Golem, Clockwork

Family: Golems

Large construct (clockwork), unaligned

Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 178 (17d10 + 85)
Speed 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
22 (+6)	9 (-1)	20 (+5)	3 (-4)	11 (+0)	1 (-5)

Damage Immunities poison, psychic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t adamantine
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages understands the languages of its creator but can’t speak
Challenge 12 (8,400 XP)

SPECIAL TRAITS

• Magic Resistance. The golem has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
• Magic Weapons. The golem’s weapon attacks are magical.

ACTIONS

• Multiattack. The golem makes two slam attacks.
• Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 18). Grappled targets immediately take an additional 21 (2d8+12) points of slashing damage as razor-sharp gears and blades emerge from its body to grind and slice its foe.
• Wall of Gears. A clockwork golem can fold into a whirling wall of grinding gears measuring 10 feet by 10 feet or 5 feet by 20 feet. Anyone passing through the wall takes 49 (14d6) points of slashing damage. If the wall appears in a creature’s space, that creature can attempt a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw. If it succeeds, it leaps to one side and avoid the damage entirely. The clockwork golem can take no actions while in this form except to resume its normal form as a bonus action. A clockwork golem’s AC and immunities remain the same while it is in this form.

REACTIONS

• Death Burst. When a clockwork golem is reduced to 0 or fewer hit points, it explodes in a shower of razor-sharp gears and debris. All creatures within a 10-foot sphere take 42 (12d6) points of slashing damage — a successful DC 18 Dexterity save results in half damage.
• Wall of Gears. A wall of grinding gears measuring 10 feet by 10 feet or 5 feet by 20 feet. Anyone passing through the wall takes 49 (14d6) points of slashing damage. If the wall appears in a creature’s space, that creature can attempt a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw. If it succeeds, it leaps to one side and avoid the damage entirely. The clockwork golem can take no actions while in this form except to resume its normal form as a bonus action. A clockwork golem’s AC and immunities remain the same while it is in this form.

ABOUT

Forged from thousands of gears, the clockwork golem is a precision creation. In combat, a clockwork golem is ruthlessly efficient, moving with swift conviction to grind and slice its foes to ribbons. While clockwork golems can be made in virtually any shape, they are most commonly built as towering, vaguely humanoid metal constructs that lurch to life with the grinding whir and frantic ticking of hundreds of gears.