This Eldritch Cannon is a perfectly scaled mechanical companion for your tabletop Artificer or Engineer. Featuring a sturdy tripod base and a detailed magitech barrel, this tiny construct is ready to provide cover fire in any fantasy or steampunk campaign.
An automated magical turret has been deployed and is ready to fire upon any enemies that cross its path.
Best used as a summon for a player character, a minor automated defense in a wizard's laboratory, or a low-level hazard in a steampunk-themed dungeon.
Artist: Hot Goblin Custom
Type: PROP, MONSTER
Pose: The figure is in a static tripod stance. The three legs are spaced evenly to provide a stable firing platform. The 'head' or main barrel is pointing directly forward.
Action: Standing/Idle
Mood: focused
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk, Sci-Fi
Suitable Locations: Artificer's workshop, dwarven fortress hallway, gnomish airship deck, alchemist's laboratory, automated dungeon defense corridor, technomancy academy, magitech battlefield, industrial warehouse rooftop, clockwork city gatehouse
Encounter Scenarios: A player's summoned Artificer companion, An automated security turret defending a vault, An experimental weapon found in a mad scientist's lab
Power Level: Easy (score 18/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e) (perfect): Exact match for the Artificer's Eldritch Cannon (Force Ballista/Flamethrower/Protector).; Pathfinder (2e) (good): Excellent proxy for an Inventor's construct companion or a snare/turret.; Warmachine (good): Fits the steam-powered combat aesthetic of the Iron Kingdoms.; Starfinder (usable): Could serve as a low-tech drone or automated defense unit.
Race: Not applicable, Sex: Not applicable, Build: Not applicable, Size: Tiny, Age: Not applicable, Style: Stylized
Creature: Eldritch Cannon (Construct), Size: Tiny
Body: A compact mechanical chassis supported by three heavy jointed legs. It features a central barrel for projectiles and side-mounted attachments for secondary functions.
Also known as: Automated Turret, Clockwork Sentry, Magitech Ballista
Related creatures: Iron Defender, Homunculus Servant, Clockwork Soldier
Distinctive Features: Tripod configuration, Multi-mode firing attachments
Monster Weapons & Attacks: Force Ballista (central barrel), Flamethrower (nozzle block)
Defensive Features: Riveted metal plating, Three-legged stability
Mount: Not applicable, Size: Not applicable
Aesthetic: Cool / Badass, Gritty / Realistic, Classic Fantasy
Cultural Aesthetic: Steampunk Victorian, Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None
Similar to characters: Torbjorn's Turret (Overwatch), TF2 Sentry Gun, Portal Sentry Turret, Dwemer Ballista (Skyrim), Gnome Battle Cannon
Miniature Dimensions: 9.8mm H x 12.7mm W x 12.7mm D (base: 25.0mm)
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