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| CombatTactics = Iron Golems are powerful and versatile. They are generally set to fight melee combatants, relying upon their Breaking Blow power to wear down nearly any enemy no matter how tough it is, especially when it uses its Poison Miasma upon them. If no foe will fight in melee, or if it takes heavy damage | | CombatTactics = Iron Golems are powerful and versatile. They are generally set to fight melee combatants, relying upon their Breaking Blow power to wear down nearly any enemy no matter how tough it is, especially when it uses its Poison Miasma upon them. They have temendous reach for their size, and will use it to attack more than one foe, seeking to use their Breaking Blow on more than one foe each round if at all possible. | ||
If no foe will fight it in melee, or if it takes heavy damage or debilitating conditions from range (GM's discretion), the Golem will switch to making ranged attacks with Iron Bolts, looking to kill, wound, and Sunder ranged attackers (with their Boring Bolts ability), and will generally use Miasma at range in such a case. Again, it will generally attack at least two ranged foes, looking to activate Boring Bolts more then once. | |||
An Iron Golem's poison miasma is dangerous, unless those fighting it can move out of the area of effect. Despite their ponderous appearance, fights against Iron Golems are often mad-cap affairs, with players running about like mad to escape the gas while landing effective attacks. | An Iron Golem's poison miasma is dangerous, unless those fighting it can move out of the area of effect. Despite their ponderous appearance, fights against Iron Golems are often mad-cap affairs, with players running about like mad to escape the gas while landing effective attacks. |
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Iron Golem (Heavy; CR 15)
Neutral - Large - Construct |
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Lore: | Know (Arcana) | ||
28 | 41 | ||
Basic DC | Full DC |
Initiative |
Perception: | |
37 | +27 |
Passive | Active |
Ambush: |
9+ |
on a d20 |
- Ambush Notes: Iron Golems are incredibly good at ambushes, because they are often disguised as statues or decorations, and older Iron Golems have usually been left in place for so long they may be completely buried by detritus, allowing them to burst forth in most terrifying fashion.
Senses:
- Standard Senses
- Darkvision 50 ft.
- Precise Hearing 50 ft.
Movement Types:
- Walk 50 ft.
- Lesser Climb 30 ft.
- Vaulting 30 ft.
Defense
AC |
Man Def |
Monster Health | ||
858 | 429 | 29 |
Hit Points | Bloodied | Hit Dice |
Saving Throws | |
Fort: | +19 |
Refl: | +19 |
Will: | +19 |
Strong Against:
- (Heavy Role) Immunity (partial 3): Heavies are immune to the first three conditions applied to them during an encounter. If a fourth condition is applied to a heavy, it is resolved normally. A 'condition' is defined as any non-instantaneous harmful effect applied to the monster, other than damage, but is most commonly one of the defined Status Conditions (but it doesn't have to be). Statuses related to damage (such as injured, bloodied, staggered, dying, or dead) are not 'conditions', and cannot be negated or avoided with this ability.
- (Construct 1) Immune (no effect): diseases (infected, diseased, blighted), poisons (tainted, poisoned, blighted), ability damage (dilution, damage, drain), and essence damage (suppression, omission, destruction)
- (Construct 2) Immune (no effect): bleeds (bruised, bleed, ruptured), fatigued, exhausted
- (Construct 3) Immune (no effect): magical sleep (drowsy, sluggish, asleep), paralyzed, stunned
- (Construct 4) Immune (no effect): any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects, or is harmless)
- Hardened (½ damage):All damage from Spells, True Dweomers, and Spell-Like Abilities, as well as Rods, Staffs, and other effects as determined by the GM.
