Fantasy Monster: Giant Clockwork Rooster

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Giant Clockwork Rooster

An oversized replica of a rooster, made of brass, iron, and tarnished copper, with cogs and other mechanisms visible through the crevices in the outer shell.

CR 5; XP 1,600
N Medium Construct (clockwork)

Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, sense dead 60 ft.; Perception +12

Defense
AC 18, touch 14, flat-footed 14 (+4 Dex, +4 natural)
hp 53 (6d10+20)
Fort +2; Ref +8; Will +4

DR 5/piercing; Immune construct traits

Weakness vulnerable to acid

Offense
Speed 50 ft.

Melee bite +10 (2d6+6)

Special Attacks clockwork call (60 ft., DC 15)

Statistics
Str 18, Dex 18, Con —, Int —, Wis 15, Cha 1
Base Atk +6; CMB +10; CMD 24

Feats Combat Reflexes^B, Improved Initiative^B, Lightning Reflexes^B, Vital Strike^B

Skills Acrobatics +14, Perception +12, Stealth +4; Racial Modifiers +10 Acrobatics, +10 Perception

SQ winding

Ecology
Environment urban, ruins
Organization solitary
Treasure standard

Special Abilities

Clockwork Call (Su) A giant clockwork rooster can crow as a standard action, issuing a metallic, though still rooster-like sound, easily heard within half a mile. Within 60 feet, the clockwork call awakens sleeping creatures, and disrupts vampires, wraiths, and other entities that are susceptible to sunlight making them cower for 1d4+1 rounds on a failed Will saving throw (DC 15) or staggering for 1 round if the save is successful. Creatures that succeed their Will saving throw become immune to clockwork call for the next 24 hours. The saving throw DC of this sonic effect is Wisdom-based.

Sense Dead (Su) A giant clockwork rooster passively detects presence of undead and dead within 60 feet. It tends to issue the clockwork call when someone dies within 60 feet.

Giant clockwork roosters were one of many attempts to create a weapon against the vampires (and other things that hide in the night and flee when sun rises), with mixed results. Their clockwork crowing does stop vampires in their tracks for a short time at least. They do make decent lookouts against undead threats, though.