Fool's Idol
- Armor Class
- 5 [14]
- Hit Dice
- 2
- Attacks
- Claw (1d6+1)
- Special
- hold/grab
- Move
- 9
- HDE/XP
- 3/60
Description
A Fool's Idol appears as a golden, grotesque humanoid statue, roughly 2 to 4 feet in height. They appear to be constructs of some kind, or perhaps relatives of the gargoyle; though golden in appearance, they are actually made of fool's gold (iron pyrite). Though small, a fool's idol is very strong, and has a pair of vicious claws with which it attacks. A fool's idol may, alternately, choose to grab and throw a shower of gold pieces (common in their "natural" habitat) at foes up to 40 feet away, doing significant damage due to their great strength.
A fool's idol can be found in large concentrations of gold; for example, a large treasure hoard. They are often kept in the hoards of dragons or other powerful monsters as guardians for the treasure.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.