Homebrew Murder Drone Species Details

BATTLE STYLE: Murder Drones, or Disassembly Drones as they are formally called, are Sentient robots that are designed to cull entire races from the realms. They have several weapons in their arsenal including, but not limited to, Guns, Fire, Swords, Bombs, Missiles, and Nanite (or just poison) injecting tails. They can easily switch between weapons by switching their appendages into the desired one. For example, they can retract their normal hand and, before you know it, BOOM, you're full of holes. Murder Drones have centuries of fighting techniques programmed into them, making them effective in every form of combat. They can incorporate new weapons into their weaponry by taking a long rest to do so. The weapon cannot be larger than the drone.

BEHAVIOR: Typically, Murder Drones are totally unfazed by all of the death and destruction around them, but there are cases of some drones actually being pretty upstanding people, so they're not all bad. Some drones are even pretty chill. Although they are robots, they have some features about them that are common in other living creatures. They do not suffer from exhaustion and can stay awake for much longer than any other creature, but they do need to recharge their lost energy supply. Only two things can charge up a Murder Drone: Oil and Blood. They can go up to three days without eating, before their systems force them into "sleep mode" to avoid overheating. This sleep mode can be used at anytime to conserve energy, which allows the Murder Drones to stay charged for a while longer. Even though Murder Drones don't need to sleep, sometimes they will so that they can dream. Murder Drones cannot be forced to sleep like other creatures. Instead, the only way to send a Murder Drone into sleep mode is by destroying its head, forcing it to run out of energy, or convincing it to do so itself. Now, don't let their metallic shell fool you, these drones are as close to living as possible. They can feel every emotion just like a human can. They are even fully capable of reproducing. It is unknown how, but rumors say that when a mommy Murder Drone and a daddy Murder Drone love each other very mu-

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NAMES: Murder Drones are usually designated with extremely simple names, some of which only being named a singular letter. Some examples would be, A, B, C, and so on.

APPEARANCE: Murder Drones often have synthetic hair and usually wear uniforms, though, they aren't exactly, well, uniform. Why, you may ask? Uhhhh, because they can? Murder Drones have pure white "skin" and yellow "eyes." Their "eyes" are a black screen across the top half of the face that can show several different expressions, easily conveying emotions like any other living creature. When a Murder Drone is in combat, it's "eyes" turn into a large X. The mouths of Murder Drones are very wide and contain some extremely sharp teeth. However, these teeth are only seen if the Murder Drone does an especially wide smile. Murder Drones can also sprout mechanical wings and fly at extremely fast speeds. Not only can they fly, but they are also very good at climbing on walls and ceilings with their clawed hands. As mentioned before, their arms can retract into different weapons, but can also just be normal hands. 

AGE: Although they are robots, it does appear that they age, seeing as how there are documented cases of children. They seem to reach maturity at around the same time as humans, so around 18, and can even develop "wrinkles" which are shown on their face display. However, since these creatures haven't been around for very long, it is unknown whether or not a Murder Drone can simply "die of old age."

ALIGNMENT: Even though personalities can vary greatly, the standard for the Murder Drones tend to be more on the chaotic side, though lawful is just as common seeing as how most of the time, they are just following orders.

SIZE: The Murder Drones are usually quite tall, with the low end being around 5'9" and the high end being around 6'6" Their wingspan can be as large as 18 feet! Even though these robots are made of metal, they aren't very heavy. In fact, they seem to be quite light, as even a young human can lift one. 

Some other tidbits of knowledge, it is rumored that Murder Drone saliva can quickly neutralize poison and toxins. Murder Drones can regenerate, even from a missing head. The only way to fully kill one is to kill the heart located within the chest. Sometimes, after a drone has been killed, if it is improperly disposed of, they can revive due to a software mutation. This mutation, known as the Absolute Solver, is extremely dangerous and is of unknown origin. Some say it is what originally created these creatures. Whenever the Absolute Solver manifests into a bot, it can lead to entire planets being consumed by this Eldritch entity. BE WARNED: if you ever see a drone with the Absolute Solver, escape may no longer be an option.

Murder Drone Traits

Being literally built for battle, Murder Drones come with a lot of tools to get their job done as brutally efficient as possible.

Keen Senses

You gain proficiency in Perception

Metallic Body

You gain resistance to slashing, bludgeoning and piercing from nonmagical attacks

Natural Armor

You do not gain benefits from wearing armor, as you are your armor.

Regeneration

You are able to regenerate any lost limbs over the course of a short rest. Regenerating your head will take a long rest.

Enhanced Eyes

Your robotic "eyes" grant you the ability to truly see.

Battle Knowlege

Murder Drones have been programmed to be effective killers no matter the weapon.

Duel Wielding

Every Murder Drone comes with two arms, so use them!

Languages

Murder Drones can decipher any written or spoken language after analyzing it. However, the language must have some sort of history, otherwise the drone's systems won't be able to understand it. They start with any 4 normal languages of your choice, as long as the DM is okay with it.

Creature Type

You are a construct

Size

You are medium

Speed

Your walking and climbing speeds are 40, your swimming and burrowing speeds are 20, and your flying speed is 60

Immunities

Murder Drones are built for battle, and because of this, they were designed with antibodies to neutralize any poisons. They are immune to cold damage as well due to built-in heating systems, but these systems make the drones prone to overheating. 

Weaknesses

Fire can easily melt down a Murder Drone, while Acid can quickly counter a drone's Regenerative qualities. If exposed to water for too long, Murder Drones can start to rust, halving their speed and preventing them from flying.