleep, and magic can't put you to sleep.

Guardian's Rest

When you take a long rest, you must spend at least six hours in an inactive, statue-like state (as detailed by the False Statue trait), rather than sleeping. In this state, you appear inert, but it doesn’t render you unconscious, and you can see and hear as normal.

False Statue

As a Gargoyle, you can assume the false appearance of a statue.

  • As an action, you can become motionless as a layer of rock covers your skin and equipment. While in this state, you gain resistance to all damage types except psychic damage. Additionally, you gain advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks against creatures unaware of your true nature, who regard you as an ordinary statue unless you are revealed. A creature can reveal you if it uses an action to make an Intelligence (Investigation) check contested by your Dexterity (Stealth) check.
  • However, while in this state, you cannot move or speak, you automatically fail Strength and Dexterity saving throws, all attacks have advantage against you, you cannot take Reactions, and the only Action you can take is a Bonus Action to leave this state.
  • You may remain in this state for as long as you want to, but leaving it requires a Bonus Action to shed your rocky chrysalis.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language spoken by your creator.

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