Gargantuan Construct, Unaligned
Armor Class 15 (wood hull)
Hit Points 300 (30d20)
Speed 35 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
10 (+0)
Damage Resistances Necrotic, Poison
Damage Immunities Psychic, Radiant
Gear 20 ballistae bolts (5 GP/10 EP each), 14 giant cannon balls (1,000 GP/2,000 EP each)
Senses Passive Perception 10
Languages --
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +2
Traits

Damage Threshold. If an attack against the Bombard does less than 20 cumulative damage, all damage from that attack is ignored.

Crew Members. The Bombard has a total of 12 crew members. 1 crew member serves as the pilot, 10 man the weapons, and 1 serves as a backup. If the Bombard has fewer then 10 crew members, then it cannot fire all of its weapons on one turn. See actions for details.

Free of Will. Any spells or magical effects that require a Intelligence, Charisma, or Wisdom saving throw have no effect against the Bombard. Though they may affect the crew members.

Piloting. The Bombard's Initiative, Dexterity Saving Throws, Passive Perception, and Perception Checks are made using the pilot's stats. If the pilot station in unmanned or the pilot is unable to make the check or save, then the Bombard automatically fails those checks or saves.

Actions

Multiattack. So long as there are at least 10 crew members left, the Bombard can make three attacks. 2 Ballistae attacks and 1 Giant Cannon attack.

Ballistae (3 Crew Members). Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 120/480 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d10) piercing damage. It takes 1 crew member to load a ballista, 1 crew member to aim it, and 1 crew member to fire it. There are 2 Ballistae on the Bombard. If they are targeted by an attack, they have an armor class of 15 and 50 hit points. If an attack goes through and exceeds the damage threshold, then both the targeted Ballistae and one of the crew members manning it will take the damage.

Giant Cannon (4 Crew Members). Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 600/2,400 ft., one target. Hit: 88 (16d10) bludgeoning damage. It takes 3 crew members to load the enormous cannon and 1 crew member to fire it. If the Giant Cannon is targeted by an attack, it has an armor class of 19 and 250 hit points. If an attack goes through and exceeds the damage threshold, then both the Giant Cannon and one of the crew members manning it will take the damage.

Description

Bombards are built by giff. The major feature of each ship is an enormous cannon that fires massive cannon balls capable of blowing other ships to smithereens. (The cannon is included in the cost of the ship.) A bombard can carry up to fourteen giant cannon balls, each of which weighs 10 tons. These cannon balls make up most of the weight of the ship’s cargo. A winch mounted on the aft deck is used to load the cannon balls on board.

A bombard can float and sail on water, but it can’t land safely on the ground (its keel would cause it to roll on its side).

(This stat block is based off of the one in the Spelljammer: Adventures in Space book. I find it easier in combat to have an actual stat block for the ships. I hope others find this useful!)

Monster Tags: construct

Habitat: Planar (Astral Plane)

IzraLyric

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