Fantasy Monster: Clockwork Miner

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Clockwork Miner

A dwarf-postured figure with a lantern in place of its head. Instead of arms it has an oversized pickaxe and a mechanical drill.

CR 4; 1,200 XP

N Medium Construct (clockwork)

Init –1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +0

Weakness vulnerable to electricity

Defense
AC 17, touch 9, flat-footed 17 (–1 Dex, +8 natural)
hp 42 (4d10+20)
Fort +1, Ref +0, Will +1

Defensive Abilities crush-resistant; DR 5/adamantine; Immune construct traits

Offense
Speed 20 ft.; tunneling

Melee pickaxe +8 (1d6+4/×4) and drill +8 (2d6)

Special Attacks power-drill

Statistics
Str 18, Dex 8, Con —, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 1

Base Atk +4; CMB +8; CMD 17
Skills Profession (miner) +10; Racial Modifier +10 Profession (miner)

SQ winding

Ecology
Environment underground
Organization solitary, pair, or work-group (3–10)
Treasure standard

Special Abilities

Crush-Resistant (Ex) Clockwork miners are constructed in a way that helps them withstand falls and tunnel collapses, suffering half the damage from falling and being crushed by earth, stones, avalanches and similar effects (which happens to make them resistant to hail as well).

Power-Drill (Ex) A clockwork miner is designed in a way allowing it to use its drill even when buried by stone. Their attacks ignore half the hardness of stone. The requisite maneuverability also permits clockwork miners to make drill attacks when grappled or pinned.

Tunneling (Ex) Clockwork miners can excavate a 5-ft. wide tunnel suitable for a Medium creature at rate of 5 feet of length per hour in hard stone, or double that when working in soft stone.

Clockwork miners are untiring machines used to drill stone and excavate tunnels for their masters. They don't have to worry about bad air, food, and water, and can even survive being buried for days, months, or even years.

An abandoned clockwork miners in abandoned mine might end being repurposed by goblins, kobolds, or other denizens of the depths moving into the forsaken operation.

Construction: Streaking Gauntlet

The creator has to start with making a clockwork body costing 1,000 gp.

CL 12th; Price 16,000 gp.

Requirements Craft Construct; geas/quest, stone shape, creator must be at least 12th caster level; Skill Craft (clockwork) DC 20; Cost 8,500 gp.