Gargoyle
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| Realm | Arthurian |
The Gargoyles (GAR-goils) are the stone sentries and watchers from the walls come to life. Now they wander the Realms, seeking some unknown truth of the shattered world. While restless, they are known to be passionate and skilled musicians. Seeking to master the very element whose dissonance has the power to sunder their hardened stone exteriors, they serve Arthur, in the hope that his leadership to can bring true harmony to the Realms.
History
Currently unknown.
Age of Becoming
- Main Article: TBA
Little is known about where the Gargoyles came from at this time. Their Becoming, as with much of their history, is currently shrouded in mystery and secrecy.
Appearance
Gargoyles appear as stone-like humanoids. The features of their faces are usually angled and rigid, with pupil-less all white eyes and pointed ears. The epidermal layer of a Gargoyle is a mixture of a smooth hard rock-like flesh seamlessly interwoven with tough scaled plates commonly along the neck region and appendages. Their hands are clawed and stout, but incredibly adroit, enough to play musical instruments with mastery. Their legs end in large bird-like feet with two spiked toes. They have large thick tails with flared ends. Their hair is made of thick layers of the same material as their skin, forming fashionable patterns of swirls and waves.
Features
TBA
Racial Stats
TBA
Banes and Boons
- Main Article: Banes and Boons
| Name | Description | Cost | Times |
| Live by the Sword | You may not equip weapons or focus items other than swords | 2 | 5 |
| Self-Righteous | You may not train in any runes of Dark magic, and your resistance to Dark Magic is reduced by 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Suspicious | Your Resonance, Faith, and Will are reduced by 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Creeping Despair | You suffer 1 additional panic rating for the death of each ally nearby | 1 | 5 |
| Cursed Legacy | Your maximum panic rating is reduced by 3 while near the ruins of Camelot | 1 | 5 |
| Dread of Disorder | Your resistance to chaos magic is reduced by 25 and chaos effects inflict an additional 5 panic rating | 5 | 1 |
| Held Back by Honor | Your attacks gain no bonus for striking enemies from behind | 10 | 1 |
| Obsessed With Revenge | When wounded by an enemy, you lose 5 penetration defense until they are killed or you are killed | 5 | 1 |
| Overconfidence | Your resistances are lowered by 1 for each ally greater than the number of enemies present nearby, up to 25 | 2 | 5 |
| Pacifist | You may not equip weapons or use abilities which cause damage to enemies | 10 | 1 |
| Shield Dependence | You lose 5 resistance to crushing, slashing, and piercing resistance when not using a shield | 5 | 1 |
| Within These Walls | Your wound threshold is reduced by 5 when not defending allied buildings | 5 | 1 |
| Name | Description | Cost | Times |
| Built to Last | Your armor penetration defense is increased by 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Know Thy Enemy | (Requires Built to Last) Your chance to be wounded is reduced by 5 against attacks from the front | 5 | 1 |
| Steadfast Defense | (Requires Know Thy Enemy) [Ability] You gain 25 resistance to crushing, piercing, and slashing until after the next time you take damage | 10 | 1 |
| Disciple of the Mind | Increases the rate of proficiency gained with Mind spells by 5% | 1 | 5 |
| Astonishing Acuity | (Disciple of the Mind) Increases the power of Mind effects by 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Sublime Sage | (Requires Astonishing Acuity) Critical result rolls for Mind spells increase by 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Faith in Fire | Increases the rate of proficiency gained with Fire spells by 5% | 1 | 5 |
| Afterburn | (Requires Faith in Fire)'Increases the duration of Fire damage over time by 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Inner Inferno | (Requires Afterburn) Fire effects ignore 1 fire resistance on their target | 5 | 1 |
| Squire's Schooling | Your proficiency with all weapons and armor is increased by 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Knight's Knowledge | (Requires Squire's Schooling) Ignore the effects of a panic rating below 25% | 10 | 1 |
| Paragon's Planning | (Knight's Knowledge) You and nearby allies gain +1 to armor penetration (does not stack with other players' Paragon's Planning) | 10 | 1 |
| Sword Student | Increases the rate of proficiency gained with Sword attacks by 5% | 1 | 5 |
| Blade Bonded | (Requires Sword Student) Lowers the minimum stat requirements of Sword weapons by 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Sword Master | (Requires Blade Bonded) Increases penetration with sword attacks by 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Endless Fortitude | Stamina costs are reduced by 50% while Exhausted | 10 | 1 |
| Unified Front | Increases all damage resistance by 1 per nearby player of an allied race | 1 | 1 |
| Splitting Striker | Your first attack after exiting travel mode reduces the target's resistance to the type of damage dealt by 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Intensive Study | Your Attunement is increased by 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Master at Arms | Your time to switch weapons is reduced by 50% | 10 | 1 |
Notable members
TBA
Trivia
- Being shown near the tail end of the Kickstarter, the Gargoyles fell largely under the radar, being overshadowed by a problem with Amazon and other drama that impacted the campaign. Despite that, the Gargoyle was one of the featured character models available in early Pre-Alpha testing.
Revision history
- April 30th, 2013 - Concept of the Gargoyle along with an unshaded 3D model was presented as part of a Bard concept.
- July 5th, 2013 - 3D colored model and wire-frame of the Gargoyle is shown.
Gallery
Video
References
- Gargoyle Race Page
- CU Kickstarter Evening Update 4-30-2013
- CU Kickstarter Afternoon Update #2 7-5-2013
External links
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