 Tongue of Rebuke
This iron automaton, sculpted in the form of a legless dragon with exaggerated features and dull gray eyes, glides through the air as a serpent across sand.Tongue of Rebuke CR 9Source Guardians of Dragonfall pg. 30
N Large construct
Init -1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Listen +0, Spot +0DefenseAC 22, touch 8, flat-footed 22 (-1 Dex, +14 natural, -1 size)
hp 85 (10d10+30)
Fort +3, Ref +2, Will +3
Defensive Abilities construct traits, unbinding; DR 10/adamantine; Immune acid, cold, fire, or electricity; SR 20OffenseSpeed 20 ft., fly 60 ft. (average)
Melee bite +13 (4d6+10)
Space 10 ft., Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks breath weapon, improved grab, roarStatisticsStr 24, Dex 8, Con —, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 13
Base Atk +7; Grapple +18
SQ imbued energyEcologyEnvironment Dragonfall
Organization solitary or pair
Treasure none
Advancement 11-20 HD (Large), 21-30 HD (Huge)Special AbilitiesBreath Weapon (Su) A tongue of rebuke has one type of breath weapon, a line of acid, cold, fire, or lightning (10d8 damage, Reflex DC 15), 80 feet in length. Once a tongue of rebuke breathes, it can’t breathe again until 1d4 rounds later.
Imbued Energy (Ex) Each tongue of rebuke is imbued with one of the following energy types: acid, cold, fire, or lightning. It is immune to this type of energy and its breath weapon is of this energy type.
Improved Grab (Ex) To use this ability, a tongue of rebuke must hit with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.
Roar (Su) A tongue of rebuke can loose a devastating roar every 1d4 rounds. All creatures except dragons and tongues of rebuke within 120 feet must succeed on a DC 16 Will save or become shaken for 4d6 rounds. Those within 30 feet who fail their saves become panicked for 4d6 rounds. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Unbinding (Ex) If a tongue of rebuke is reduced to 0 hp, its energy is released in a blast equivalent to its breath weapon with a radius of 20 feet.DescriptionThe tongues of rebuke exist to serve the interests of dragonkind by performing the most menial of roles and are typically encountered as guardians of important sites. Their inability to do more than follow simple commands, combined with their agelessness, has been known to leave them guarding a site long after its significance has passed.
Typical Physical Characteristics: The scaled iron body of a tongue of rebuke measures twenty feet in length and two feet in diameter. Depending on the type of energy it was imbued with, the edges of its scales might crackle with electricity, whiten with frost, glow red with heat, or glisten with acid. An inert tongue of rebuke weighs two tons, but they are naturally weightless.
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