2022-05-22

Fantasy Monster: Watchful Lantern

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Watchful Lantern

An eerie light emanates from a baroque lantern made of wrought iron, held by a metal arm. The whole construction bobs slowly through the air, throwing weird shades on the nearby walls.

CR 6; 2,400 XP
N Small Construct
Init +0Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light visionPerception +10
Aura exposing light (60 ft.)

Defense
AC 19, touch 13, flat-footed 19 (+2 deflection, +2 natural, +4 shield, +1 size)
hp 54 (8d10+10)
Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +5
Defensive Abilities hardness 10, protective field; Immune construct traits

Offense
Speed fly 20 ft. (perfect); low-ceiling
Special Attacks exposing light (60 ft., vulnerability to force damage)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 8th, concentration +8)
Constant—shield
At Will—magic missile (4 × 1d4+1)

Statistics
Str 10, Dex 10, Con —, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 11
Base Atk +10; CMB +9; CMD 19 (can't be tripped)
Feats HoverB
Skills Fly +10, Perception +10; Racial Modifiers +10 Perception

Ecology
Environment urban, ruins
Organization solitary, pair, or group (3–6)
Treasure standard

Special Abilities

Exposing Light (Su) The eerie glow emanating from the lantern's unnatural flame reveals invisible and incorporeal creatures and objects within 60 feet. It also makes all the exposed creatures vulnerable to force damage.

Low Ceiling (Su) Watchful lantern's fly speed is a magical effect that restricts it to moving no higher than 10 feet above the floor.

Protective Field (Su) A watchful lantern has +2 deflection bonus to AC and +2 resistance bonus to all saving throws.


Watchful lanterns are magical constructs that are supposed to guard specific areas from intruders, particularly sneaky infiltrators, invisible assassins, and bodiless spirits—though those found in old ruins rarely seem to be bothered by nearby restless spirits of local denizens...

Construction: Watchful Lantern
The creator has to start with an intricately wrought lantern made of iron, reinforced glass and precious metals costing 2,000 gp and special minerals that will burn forever costing another 3,000 gp.
CL 10th; Price 20,000 gp
Requirements Craft Construct; dancing lantern, magic missile, purge invisibility, creator must be at least 10th caster level; Skill Craft (glass) DC 25; Cost 12,500 gp.


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