Homebrew Gargoyle Species Details
Once, there was a great war. Heaven and hell fought bitterly. The war sweapt back and forth across planes and over planets. The war was almost perfectly matched until a new race emerged. Gargoyles, born of angels, but hideous and ruthless as hell spawn. They were inherently good as their angelic parents, but not bound with the same celestial code. From the first introduction of the gargoyles the hell spawn were routed and driven like cattle back to the pipes from which they had emerged. Then, suddenly the war was over. Having no purpose left, the gargoyles were forgotten by the angels that had given them life. They scattered, wandered, and eventually almost completely faded away. Eventually, the only surviving Gargoyles were the ones who's final instructions were to protect the temples, shrines and sacred places. From these survivors grew a new kind of Gargoyle, the statuesque defenders.
These new gargoyles had all the fighting potential they ever had, but they also developed a way to hibernate until they were needed. They became more and more like stone until they could completely blend in. They also became more frightening to fey spirits as they adapted to new threats and crisis'
Gargoyle Traits
Gargoyles were never supposed to be pretty, just do the job and do it wellSentinel's sense
You were born to both see and fight in the void at the edge of Hell, therefore your eyes can piece darkness for up to 60 ft. And using only your ears you can sense anything within a 10 ft radius
Wing-ish
Many gargoyles have wings, but they rarely generate enough lift to actually fly. That said, as long as you don't wear too many clothes, you can use them enough to break your fall and eliminate fall damage
Languages
Thanks to your first masters, you are hardwired with celestial, but you also need to know your enemy so abyssal had been passed down. from there, your on your own. You most likely speak common thanks to the time you live in
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Your lateral speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor. It will slow your climbing down though
Size
Gargoyles start as small creatures, but by the time they can be called sentient they are usually medium creatures ranging from about 3 ft tall to upwards of 9 ft. They are usually on the heavy side though at about 150 lb for the smallest and upwards of 1000 lb for the other ones
Age
Gargoyles age differently. They mature in less than 8 years and stay in their prime for somewhere around 200 years of *active life followed by a rapid decline of 15 years or less.
*They can, however go into a stone-like hibernation for hundreds if not thousands of years only to wake up the same age they were when they feel asleep
Ability score improvement
Your Constitution score increases by 2.
Stone-like resistance
You have advantage on saving throws against fire, and you have resistance against fire damage (explained in the “Combat” section).
Demon slayer
You were born to guard against hell spawn and malicious spirits, and they know it as such you get an extra boost (1 D6) to your intimidation (Cha) checks against them
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