Enhance your tabletop defense with this intricately detailed Eldritch Cannon. Featuring a six-legged hexapod chassis and a top-mounted force ballista, this 12mm tall construct is the perfect companion for any Artificer or Steampunk adventurer looking to deploy tactical fire support.
An automated arcane turret holds its position, ready to launch a bolt of force at any approaching threat.
A player-character Artificer's summoned Eldritch Cannon, a low-level clockwork trap, or a stationary defensive sentry in a wizard's laboratory.
Artist: MZ4250
Type: PROP, MONSTER
Pose: The legs are articulated with visible joints, bent to hold the weight of the cannon low to the ground. The ballista is mounted on a swivel point atop the rounded hull.
Action: Standing/Idle
Mood: focused
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk
Suitable Locations: arcane laboratory, artificer's workshop, castle battlement, dwarf fortress, gnomish airship, dungeon hallway, magical academy, industrial district, clockwork tower
Encounter Scenarios: a summoned ally protecting a player character artificer, an automated defense turret guarding a wizard's vault, a rogue construct causing chaos in a workshop
Power Level: Easy (score 20/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): Specifically designed to represent the Artificer's Force Ballista Eldritch Cannon.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (good): Works well as a clockwork familiar, construct, or turret.; Frostgrave (usable): Can serve as a medium or small construct.; Warhammer 40K (usable): Could be used as a proxy for a small T'au drone or an Adeptus Mechanicus servo-construct.; Malifaux (good): Fits the Victorian steampunk aesthetic of many factions.
Build: Mechanical, Size: Small, Age: n/a, Style: Realistic mechanical
NPC Role: Construct
Creature: Eldritch Cannon (Force Ballista) (Construct), Size: Small
Body: A rounded, pod-like hull supported by six multi-jointed insectoid legs. The top features a rotating mount holding a compact ballista weapon.
Also known as: Mechanical Turret, Clockwork Spider Ballista, Arcane Automaton
Related creatures: Eldritch Cannon (Flamethrower), Steel Defender, Homunculus Servant
Distinctive Features: Six-legged insectoid gait, Oversized top-mounted ballista, Rounded central pod
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Integrated Ballista, description: A mechanical bolt-thrower with curved bow arms and a central track, mounted on the top of the chassis., position: Mounted on top of the hull, Force bolts fired from the ballista
Defensive Features: Hardened mechanical shell, Stable six-legged base
Aesthetic: Cool / Badass, Grimdark, Classic Fantasy
Cultural Aesthetic: Steampunk Victorian, Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None
Similar to characters: Dwemer Spider (Skyrim), Tachikoma (Ghost in the Shell), D&D Artificer Turret, Steampunk Sentry Bot, Clockwork Spider Tank
Miniature Dimensions: 12.0mm H x 16.4mm W x 16.5mm D (base: 25.0mm)
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