Homebrew Automaton Species Details

Automatons are a combination of machine and magic that were created by Artificers to act as servants but upon realizing they could think for themselves they set them free from their servitude.

Automaton Traits

Your Automaton character has a variety of natural abilities due to you robotic origins.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Age

Automatons are constructed fully formed and they do not age. Although they don't age if they are not probably maintained they will star to rust (exhaustion)

Alignment

Automatons usually don't have a strong sense of good and evil and prefer to keep to their own affairs.

Size

Automatons range from under 6 to over 7 feet tall and weigh around 275 lbs. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Body of steel

Due to you steel body you have incredible strength and your unarmed attacks do 1d4 + your Strength modifier bludgeoning damage. You also have a base AC of 17, your dexterity modifier does not effect this number and you gain no benefit from wearing armor but you can apply a shields bonus as usual. You also have disadvantage on stealth checks.

Logical mind

You have proficiency in the Investigation and Perception skills.

Maintenance

Automatons must perform maintenance for at least 4 hours a day otherwise they will start to rust (exhaustion). After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

Forged in fire

You have resistance to fire damage

When you are inflicted with fire damage glow red hot. Anything that you touch or touches you will take 1d6 fire damage.This effect lasts for 1 minute (10 rounds). If you are hit by cold damage or submerged in water during the time when this ability is active you lose your heat and the damage it sheds.

Living construct

You are a living construct even though you were constructed, you are a humanoid. You are immune to disease and you do not need to eat or breathe. 

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one other of you choice.

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