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|author_name=Dracomortis
|date_created=February 25, 2009
|status=Complete
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=== Clockwork Steed ===

[[Image:ClockworkSteed.jpg|thumb|Few would stand before the charge of a thousand pounds of metal. Image by [https://www.hudnutart.com David Hudnut]]]

A clockwork steed is a relatively minor construct crafted in the image of a horse. Requiring no sleep, food, or water and utterly immune to disease, clockwork steeds are much hardier than living equines, and though they were originally intended to serve as mounts and beasts of burden they can hold their own in combat. Each clockwork steed is owned and commanded by a single creature, but the owner can pass possession on to another creature at any time, so it is not uncommon for a clockwork steed to be emblazoned with a family crest or the symbol of some order and then passed down from one generation to the next, becoming an odd sort of heirloom.

{{4e Creature Top
|name=Clockwork Steed
|level=5
|role=Brute
|size=Large
|origin=natural
|type=animate
|keywords=construct, mount
|xp=200
|initiative=+4
|senses=[[4e Index (4e Other)#Perception|Perception]] +9
|hp=75
|bloodied=37
|ac=17
|fortitude=18
|reflex=17
|will=17
|immune/resist/vulnerable='''Immune''' [[4e Index (4e Other)#disease|disease]], [[4e Index (4e Other)#poison|poison]]
|speed=8
}}
{{4e Creature Power
|type={{BM}}
|name=Kick
|action=standard
|recharge=at-will
|effect=+10 vs. AC; 2d8 + 4 damage, and the target is knocked [[4e Index (4e Other)#Prone|prone]]
}}
{{4e Creature Power
|name=Steel Harness
|action=while mounted by a friendly rider of at least 5th level
|keywords=Mount
|effect=A clockwork steed’s rider gains a +5 bonus on saving throws to avoid being forced to dismount and a +2 bonus to AC while mounted.
}}
{{4e Creature Power
|name=Sturdy Composition
|effect=A clockwork steed has a [[4e Index (4e Other)#carrying, lifting, and dragging|carrying capacity]] 50% higher than normal for its [[4e Index (4e Other)#Ability Scores|Strength]] score. This bonus supersedes (does not stack with) the increased carrying capacity that a quadruped normally receives.
}}
{{4e Creature Bottom
|alignment=[[4e Index (4e Other)#alignment|Unaligned]]
|languages=—
|strength=18
|strbonus=+6
|dexterity=15
|dexbonus=+4
|wisdom=15
|wisbonus=+4
|constitution=15
|conbonus=+4
|intelligence=5
|intbonus=-1
|charisma=10
|chabonus=+2
|capacity=270 lb. (normal); 540 lb. (heavy); 1,350 lb. (push/drag)
|price=1,000 gp
}}
==== Clockwork Steed Tactics ====

A clockwork steed attempting to preserve its own existence is methodical in combat, simply attacking the nearest creature until the opponent falls. They are able to accept a wide range of commands, however, so their tactics may very depending on the whim of their owners. Usually, they will be commanded to flee rather than fight, except as a last line of defense.

=== Clockwork Steed Lore ===
A character knows the following information with a successful [[4e Index (4e Other)#Arcana skill|Arcana]] check.
:'''DC 15:''' A clockwork steed is a horse-shaped construct that serves as both mount and beast of burden.
:'''DC 20:''' Clockwork steeds follow their owner's orders faithfully, but control of a steed can be passed on to a new possessor if its owner is willing.

=== Encounter Groups ===

Clockwork steeds are almost always encountered with their masters, but are sometimes "stabled" as an ordinary horse would be. Some masters choose to leave other creatures more suited to combat to defend their steeds (usually some form of homunculus).

'''Level 5 Encounter (XP 1,050) — Dwarven Forgeguard'''
* 2 [[Clockwork Steed (4e Monster)#Clockwork Steed|clockwork steeds]] (level 5 brute)
* 2 [[4e Index (4e Other)#Dwarf|dwarf hammerers]] (level 5 soldier, ''Monster Manual'' pg. 97)
* 1 [[4e Index (4e Other)#Homunculus|iron cobra]] (level 6 skirmisher, ''Monster Manual'' pg. 157)


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Author	Dracomortis +
Identifier	4e Monster +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Title	Clockwork Steed +