Clockwork Mage
Pathfinder Remaster. Stats use the Pathfinder Remaster rules from Pathfinder Monster Core 2.
The Clockwork Mage is a Level 9 creature, with Armor Class 27 and 115 hit points. The clockwork mage is a sophisticated brass construct engineered to channel and replicate arcane spells through a mechanical chest-cavity wand.
Stat Block
- Edition: Pathfinder Remaster
- Size: Medium
- Type: construct
- Level: 9
- Armor Class: 27
- Hit Points: 115
- Speed: 25 ft.
- STR: 2
- DEX: 6
- CON: 4
- INT: -5
- WIS: 2
- CHA: -5
- Fortitude Save: +17
- Reflex Save: +19
- Will Save: +17
- Perception: +17
- Senses: darkvision
- Skills: Acrobatics +17
- Traits: uncommon, clockwork, construct, mindless
- Resistances: physical 5 (except adamantine, orichalcum)
- Weaknesses: electricity 10, orichalcum 10
Abilities & Attacks
Wind-Up. 24 hours, Disable Device, standby. For a clockwork to act, it must be wound with a unique key by another creature. This takes 1 minute. Once wound, it remains operational for the listed amount of time, usually 24 hours, after which time it becomes unaware of its surroundings and can't act until it's wound again. Some clockworks' abilities require them to spend some of their remaining operational time. They can't spend more than they have and shut down immediately once they have 0 time remaining. If it's unclear when a clockwork was last wound, most clockwork keepers wind all their clockworks at a set time, typically 8 a.m. A creature can attempt to Disable a Device to wind a clockwork down (with a DC listed in the wind-up entry). For each success, the clockwork loses 1 hour of operational time (or 2 hours on a critical success). This can be done even if the clockwork is in standby mode. A clockwork that lists standby in its wind-up entry has the following action. Enter Standby 3 The clockwork enters standby mode. Its operational time doesn't decrease in standby, but it can sense its surroundings (with a –2 circumstance penalty to Perception). It can't act, with one exception: when it perceives a creature, it can exit standby as a reaction (rolling initiative if appropriate). Clockwork Wand. The clockwork mage uses a mechanical wand as a focus to channel magical energy. This wand is built into the clockwork mage's chest, with only the crystal at the end exposed. The mage can Interact to the remove the wand, or someone else can remove it with a DC 31 Thievery check to Disable Device. The clockwork mage becomes unable to cast any spells except cantrips while the wand is removed. When removed, the clockwork wand is a Magic Wand containing the last 2nd-rank innate spell the clockwork mage cast (the GM determines the spell randomly if the mage has not cast any eligible spells). The spells are placed within the wand while the mage is created, and the creator can substitute other arcane spells of the appropriate rank. Energize Clockwork Wand (1 action) (concentrate). Frequency once per 10 minutes. Effect The clockwork mage regains a spell it has already cast that day. It must spend 1 hour of its operational time, or 2 hours if the spell is 3rd rank or higher.
Common Questions
How much HP does a Clockwork Mage have?
115 hit points.
What level is a Clockwork Mage?
Level 9.
What is a Clockwork Mage's Armor Class?
AC 27.
How fast can a Clockwork Mage move?
Speed 25 ft.
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