Plated Spirit, Fire (3.5e Monster)

Author: Aarnott (talk) Date Created: 4/29/10 Status: Done Editing: Clarity edits only please

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Note

This monster is balanced to fit in a high level of balance game. I have taken the liberty of not using the standard D&D rules for determining various statistics for this monster. As a result, it may seem a bit stronger (or weaker) than some SRD monsters of the same CR and that is fine. I think it will pose an appropriate challenge for characters of its CR.

Plated Spirit, Fire

Plated Spirit, Fire

CR 2

	N Medium Construct
Init/Senses	-1/Low-light vision, darkvision 60ft.; Listen +0, Spot +0
AC	14, touch 11, flat-footed 14; Not subject to critical hits, nonlethal damage, ability damage, ability drain, fatigue, exhaustion, or energy drain. (+2 deflection, +3 natural, -1 dex)
hp	25 (1 HD)
Immune	Mind-effecting abilities, poison, sleep effects, paralysis, stunning, disease, death, necromancy effects, and any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects, or is harmless).
Resist	fire 5
Fort/Ref/Will	+0/-1/+0
Speed	20ft. (4 squares)
Melee	+3 Halberd (1d10 +3/x3)
Space/Reach	5ft./5ft.
Base Atk/Grp	+0/+3
Abilities	Str 17, Dex 9, Con —, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 1
SQ	Mindless
Feats	—
Skills	—
Advancement	—

A suit of black armor floats as if there were somebody inside it. Inside the helmet of this armor there is a red glow. It points its halberd in your direction with an emotionless, mechanical precision.

Plated spirits get their name from their construction. These simple constructs are built by binding weak fire elemental spirits into a suit of armor. With the binding ritual, several wards are created to keep the creature captured. Elementals seem to have a near limitless supply of energy and these constructs use that energy as a power source.

When a plated spirit is defeated, it and its equipment disintegrates into a fine dust. The bound fire elemental is consumed when this happens.

Combat

Plated spirits will try to engage targets in melee and take opportunities to make 5ft. steps. Although they lack an intelligence score, its magical construction allows it to act with the tactical insight of a trained guard. Most plated spirits will have simple instructions given that they will follow to the best of their abilities.

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