Animated Trebuchet

Level 13
Creature· constructGargantuanRemaster
AC 36
HP 200
Speed 20 ft.
Fort +29
Ref +19
Will +17
Perc +21
Size Gargantuan
Common
Senses darkvision
Skills athletics +24
Recall Knowledge arcana DC 31

Attacks

Melee Arm +27/+22/+17(magical, reach 15 ft.)
Damage: 3d12+11 bludgeoning
Effect: grab
Ranged Rock +27/+22/+17 (range 120 ft.)(brutal, magical)
Damage: 3d10+11 bludgeoning

Abilities

Construct Armor (Hardness 14)defensive

Like normal objects, an animated trebuchet has Hardness. This Hardness reduces any damage the trebuchet takes by an amount equal to the Hardness. Once an animated trebuchet is reduced to fewer than half its Hit Points, or immediately upon being damaged by a critical hit, its construct armor breaks, removing the Hardness and reducing its Armor Class to 32.

Launchoffensive

Requirements The animated trebuchet has a creature Grabbed in its arm.

The animated trebuchet attempts an athletics check against the grabbed creature's Fortitude DC. On a success, it fires the creature up to 40 feet in height and up to 120 feet away. The creature takes 4d12 bludgeoning damage plus the appropriate falling damage. If the flung creature lands on another creature, the creature it lands on takes the same amount of bludgeoning damage (DC 33 reflex save). On a successful Launch, the animated trebuchet must Interact to reposition its arm into the proper position before it can Launch again.

Trample◆◆◆offensive

Large or smaller, arm, DC 33 reflex The monster Strides up to double its Speed and can move through the spaces of creatures of the listed size, Trampling each creature whose space it enters. The monster can attempt to Trample the same creature only once in a single use of Trample. The monster deals the damage of the listed Strike, but trampled creatures can attempt a basic Reflex save at the listed DC (no damage on a critical success, half damage on a success, double damage on a critical failure).

Graboffensive

Requirements The monster's last action was a successful Strike that lists Grab in its damage entry, or the monster has a creature Grabbed or Restrained Effect If used after a Strike, the monster attempts to Grapple the creature using the body part it attacked with. This attempt neither applies nor counts toward the creature's multiple attack penalty. The monster can instead use Grab and choose one creature it's grabbing or restraining with an appendage that has Grab to automatically extend that condition to the end of the monster's next turn.

Description

Large armies sometimes pay exorbitant fees to animate their siege weapons.


Many animated objects have useful functions but become dangers when uncontrolled.