Starfinder: Archon Battlestaff
All Archons need a personal weapon to lay the smack-down on heathens. =) Created for use in your Starfinder game.
The Andromedon is an alien that has been permanently melded into what is essentially a suit of powered armor. It contains all the nutrients required to keep the alien ‘pilot’ alive. This makes the creature exceedingly tough and hearty, able to not only withstand a great deal of punishment, but dish it out.
Up close, the suit can deliver a powerful punch attack, or it can simply choose to run straight through enemy combatants, inflicting heavy damage. It also comes with heavy plasma cannon, which it can use with pinpoint accuracy.
Typically once the alien pilot is killed, one would think that this would be the end of the creature. That is not the case. The suit, upon sensing the death of its rider, takes control and will continue to fight, albeit at a lesser effectiveness. It can still attempt to trample, and it can punch, but that is the extent of its combative effectiveness. The only real advantage it possesses is that it leaves a trail of the nutrient and coolant solution that was used to keep the pilot alive, and this is toxic to any organic creature that it comes in contact with.
Andromeda Combatant CR 13 XP 25,600
Lawful evil large monstrous humanoid
Init +4; Senses: Darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +23
Defense HP 250
EAC: 27; KAC: 29
Fort: +15; Ref: +17; Will: +14
Defensive Abilities: DR 13 / Piercing; Immunities: Acid, fire, poison
Offense
Speed: 30 ft.
Melee: Punch +24 (3d12+21 B Crit knockdown)
Ranged: Heavy plasma cannon Mk 3 +27 (5d10+13 E&F Crit burn 5d6)
Space: 10 ft., Reach: 10 ft.
Offensive Abilities: Acid bomb, trample (3d12+21 B)
Statistics
Str +8; Dex +4; Con +6; Int +0; Wis +0; Cha +0
Skills: Athletics +28, intimidate +23
Other Abilities: Coolant trail
Languages: Common
Ecology
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary or pairs
Special Abilities
Special Abilities
Acid Bomb (Ex): Once per day, as a standard action, the Andromedon can fire a globe of highly caustic acid at any target within 100 feet (line of sight). The acid bomb has a burst radius of 20 feet and anything caught in the area of effect must make a Ref save (DC 19) or suffer 5d10 points of acid damage, a successful reduces the damage by half. To make matters worse, the acid will remain in the 20 foot area for 2d4 rounds, and anyone moving through the area will automatically suffer the damage (save for half). If someone even with the evasion ability consciously moves through the area, they do not gain the benefit of the evasion.
Coolant Trail (Ex): When the Andromedon is destroyed, every time it moves it leaves a trail of toxic coolant behind it. This trial is 10 ft. wide and will remain in effect for 3 rounds. Anyone moving through the trail will automatically suffer 3d10 points of acid damage unless a Ref save (DC 19) succeeds. Note that if the suit tramples, any target it attempted to run over is automatically subjected to this effect.
Mechanical resurrection (Su): When the Andromedon is reduced to zero hit points, the alien dies, but the suit automatically takes control and can move on its own on its next round. The suit has only 100 hit points, and it can only make a punch attack, at a -4 to hit. Furthermore, both EAC and KAC are reduced by 4 each, and it is considered to be mindless. Lastly its initiative drops to +0, although It still retains its normal DR and immunities. However, the suit does leak the special cooling and nutrient fluids that the alien needed to survive, and as such it leaves a coolant trail behind it wherever it moves.
Trample (Ex): As a full-round action, the Andromedon can move up to twice its speed and literally run over any opponents at least one size category smaller than itself. The creature merely has to move over the opponents in its path. The Andromedon does not need to make an attack roll; each creature whose space it moves through takes damage. A target of a trample can make a REF save (DC 19) for half damage. If it attempts the save, it can’t make an attack of opportunity against the trampling Andromedon due to the creature’s movement. The creature can deal trample damage to a given target only once per round.
Archon Combatant CR 12 XP 19,200
Neutral medium construct (technological)
Init +10; Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision 60 ft.; Perception +22
Defense HP 200
EAC: 26; KAC: 28
Fort: +12; Ref: +12; Will: +9
Defensive Abilities: Battle frenzy; Immunities: Construct immunities, unliving
Offense
Speed: 60 ft. (fly, good)
Melee: Archon Battle Staff +26 (3d10+17 E&F Crit burn 3d4)
Ranged: Archon Battle Staff Plasma blast +22 (3d10+12 E&F Crit burn 3d4)
Space: 5 ft., Reach: 10 ft.
Offensive Abilities: Blazing pinions
Statistics
Str +5; Dex +10; Con -; Int +2; Wis +0; Cha +0
Skills: Acrobatics +27, intimidate +22 (+32 if terror roar used)
Feats: Improved combat maneuver (grapple), lunge
Other Abilities: Terror roar
Languages: Common
Ecology
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary or pairs
Special Abilities
Battle Frenzy (Ex): As soon as the Archon has sustained damage, it will enter a battle frenzy. This lasts for 2 rounds, and during this period it gains an additional standard action. If it takes damage while under this effect, it does not prolong the duration, but it can be gained again once the duration has worn off, all that is required is that the Archon takes damage from any source.
Blazing pinions (Ex): This ability can only be used if the Archon uses its maximum movement rate to fly straight up in the air. It then will automatically target up to 6 enemy units. On its next round, it will unleash a powerful area effect attack at all the targets. Each attack will affect a 20 ft. radius, and anyone caught in the area of effect is allowed a REF save (DC 19) or suffer 6d6+12 Fire damage. A save reduces the damage to half. It can only do this once every 24 hours. This can be used at any target that is within a 100 ft. radius of the flying Archon.
Terror Roar (Su): As a swift action, the Archon can use a terrifying roar against a single target. The target is allowed a Will save (DC 19) and if the save fails, the target is shaken for 1d4 rounds. It can use this once per round, and once a target has made the save or the effect has ended, they are immune to the roar effect for 24 hours. Finally even if the target saves, the Archon gains a +10 circumstance bonus to intimidate checks on the next round.
Archon Battle Staff (Advanced Two handed Melee Weapon)
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Name |
Level |
Price |
Damage |
Critical |
Bulk |
Special |
|
ABS Basic |
4 |
2,200 |
2d4 E&F |
Burn 1d4 |
1 |
Block, disarm, powered (capacity 40 use 1), range 60 ft. |
|
ABS Beginner |
8 |
12,000 |
3d6 E&F |
Burn 2d4 |
1 |
Block, disarm, powered (capacity 80 use 1), range 80 ft. |
|
ABS Intermediate |
12 |
37,000 |
3d10 E&F |
Burn 3d4 |
1 |
Block, disarm, powered (capacity 80 use 1), range 100 ft. |
|
ABS Advanced |
16 |
175,000 |
10d6 E&F |
Burn 10d4 |
1 |
Block, disarm, powered (capacity 100 use 1), range 100 ft. |
|
ABS Master |
20 |
950,000 |
14d8 E&F |
Burn 14d4 |
1 |
Block, disarm, powered (capacity 100 use 1), range 120 ft. |
