Homebrew Automaton Species Details

Sanctuary raises her shield to deflect a killing blow away from her paladin brother. Deceit plunges his ceremonial dagger into the chest of the sacrificial victim of his cult. Resolve refuses to drop his shovel, despite the long hours he has worked already, working tirelessly to help his community settle this land. These people - these constructs - all have one thing in common: duty. A blessed automaton is crafted by a skilled artificer and an anointed priest oversees their activation. These constructs, much like Warforged, are built for a specific job and are made very sturdy. Unlike the warforged, however, blessed constructs carry a natural sense of divinity or depravity about them.

Physical Description.

Blessed automatons are as varied as their creators. An automaton crafted by a human will likely look human, simply built of segmented metal plates. An automaton of dwarven construction will follow a similar pattern. The subraces of the automaton can also change their appearance, as a Debased will often bear horns and possibly a tail, a Wild Spirit will often bear features of a specific animal, and a Hallowed will tend to have a halo, wings or both.

History.

The creation of blessed automatons is an ancient practice for religious artificers. There are archaeological finds that determine that, though notably less advanced, there have been blessed automatons for at least 7 millennia. After the great divergence, less and less blessed automatons have been made with the gods influence ever waning and some saying that the race will eventually die out.

Society.

Though the Blessed Automatons do not have their own unique culture, they are a part of several religious cultures. A debased may be used to collect sacrifices for a dark ritual, a hallowed is likely to be a divine protector or even a healer, and a wild spirit is liable to be a guardian of a small town or even a laborer to help in the town's development.

Blessed Automaton Names.

Blessed automatons are most commonly named after concepts. Virtues or vices which they were created to empower or uphold.

Male: Valor, Courage, Freedom, Strength, Wrath, Etc.

Female: Victory, Sanctuary, Liberty, Fury, Dominance, Etc.

Blessed Automaton Traits.

Created by man, ordained by the gods.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2.
Age. Blessed automatons are odd as far as constructs go, they age a bit. When they are created, they have the mindset of an impressionable child, reaching adulthood after about 2 years of experience with their clergy/cult. They can live indefinitely if they properly maintain their construction.
Alignment. Though blessed automatons tend towards the alignment of their creators, it is not impossible for them to go against their ordained purpose.
Size. Blessed automatons tend to be larger then their makers, as they are the protectors of their people, meaning that they can stand anywhere between 8 - 12 feet, and weigh between 120 and 400 pounds. Your size is Large.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Living Construct. Even though you were constructed, you are a living creature. You do not need to eat or breathe. Instead of sleeping, you enter an inactive state for 4 hours each day. You do not dream in this state; you are fully aware of your surroundings and notice approaching enemies and other events as normal.
Unearthly Resolve. Blessed automatons cannot be poisoned.
Ungodly Construct. You are a robot, however to keep it balanced you can be healed by potions and spells, but in lore it is repairing your metal, instead of your body.
Languages. You can speak and read Common and one other language.

Automaton Traits

You are a robot, and you serve a purpose. These are your objectives:

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Resistances

Blessed automatons have advantage on saving throws against being frightened or charmed. Also, you have immunity to poison damage and the poisoned condition.

Ability Score Increase

Your ability scores each increase by 1.

Age

Automatons are disposable, and most outlive their purpose before their 300th birthday.

Size

As an automaton, you're built to be large. Your size is Large.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.