A haunting fusion of necromancy and engineering, this Automated Patrol Skeleton is a tireless guardian for any gothic or steampunk setting. Featuring mechanical joints, integrated plate armor, and carrying a lantern to hunt through the shadows, this miniature is perfect as a dungeon sentry or urban enforcer.
A tireless sentinel patrolling a dark corridor or city street during the night watch.
Standard dungeon sentry, city watchman in a necromantic or clockwork setting, or a patrol unit in an urban encounter.
Artist: キャンディ
Type: HERO, MONSTER
Pose: Standing upright in a wide, alert stance.
Action: Standing/Idle
Mood: stoic
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk, Horror, Gothic
Suitable Locations: fog-choked graveyard, alchemical laboratory, industrial city sewer, cathedral crypts, wizard's automated tower, vampire's estate grounds, night-watch patrol route, mechanical dungeon hallway
Encounter Scenarios: Night-time city guard that doesn't sleep, Infinite patrol unit in a long-abandoned tomb, Constructed servant for a high-level necromancer
Power Level: Easy (score 22/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (perfect): Excellent as a variant Skeleton, Warforged Guard, or Helmed Horror.; Pathfinder (perfect): Works well as a Graveknight or clockwork soldier.; Mork Borg (good): The skeletal and armored aesthetic fits the grim-dark tone perfectly.; Malifaux (good): Fits the Resurrectionist or Guild factions' aesthetic.; Warhammer Fantasy (usable): Could serve as an unusual Grave Guard or mechanical familiar.
Race: Skeleton, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Athletic, Size: Medium, Age: Ageless/Undead, Style: Stylized
Also suitable as: Warforged, Reanimated Construct, Helmed Horror
Distinguishing Features: Skeletal jaw and eye sockets, Mechanical joints, Segmented abdominal plating
Weapons: baton: A smooth, cylindrical baton or nightstick with a simple pommel cap.
Armor: breastplate (metal plate, torso); helmet (metal plate, head); greaves (metal plate, legs); gauntlets (metal plate, hands/arms)
Accessories: helmet wreath
Character Classes: Guard (high%), Fighter (medium%), Paladin (low%)
NPC Role: Sentry / Jailer / City Watch
Creature: Automated Patrol Skeleton (Undead), Size: Medium
Body: A humanoid frame consisting of a skeletal skull mounted on an armored, mechanical body with segmented joints.
Also known as: Clockwork Sentry, Skeletal Construct, Iron Skeleton
Related creatures: Skeleton Warrior, Shield Guardian, Helmed Horror
Distinctive Features: Laurel wreath helmet, Skull face visible beneath the rim of the helmet
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: baton, description: A blunt iron rod used for subduing intruders., position: right hand
Defensive Features: Full plate armor, Riveted construction
Mount: none, Size: none
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Cool / Badass, Grimdark, Steampunk
Cultural Aesthetic: Roman / Greco-Roman, Steampunk Victorian, Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: Skeletal/No Hair
Similar to characters: Terminator T-800, Clockwork Soldier from Dishonored, Cryxian Bonejack, Iron Man Skeleton, Undead Guard archetype
Miniature Dimensions: 37.7mm H x 29.8mm W x 15.4mm D (base: 35.0mm)
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