This imposing Ruin Grinder construct features intricate filigree plating and massive mechanical gauntlets designed for heavy impact. Topped with a hauntingly sculpted candle-flame head, it perfectly blends steampunk machinery with gothic fantasy to create a truly unique tabletop boss or elite guardian.
A dormant guardian construct has just been activated and is scanning for intruders in a ruined workshop.
A climactic boss encounter in a steampunk laboratory, an ancient clockwork vault guardian, or a heavy-hitting siege engine for an invading arcane army.
Artist: Monster Atlas
Type: MONSTER
Pose: The figure is in a heavy, stabilized crouch, hunched forward as if prepared to charge or absorb an impact. Arms are held out from the body for balance.
Action: Standing/Idle
Mood: Menacing
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk, Post-Apocalyptic
Suitable Locations: ancient dwarven vault, wizard's clockwork laboratory, ruined temple of a forgotten god, steampunk factory floor, magical library basement, subterranean mechanical city, scrap heap in a wasteland, alchemical workshop
Encounter Scenarios: A boss guardian protecting a treasure room., A rogue automaton rampaging through a city street., A deactivated unit that players must repair to open a heavy gate., A summoned heavy hitter for an enemy artificer.
Power Level: Hard (score 62/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (perfect): Ideal as a Shield Guardian, Helmed Horror, or custom Iron Golem.; Pathfinder (perfect): Fits perfectly as a Clockwork Golem or Graven Guardian.; Warmachine / Hordes (good): Matches the 'Warjack' aesthetic well.; Frostgrave (good): Excellent as a Large Construct.; Warhammer 40K (usable): Could serve as a proxy for an Ork Killa Kan or a Chaos Helbrute with minor conversions.
Race: Not applicable, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Hulking, Size: Large, Age: Ageless/Undead, Style: Stylized
Distinguishing Features: Mechanical gears at joints, Candle-flame head, Etched wood-grain armor patterns, Oversized gauntlets
Weapons: mechanical gauntlets: Integrated heavy metal fists with four segmented fingers and riveted plates.
Armor: full plate (metal, full body)
NPC Role: Guardian Construct
Creature: Clockwork Golem (Construct), Size: Large
Body: A barrel-chested humanoid construct with heavy cylindrical legs, massive four-fingered gauntlets, and gear-driven joints. A candle-like wick with a flame sits atop its flat, head-like cylinder.
Also known as: Shield Guardian, Iron Golem, Helmed Horror, Automaton
Related creatures: Stone Golem, Flesh Golem, Modron, Warforged
Distinctive Features: Exposed gear joints, Candle wick and flame head, Ornate etching on plates
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: slam, description: Massive mechanical fists for crushing blows., position: Hands, type_ja: 叩きつけ, description_ja: 粉砕打撃を繰り出す巨大な機械の拳。, position_ja: 手, Fire/light aura from the head flame.
Defensive Features: Thick integrated metal plating, Heavy reinforced joints
Mount: Not applicable, Size: Large
Aesthetic: Cool / Badass, Creepy / Unsettling, Intimidating / Imposing, Grimdark, Mysterious / Enigmatic
Cultural Aesthetic: Steampunk Victorian, Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Hellboy, Blitzcrank, BioShock Big Daddy, Warforged Titan, Talos the Bronze Giant, Bastion
Miniature Dimensions: 66.3mm H x 50.8mm W x 46.8mm D (base: 60.0mm)
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