both both designs construct relatives

Brain in Iron

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.This creature originated from old designs of Kwalish, and takes the form of multiple brains that have been magically preserved and which collectively

with controlling a construct for all time as punishment. If this adventure is played as a sequel to Lost Laboratory of Kwalish, this creature began as the Brain in a jar;brains in jars encountered in the

Clockwork Oaken Bolter

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

much damage on a successful one.No ordinary ballista, an oaken bolter is a Construct capable of striking at long distances. The bolts it launches can rend flesh, destroy armor, or drag enemies toward

but also has resulted in genuine advances, such as clockworks. The methods used to craft clockworks have been shared between gnome communities over many generations. Individual Designs Gnome artisans

The Cartophile

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

might be a criminal agent working for the Monastery of the Distressed Body, sending party after adventuring party to become new prisoners of the Grand Master. He might even be a construct sent from the

monastery for that purpose — or his body might be such a construct, and the brain in a jar from the monastery’s treasury is actually his. As such, the Cartophile wishes to have it returned at all

Brains in Iron (The Council)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Brains in Iron (The Council) This creature originated from old designs of Kwalish, and takes the form of multiple brains that have been magically preserved and which collectively operate a new

construct for all time as punishment. A brain in iron uses the brain in a jar stat block with the following changes: It is lawful neutral. It has the construct type. Its size is Large. It has Armor Class

Shield Guardian

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

danger. When such a guardian is created, the magic that animates it is intertwined with a bonded command amulet. Any creature that has a shield guardian’s command amulet can control that Construct and, in

are typically constructed of steel, stone, and wood in the shape of watchful soldiers. More fanciful designs exist, reflecting the tastes of their creators. Given their resilience, it’s common for

Warforged Titan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

these designs, and in the course of uncovering the secrets of the golems and the giant artificers who made them, House Cannith created the first warforged titans. Warforged Titan Huge construct

Rumors and Legends

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

, most folk know of Kwalish’s most famous realized design, the apparatus that bears his name. But sages and arcanists know of other designs he drafted, including one for a mechanical container that could

keep a brain alive long after a creature’s death. 46–50 Kwalish never really existed. The inventor who went by that name was really a construct, created by Ioun to walk among mortals and study our

Android

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

android’s critical faculties, causing it to behave erratically. Android Medium Construct, Typically Lawful Neutral Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 91 (14d8 + 28) Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft

designs suited for its role (choose or roll a d6): 1, aerialist; 2, diplomat; 3, diver; 4, duelist; 5, medic; 6, sentry. This design determines certain traits in this stat block. Lightning Overload. When

Lynx Creatlach

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

has been built from one of Kwalish’s old designs.) If the characters possess any missing components, she asks to buy those so that they can be added to the construct as well. See the “Mechanical

Infernal Machine and installed it in a magical construct resembling a silvery skeleton with decorative wings, nicknamed Eludecia. (If you connect this adventure to Lost Laboratory of Kwalish, the construct

Clockworks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

segmented body remains buried. If detected, it sends electrical shocks through the ground toward pursuers while it retreats. Clockwork Bronze Scout Medium Construct, Unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit

its name implies: a metal snake with a poisonous bite. Gnomes load this clockwork with alchemical concoctions that can paralyze creatures and cloud the mind. Clockwork Iron Cobra Medium Construct

Smoldertown (Areas L7–L9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

This windowless, two-story structure has a single door tucked near a corner on the ground floor. Standing in front of the door is an eight-foot-tall, bipedal construct made of chipped stone, rusty metal

, and green copper. Its heavy iron gauntlets are clenched into fists, and the ominous helm that forms its head turns slowly from side to side. Shield Guardian. The construct blocking passage into

M3. Central Abbey

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

discovered Kwalish’s war machine designs and managed to construct it using the bone devil’s exoskeleton. The tiny fiend has kept up this pretense for years, piloting this exoskeleton in the guise of the Grand

Fortress Level 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

observation, the sahuagin have selected the coldest part of level 1 in which to construct their larder. The natural temperature here allows dead creatures to be stored for extended periods of time without

step from the top of the stairs. Descending the stairs submerges the party in cold (but not frigid) seawater. Treasure. The sahuagin champion wears a pair of gold and silver armbands (25 gp each). Intricate designs depicting shark teeth encircle the armbands.

Landro Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

palm-size dose of paste. A creature can take 1 minute to apply a dose of the paste to a Construct to grant it 10 temporary hit points. Once dispensed, a dose of paste loses its magic if not applied

graymatter engine still churns with arcane power. Crafted from experimental designs based on unfamiliar technology, the graymatter engine converts the power of the third Rod of Seven Parts piece into magical

Supernatural Regions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

this way, the creature focuses on copying the blasphemous designs that appear in its mind using whatever medium it has available (ink, charcoal, mud, or its own blood). Unless restrained, the creature

completes the designs in 1 hour of work. When the creature finishes its work, it is no longer charmed, and a death slaad appears within 30 feet of it and attacks anyone in sight. 80–85 Natural features

Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

ring engraved with geometric star designs. This ring isn’t magical or of any significant monetary value, but Laysa’s ancestors once used it in traditional storytelling ceremonies involving astrology

but is a Construct. This central statue controls the two cobra statues; each cobra statue uses the spirit naga stat block but is a Construct. The statues speak Common. The statues are hostile toward

Areas of the Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

floor. A mangy straw pallet lies on the floor under the bowl. (The fishkeeper, Ott Steeltoes, uses the pallet as a bed.) Dream Nullifier. Xanathar hired a wizard to construct a device that would prevent

ransom him back, but seemingly his relatives either couldn’t pay or decided not to. (In truth, his rotten in-laws destroyed the ransom notes and told Bepis’s wife and children that he ran away with

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