Enhance your dungeon crawl with this imposing Animated Armor miniature, a hollow suit of ornate plate mail that stands ready to defend its master's halls. Featuring intricate scrollwork, sharp defensive spikes, and the eerie detail of carrying its own helmet, this 28mm-scale construct is the perfect elite encounter for any fantasy campaign.
A suit of enchanted armor patrols a wizard's hall, carrying its head-like helmet as a sign of its unnatural nature.
A mid-dungeon sentry, a guardian of a wizard's study, or a surprise encounter in a haunted armory.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER, HERO
Pose: Walking forward with the right arm gesturing outward and the left arm holding its helmet at its side.
Action: Moving/Walking
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Moving/Walking
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Suitable Locations: wizard's tower, haunted castle corridor, ancient burial tomb, magical armory, ruined cathedral, noble's trophy room, underground dungeon laboratory
Encounter Scenarios: A guardian triggered by intruders in a treasury (enemy), A silent butler serving a powerful necromancer (NPC), A player character construct or 'hollow' knight (hero)
Power Level: Medium (score 35/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (perfect): Matches the official 'Animated Armor' monster manual entry exactly.; Pathfinder (perfect): Ideal for a Medium Construct or Animated Object.; Frostgrave (good): Fits as a construct or armored soldier.; Mork Borg (usable): The spiked, ornate aesthetic fits the dark fantasy tone.
Race: Construct, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Athletic, Size: Medium, Age: Ageless, Style: Stylized
Also suitable as: Warforged, Hollow One, Animated Armor
Distinguishing Features: Empty neck, Ornate scrollwork filigree, Sharp spikes on joints, Scale skirt (faulds)
Armor: full plate (metal plate, full body); faulds (scale, hips)
Character Classes: Fighter (high%), Paladin (good%), Guardian NPC (high%)
NPC Role: Dungeon Guardian
Creature: Animated Armor (Construct), Size: Medium
Body: Hollow suit of ornate metal plate armor with spikes on joints and a scale-mail skirt. The figure lacks a head, which it carries in its hand.
Also known as: Helmed Horror, Iron Golem (Small), Guardian Portrait
Related creatures: Flying Sword, Rug of Smothering, Shield Guardian
Distinctive Features: Empty neck cavity, Ornate scrollwork, Scale-textured faulds
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: spikes, description: Sharp metal protrusions on the fists, elbows, and knees., position: limbs and joints, type_ja: スパイク, description_ja: 拳、肘、膝にある鋭い金属の突起。, position_ja: 四肢および関節, type: slam, description: The heavy metal gauntlets indicate a bludgeoning slam attack., position: hands, type_ja: 叩きつけ, description_ja: 重厚な金属製の篭手は、殴打による叩きつけ攻撃を可能にします。, position_ja: 手
Defensive Features: Thick metal plating, Spiked exterior to deter grapplers
Mount: none, Size: none
Aesthetic: Cool / Badass, Creepy / Unsettling, Sinister / Evil, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing
Cultural Aesthetic: Western European Medieval, Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None
Similar to characters: Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist), The Pursuer (Dark Souls II), Helmed Horror (D&D), Iron Knuckle (The Legend of Zelda), Living Armor (Castlevania)
Miniature Dimensions: 29.8mm H x 22.5mm W x 14.5mm D (base: 25.0mm)
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