Offense
Standard Attack (Melee):
- 2x Iron Strike +24 (4d8+25/18-20 x2)
as bludgeoning (physical, common)
plus Breaking Blow
Full Attack (Melee):
- 4x Iron Strike +24 (4d8+25/18-20 x2)
as bludgeoning (physical, common)
plus Breaking Blow
Standard Attack (Ranged):
- 2x Iron Bolts +24 (4d8+25/18-20 x2)
as piercing (physical, common)
(Increment: 100 ft.; Max Range: 1000 ft.)
plus Boring Bolts
Full Attack (Ranged):
- 4x Iron Bolts +24 (4d8+25/18-20 x2)
as piercing (physical, common)
(Increment: 100 ft.; Max Range: 1000 ft.)
plus Boring Bolts
Siege Damage:
- 1x Iron Mitts +27 (1d6+1)
Statistics
33 |
STR |
23 |
DEX |
— |
CON |
6 |
INT |
22 |
WIS |
18 |
CHA |
Skills:
- Knowledge (Dungeoneering): 25
- Perception: 27
- Sense Motive: 25
- All other skills: 20 (no ranks)
Languages: Fluent in the language of its creator, rarely speaks unless commanded to or to answer questions posed by its creator or owner
Feats:
- Combat Reflexes (EFFECT: Monsters with this feat make up to 4 attacks of opportunity per round instead of one.)
Special Abilities
Breaking Blow (Su) Auto upon successful melee hit |
Up to once per round per targeted foe, at will, an Iron Golem's massive iron weapons, or even just its titanic hands, inflicts the Bruised condition. This condition can be removed by the application of healing, as normal, but can be, and often is, re-applied frequently by the golem's attacks. There is no saving throw against this ability. |
Boring Bolts (Ex) Auto upon successful ranged attack |
Up to once per round per targeted foe, at will, the golem may throw its massive ranged bolts attack all the way through an affected target. This is counted as an un-aimed Sunder attack, using the Golems Maneuver Offense of 25 against the struck victim's Maneuver Defense. If you are subject to an un-aimed Sunder attempt, such as from a spray of acid or being scraped across jagged diamond shards, then your items are sorted for damage in the following order:
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Poison Miasma (Su) Swift Action |
Up to once per round, as a swift action, the Iron Golem may exude a poison miasma. This may be a choking exhaust from hidden ports about its body, a deadly breath, or merely a seeping mist of death. This Miasma may fill a space adjacent to the Golems space (sharing one edge or one corner with the Golem's space), or it may be projected to center upon a target square up to 30 feet from the Golem's space. Only one option may be chosen per use of the power. The Miasma fills a space of 5x5x5 squares, and inflicts 4d6+14 points of Poison (physical, uncommon) damage to all enemies who end their turn in that space this round, then dissipates. There is no saving throw against this ability. |
Broken Valves (Ex; Heavy Role) Auto Upon Death |
The first time during an encounter an Iron Golem is reduced to zero hit points, it does not die. Instead, some vital gas-handling mechanism within its form is broken, and it fights on. The Golem is rendered Immune to all conditions, damage, and effects, while it's space and all spaces within 3 squares of its space are filled with Poison Gas. This gas inflicts 4d6+14 points of Poison (physical, uncommon) damage to all enemy creatures that are in the area of effect when the power is activated. There is no saving throw against this effect. The Golem remains on the field of battle, maintaining it's place in the initiative order, until it reaches its turn in the initiative order again. At that point, it loses its immunity to damage and conditions, it's hit points are set to 429, and it fights on. |
Iron Golem
This creature possesses the Heavy role, and therefore counts as 2 monsters for purposes of encounter size, XP award, and treasure.Iron Golems are constructs, in many ways the quintessential example of constructs, being large, terrifying, and implacably deadly. Iron Golems, like many golems, are not truly aware or sentient, but they always have a comprehensive set of instructions that allows them to perform their function with admirable efficiency.Despite their enormous weight and considerable size, Iron Golems, while undeniably clunky, are far from slow or clumsy devices. Indeed, their prowess in battle is fightening to behold, as their speed seems unvarying, but is always fast enough that foes are strugging to keep up with the metallic monstrosity.
Iron Golems are very durable, hard to hurt and hard to stop, absorbing magical attacks with aplomb and attacking in return with steady menace. Far worse are the miasmas of deadly gas that always seem to accompany Iron Golems, as they exude poisons all around themselves during battle that are anathema to all living things.
