Bronze Automaton • Odyssey of the Dragonlords

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Bronze automatons are masterful constructs forged with a blend of mechanical precision and divine magic. Their design, passed down by the gods, serves a singular purpose: war. These machines are not made for tasks beyond battle and are utterly focused on fighting until they are either destroyed or rendered inactive by disrepair. Their dependency on constant maintenance makes them ill-suited as long-term guardians, as they break down without regular upkeep. Typically, they can only function unattended for a few years before requiring attention from skilled enchanters.

illustrated quote — They are war’s final prayer—burning, cracking, screaming without a soul—yet still too proud to fall quietly. —Chondrus, Priest of Lutheria

Constructed Nature#

Bronze automatons are the ultimate warriors. Unlike living soldiers, they have no need for air, food, drink, or sleep. They are relentless in combat, designed to carry out their orders with mechanical precision until they are completely destroyed.

Explosive Power#

At the core of each automaton lies an impressive, volatile mixture of elemental fire and bottled lightning. This combination fuels their incredible strength and speed, but also comes with a dangerous downside: When a bronze automaton is destroyed, the elemental forces contained within can be unleashed in a violent explosion. The resulting blast can be catastrophic for anyone standing nearby, turning the automaton’s destruction into a deadly final attack. Fortunately, bronze automatons are immune to lightning and resistant to fire, a protective measure that prevents them from triggering chain reactions that could devastate entire armies of automatons. Without this safeguard, a single damaged unit could set off a disastrous explosion that might obliterate everything around it, including other nearby constructs.

Bronze Strategos#

A unit of bronze automatons is often led by a Bronze

Strategos. These leaders wield magical glaives referred to as a Storm Dory.

Bronze Automaton

Medium Construct, Unaligned AC 17 HP 60 (8d8 + 24) Speed Str Int Resistances Immunities Frightened, Petrified, Poisoned Senses Languages but can’t speak Challenge Traits Death Throes. Dexterity Saving Throw: Emanation originating from the automaton. (5d6) Fire damage and 17 (5d6) Lightning damage. Half damage. Immutable Form. Magic Resistance. saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Martial Advantage. can deal an extra 10 (3d6) damage to a creature it hits with an attack roll if at least one of the automaton’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition. Actions Multiattack. Glaive. Slashing damage.

Initiative +0 (10) 30 ft. MOD SAVE MOD SAVE MOD SAVE 16 +3 +3 Dex 10 +0 +0 Con 16 +3 +3 9 –1 –1 Wis 10 +0 +0 Cha 10 +0 +0 Cold, Fire Lightning, Poison, Psychic; Charmed, Exhaustion, Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 10 Understands commands given in any language 4 (1,100 XP; PB +2) The automaton explodes when it dies. DC 13, each creature in a 5-foot Failure: 17 Success: The automaton can’t shape-shift. The bronze automaton has Advantage on Once per turn, the bronze automaton The bronze automaton makes two Glaive attacks. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 10 ft. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3)

Bronze Strategos

Medium Construct, Unaligned AC 17 HP 120 (16d8 + 48) Speed Str Int Resistances Immunities Frightened, Petrified, Poisoned Senses Languages but can’t speak Challenge Traits Death Throes. Saving Throw: originating from the automaton. and 17 (5d6) Lightning damage. Immutable Form. Magic Resistance. throws against spells and other magical effects. Martial Advantage. can deal an extra 10 (3d6) damage to a creature it with an attack roll if at least one of the automaton’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition. Actions Multiattack. Storm Dory. (1d10 + 4) Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) Lightning damage. Bonus Actions Directive. strategos have Advantage on attack rolls until the start of the strategos’s next turn. Reactions Signal Retaliation. 60 feet of the strategos is hit by an attack roll. The strategos signals to the bronze automaton to self-destruct. 20-foot Emanation originating from the triggering Automaton Lightning damage. The bronze automaton is destroyed.

Initiative +0 (10) 30 ft. MOD SAVE MOD SAVE MOD SAVE 18 +4 +4 Dex 10 +0 +0 Con 16 +3 +3 13 +1 +1 Wis 12 +1 +1 Cha 14 +2 +2 Cold, Fire Lightning, Poison, Psychic; Charmed, Exhaustion, Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 11 Understands commands given in any language 7 (2,900 XP; PB +3) The strategos explodes when it dies. Dexterity DC 14, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation Failure: 17 (5d6) Fire damage Success: Half damage. The strategos can’t shape-shift. The strategos has Advantage on saving Once per turn, the bronze automaton The strategos makes three Storm Dory attacks. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 10 ft. Hit: 9 All Bronze Automatons within 60 feet of the Trigger: A Bronze Automaton within Response: Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 12, each creature in a Bronze . Failure: 14 (4d6) Fire damage plus 14 (4d6) Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: