Gargoyle (Dungeons & Dragons)
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| Dungeons & Dragons creature | |
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| Gargoyle | |
| Alignment | |
| Type | Monstrous humanoid |
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| First appearance | |
| Mythological origins | Gargoyle |
| Image | Wizards.com image |
| Stats | OGL stats |
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, a gargoyle is a grotesque winged monstrous humanoid creature, with a horned head and a stony hide.
A gargoyle is usually chaotic evil. A gargoyle has the ability to hold itself so still that it appears to be a statue.
[edit] Variants
The marine gargoyle is known as the kapoacinth.
The margoyle, or marlgoyle, is a more horrid form of gargoyle.
[edit] References
- Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (TSR, 1989).
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977).
- Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1994).
- Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
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