Oaken Bolter

No ordinary ballista, an oaken bolter is a construct capable of striking at long distances. The bolts it launches can rend flesh, destroy armor, or drag enemies toward traps or melee-oriented clockworks - and at shorter ranges, burst with explosive force.

Item type

Robotic

Current Location

Dragon Bay

Manufacturer

Drakel Cities

Related Technologies

• Clockworks

Related ethnicities

• Dragon Bay Drakel

Oaken Bolter

Medium construct, unaligned

Armor Class 16 (natural armor)

Hit Points 58 9d8+18

Speed 30ft

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STR

12 +1

DEX

18 +4

CON

15 +2

INT

3 -4

WIS

10 0

CHA

1 -5

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Damage Immunities poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren't adamantine

Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10

Languages understands one language of its creator but can't speak

Challenge 5

Magic Resistance. The oaken bolter has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

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Actions

Multiattack. The oaken bolter makes two lancing bolt attacks or one lancing bolt attack and one harpoon attack.
Lancing Bolt. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage.
Harpoon. Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range 50/200 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 12). While grappled in this way, a creature's speed isn't reduced, but it can move only in directions that bring it closer to the oaken bolter. A creature takes 5 (1d10) slashing damage if it escapes from the grapple or if it tries and fails. As a bonus action, the oaken bolter can pull a creature grappled by it 20 feet closer. The oaken bolter can grapple only one creature at a time.
Explosive Bolt (Recharge 5-6). The oaken bolter launches an explosive charge at a point within 120 feet. Each creature within 20 feet of that point must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 17 (5d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.