Homebrew Animated Armor Species Details

This empty steel shell clamors as it moves, heavy plates banging and grinding against one another like the vengeful spirit of a fallen knight. Ponderous but persistent, this magical guardian is almost always a suit of plate armor.

To add to its menace, animated armor is frequently enchanted with scripted speech, so the armor can utter warnings, demand passwords, or deliver riddles. Rare suits of animated armor are able to carry on an actual conversation.

Animated Armor Traits

A magical construct resistant to slashing, piercing, and immune to poison. It's weakness' include

Speed

Due to it's shambling nature, all animated armors have a rather slow walking speed of 25ft

languages

most Animated Armor that live in the Pit can speak common and one other language, chosen by their creators when making them.

Inherit Plate armor

Being made out of plate armor grants a natural armor class of 18

hollow insides

you're lack of flesh means the only area's to target are hardened steel, making you resistant to slashing and piercing damage

Freedom form the Mortal Coil

being a construct you are immune to Poison damage, as well as being blinded, deafened, or charmed

lightning rod

being made of metal means lightning deals double damage

darkvision

you can see, even in pitch blackness, up to 30ft as if it were illuminated brightly, and 60ft as if it were illuminated dimly

loud

Due to being made of metal, you have disadvantage on stealth checks

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