Homebrew Automaton Species Details

As stated before, every automaton is created by a person, or even a team of people. Usually the body and general appearance of the automaton is based off the race of the creator(s). This is not the case if the automaton is made for a specific purpose, of course. If an automaton was design for infiltration, assassination or quick escapes, they will sport an agile, athletic body; Akin to that of an Elf, or Halfling. Alternatively, an automaton may be made with protection, defense or offence as the main priority. automatons built this way have thick-built muscular bodies, modeled in the way of half-orcs, dwarves or brawny humans. In rare cases, automatons are constructed for personal purposes, such as a friend, companion or even an intimate partner, these Automatons are crafted to embody to most appealing physical appearance of either gender of any race desired. More often than not, automatons built for intimate relations have over exaggerated body parts, large genitalia, over sized breasts and buttocks, these automatons are the most frowned upon. Most often, automatons have a thin outer layer of metal sheets that hide the inner-workings of the machine. Designed to imitate skin as well as protecting the automaton's insides. This outer layer, or "metal skin", will emulate that of a male or female body, shaped to the creators wishes. The metal sheets are not connected in places like the abdominal section of the torso or shoulders, but slide over each other to allow joint movement. These sheets can be made from any range of metals from iron, to bronze, brass, silver or even (in rare cases) adamantine. The heads and faces of the automatons are surrounded by the same material, but do not compare as well to real-life faces as the bodies do. The faces of automatons struggle to show emotion, this is mirrored by the automatons inability to feel emotion. Automatons very rarely have moving eyebrows, or cheeks. Their lips are stiff, and eyes shallow. Normally only the chin and lower lip move to simulate speech. When an automaton is made with a specific purpose, such as carrying crates or firing a weapon, their hands will be crafted to only do those things. An automaton design to fire a bow, will only have the fingers necessary to fire a bow. An automaton designed to carry large crates might not have fingers at all.

Automaton Traits

fast and sleek, fast swim and high dex

Age

 A well looked after automaton can live almost indefinitely. However, rust and cracked gears start to become a major problem between their first and third centuries.

Constructed

As well as being a humanoid, you are also a construct. This means that any stipulations within the rules in regards to constructs apply to you. You are also vulnerable to lightning damage.

Mindless

 You do not have a brain; therefore, you have advantage on saving throws against being charmed and frightened. You are resistant to psychic damage, as well as this, because of your mechanical nature, if an organic being was to attempt to read your mind, or communicate with you telepathically, they would not understand the mechanical language that works within your mind.

Automatic Charisma

Your voice is monotone and emotionless and your movements are stiff and unrealistic. You gain proficiency in the Intimadation skill.

Metallic Skin

As you are covered by plates of metal, you do not see the need for armor. When unarmored, your Armor Class is equal to 11 + your Dexterity modifier

Mechanical body

Because your body is made of inorganic material, you are not required to eat or drink, you do not need to sleep and you do not breathe. You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned and are immune to poison damage and disease. When you are in very cold temperatures and environments your movement speed decreases to 20ft. The same is true when in conditions of extreme heat, E.G: At the entrance to a volcano.

Gears and Cogs

Instead of taking a long rest, you must spend four hours and 1 vial of grease/oil/lubricant oiling your joints and gears. If you have been in a swamp, dessert, in salt-water, or any other environment that would cause dirt, grime or other particles to enter your body, the time required is doubled. You must spend this extra time to clean your gears and joints of the gunk, sand and/or salt, before lubricating them. When you finish this maintenance, you gain the benefits of a long rest. If you do not do this once every 24 hours, you gain one level of exhaustion.

Alingment

Automatons at creation are True Neutral. It is only through experience that they begin to develop a personality and thus an alignment, whether that be good, evil, lawful or chaotic. However, due to their mechanical nature, automatons often develop lawful alignments.

lagunges

You can speak, read and write only two languages that your creator spoke, which are typically Common and another language of your choice.

Size

You are the same size as your creator, or as the race they intended you to be modeled after. Your size is either Small or Medium.