Iron Golems can be found of tremendous power, and ancient golems left behind by ancient civilizations are terrifying indeed, as they can have inexplicable powers and abilties, as well as being tremendously powerful and inherently unpredictable, as they follow rules left from darkened ages past.
Iron Golems are everything that Stone Golems are and more, being beloved heavy weapons on the battlefield of Generals lucky enough to have them, reliable and deadly engines of death on the battlefield. Iron Golems tend toward simple and reliable sets of rules, which usually devolve to 'kill things that should not be here'.
Iron Golems make excellent guardians, as their simple instructions are magically interpreted by the patterns of their creation in surprisingly capable fashion. They are not exactly loyal or faithful, but in general, an Iron Golem finds a way to be useful to its owner within the bounds of its rules.
Combat Tactics
Iron Golems are powerful and versatile. They are generally set to fight melee combatants, relying upon their Breaking Blow power to wear down nearly any enemy no matter how tough it is, especially when it uses its Poison Miasma upon them. They have temendous reach for their size, and will use it to attack more than one foe, seeking to use their Breaking Blow on more than one foe each round if at all possible.
If no foe will fight it in melee, or if it takes heavy damage or debilitating conditions from range (GM's discretion), the Golem will switch to making ranged attacks with Iron Bolts, looking to kill, wound, and Sunder ranged attackers (with their Boring Bolts ability), and will generally use Miasma at range in such a case. Again, it will generally attack at least two ranged foes, looking to activate Boring Bolts more then once.
An Iron Golem's poison miasma is dangerous, unless those fighting it can move out of the area of effect. Despite their ponderous appearance, fights against Iron Golems are often mad-cap affairs, with players running about like mad to escape the gas while landing effective attacks.
When killed the first time, most Iron Golems vent their Gas to revive themselves, the noxious miasma dealing heavy damage to those close to them, while making them immune to harm until their next initiative tick.
Of course, Iron Golems are completely fearless, and will do as they are commanded, or as their programming dictates, until they win the battle, or are destroyed.
Out of Combat
Iron Golems do nothing out of combat, except what they are told to do. Iron Golems are far too bulky to be used as accesories by the rich and powerful, but they are frequently found tucked in niches and hidden rooms of palaces, dungeons, and other places. When not active, Iron Golems do nothing, and have no place in the ecology of the world.
Rewards
XP: 102,400 (Heavy role included.)
Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 64,250 gp.
- Weight: 300 lbs. Volume: 12 cu. ft.
Optional Treasure Rules: Roll a d20 on Table 1 below once per encounter (NOT per creature). Any items discovered are in addition to the normal treasure for the encounter.
Table 1: Remnant(s) Found | |
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1 - 8 | Nothing Found |
9 - 12 | 1 Languid Remnant (tier 1) |
13 - 15 | 1 Pale Remnant (tier 2) |
16 - 18 | 1 Bright Remnant (tier 3) |
19 - 20 | Roll on Table 2 |
### | Nothing to see here! |
### | Or here. Move along. |
Table 2: Remnant(s) Found | |
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1 - 3 | 4 Languid Remnants (tier 1) |
4 - 7 | 4 Pale Remnants (tier 2) |
8 - 11 | 1 Intense Remnant (tier 4) |
12 - 15 | 1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5) |
16 - 18 | 1 Vital Remnant (tier 6) |
19 - 20 | Roll on Table 3 |
### | Or here. Move along. |
Table 3: Remnant(s) Found | |
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1 - 3 | 4 Bright Remnants (tier 3) |
4 - 5 | 4 Intense Remnants (tier 4) |
6 - 8 | 4 Blazing Remnants (tier 5) |
9 - 11 | 4 Vital Remnants (tier 6) |
12 - 15 | 1 Prime Remnant (tier 7) |
16 - 18 | 1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8) |
19 - 20 | 1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9) |