Locusta MX-7 Drone Fighter (3.5e Monster)

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	Locusta MX-7 Drone Fighter
Size/Type:	Large Construct (Bot)
Hit Dice:	1d10+30 (35 hp)
Initiative:	+7
Speed:	15 ft, fly 150 ft (poor)
Armor Class:	17 (+7 dex, +1 natural, -1 size), touch 16, flat-footed 10
Base Attack/Grapple:	+1/+6
Attack:	Proton Cannon +8 ranged (1d8+7, 20/x2) or Energy Missile +8 ranged touch (4d6 bludgeoning and fire, 20/x2)
Full Attack:	Proton Cannon +8 ranged (1d8+7, 20/x2) or Energy Missile +8 ranged touch (4d6 bludgeoning and fire, 20/x2)
Space/Reach:	10 ft/5 ft
Special Attacks:	Energy Missile, Evasive Maneuvers, Proton Cannon
Special Qualities:	Bot Traits, Construct Traits, Darkvision 60 ft, EMP Vulnerable, Evasion, Low-Light Vision, Radio Uplink, Resist Cold/Electricity 10
Saves:	Fort +0, Ref +7, Will +4
Abilities:	Str 12, Dex 24, Con -, Int -, Wis 19, Cha 6
Skills:	-
Feats:	Cruising AltitudeB, RunB, Spring AttackB
Environment:	Any
Organization:	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	5
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Always True Neutral
Advancement:	-
Level Adjustment:	—

These diamond shaped flying craft have no cockpit, for they are completely autonomous. They move unnaturally, pulling off high speed turns that would pulp a human pilot.

Autonomous fighter planes, the locusta drone is small and compact with a diamond shaped flying wing body with short stubby wings, intakes and engines built in with thrust vectoring engines, and a unique electromagnetic weapons system that provides extreme amounts of ammunition. They are often built with electromagnetic rectennas so they can obtain power from a far off source without needing to rely on energy internally, and thus have a very long time before they need restocking.

Locusta are 20 ft long with a 15 ft wingspan, and weigh 1500 lbs. They can only communicate through radio interface, which they use to communicate amongst themselves and any radio equipped interface.

Combat

Locusta act with swarm intelligence thanks to their radio uplink, able to work as a single unit and focus on targets or go autonomously and swarm an opponent with pure chaos. They are especially effective against ground targets as they swoop overhead taking potshots via Spring Attack. Opponents need to time their shots in order to take them on.

With no sense of self preservation, locusta will gladly sacrifice themselves if it means success of the overarching goal.

EMP Vulnerable: Locusta which take more than 20 points of electric damage in a single hit before resistance or are subject to an unusually strong magnetic field must make a DC 15 Fortitude save or be staggered for 1 round.

Energy Missile (Ex): Locusta are equipped with tiny micromissiles that carry no warhead. Instead they are magnetic bottles which collect protons which are filled and pressurized before launch, and then whose electromagnetic pressure is used for both thrust and the explosive. Thus allows them to hold an arbitrarily large amount of missiles, though it must wait between launches to recharge its next set of missiles.

Missiles are a ranged touch attack as a standard action with a range increment of 100 ft that deals 4d6 points of simultaneous bludgeoning and fire damage. It is considered a siege attack and is super effective on objects, bypassing hardness of 8 or lower. Like a thrown alchemical item it deals splash damage to anything within 10 ft of intended impact. It can use its missiles once every 3 rounds.

Evasion (Ex): Locusta possess evasion as a rogue.

Evasive Maneuvers (Ex): Locusta can make extremely aggressive as an immediate action, gaining +4 dodge to AC, Reflex saves, and a +20 on Tumble (and if using Pathfinder, Fly) checks. Until the beginning of its next turn its flight maneuverability is perfect. However in the subsequent round it can only use its next round for move actions in order to stabilize itself. Evasive maneuvers has a 1 round cooldown.

Programming: The locusta possesses the following programs: Attack, Calculate, Identify Creature, Identify Object, Protect, Reposition, and Search.

Proton Cannon (Ex): By ionizing the air consumed by its intact the locusta grabs an endless battery of protons, which it then launches via coilguns. These small packets of energy hit the target with surprising force, dealing 1d8 + the locusta's Dexterity modifier in piercing damage with a 50 ft range increment.

Radio Uplink (Su): Locusta communicate via radio waves. This grants them an effective Telepathy of 1 mile when amongst other radio-communicating devices or creatures.

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