Description:<\/strong> Rock demons are humanoid creatures made out of stone, but size and appearance varies considerably from one creature to the next, as does the specific type of stone they\u2019re made from. They range from crude, primitive figures to elaborately carved gargoyles and statues. Powers:<\/strong> Rock demons do not have any special powers, but are typically very strong and, being made of stone, rather difficult to destroy.<\/p>\n Vulnerabilities:<\/strong> Gunfire will damage a rock demon, but disabling a creature with bullets typically requires large-caliber bullets and sustained fire. Most hand-held weapons cause minimal damage to rock demons, with picks and other tools specifically designed to break up rocks being a notable exception. Explosives, military-grade weaponry, and heavy construction equipment, if they are available and can be deployed without endangering civilians or causing excessive property damage, are much more efficient methods of dealing with rock demons.<\/p>\n Biology and Habitat:<\/strong> While the bodies that rock demons inhabit are carved by human hands, they have never been encountered in the role of magical servant. This suggests that, unlike golems and other similar constructs, rock demons are not animated through human action. The most widely-accepted theory is that the animation process occurs when a statue is possessed by an extra-dimensional entity.<\/p>\n Once animated, a rock demon\u2019s only goal appears to be the accumulation of metallic objects, bits of colored glass, and other shiny objects. Some of this treasure is used to decorated the rock demon\u2019s body, while the rest is hoarded in whatever lair the rock creature has chosen to inhabit. Accumulating and protecting its hoard seems to be the rock demon\u2019s only drive, though they do exhibit basic survival instincts. Rock demons do not exhibit any outward signs of higher intelligence.<\/p>\n Sightings: <\/strong><\/p>\n Additional Information:<\/strong> Contrary to rumors, none of the statues in the garden at M-Force National Headquarters have ever become animate in any way. Tales of \u201cThe Great Pawtucket Garden Gnome Uprising\u201d are likewise apocryphal.<\/p>\n Body:<\/strong> 16* *These stats are for a typical rock demon of roughly human size. Rock demons inhabiting larger or smaller statues will have higher or lower stats, all based on the creature\u2019s Gimmick Number: Body= Gimmick +4; \u201cMade of Rock\u201d Weakness \u00a0= Gimmick; Armor Rating and Damage Bonus = Gimmick\/2; HP= Gimmick x 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Also Known As: Stone Demon, Gargoyle Description: Rock demons are humanoid creatures made out of stone, but size and appearance varies considerably from one creature to the next, as does the specific type of stone they\u2019re made from. They range from crude, primitive figures to elaborately carved gargoyles and statues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2008,2094],"tags":[73,153,186,885,1068,1069,1204,1205,1206,2593,3188,3473,3474,3475,3476],"class_list":["post-307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-monster-of-the-week","category-m-force","tag-hex-ficton","tag-m-force","tag-monsters","tag-monster-of-the-week","tag-bureau-of-monster-affairs","tag-bma","tag-rock-demon","tag-gargoyle","tag-earth-elemental","tag-bruce-willis","tag-paducah-ky","tag-bobs-big-boy","tag-in-country","tag-fort-campbell","tag-the-great-pawtucket-garden-gnome-uprising"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4168,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions\/4168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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BMA Classification:<\/strong> Rock demons are classified as monsters by the Bureau of Monster Affairs. While they are not naturally hostile to humans–and in fact don\u2019t even seem to notice humans for the most part–they are very dangerous to anyone who gets between them and a \u201ctreasure\u201d that has caught their attention.<\/p>\n\n
\nBrain:<\/strong> 3
\nNerve:<\/strong> 0*
\nJob:<\/strong> Mindless Collector (12)
\nGimmick:<\/strong> Made of Rock (12*);
\nWeakness:<\/strong> Made of Rock (12*); Shiny Objects (16)
\nSkills:<\/strong> None
\nArmor Rating:<\/strong> 6*–Items specifically designed to break rock ignore the creature\u2019s Armor Rating.
\nDamage Bonus:<\/strong> +6
\nHP:<\/strong> 60*
\nYum Yums:<\/strong> 0<\/p>\n