Xeolan
2014-12-18, 04:00 PM
In my current game setting, my wizard decided to craft a colossal humanoid-shaped construct, a mecha, piloted by the PC. Despite it's size, it costs about the same as your regular iron golem, but it doesn't have any particular ability. It's basically just a giant fightning machine.
The body is made of iron and is provided by the campaign capital city, and my character will be around lvl 10-11 by the time we can start it's construction. It's primary weapon is either a slam attack or a bladed weapon grafted to it's arm, but i would also like a backup ranged weapon when fighting airborne or distant enemies.
For the ranged weapon, I'd like something as mundane and cheap as possible, that uses ammunition probably, and can be fired with a single arm. I thought about a colossal repeating light crossbow that could be grafted to it's arm, but then i realized that it's attack roll would be really low because of it's size penalty and low dexterity score.
Another option is thrown weapons with the brutal throw feat, but their range is short, and since the construct doesn't carry a bag or a pouch it would be hard to carry multiple thrown weapon at once. (It's possible to load multiple bolts into his arm, but not thrown weapons)
Could i use a mechanism similar to a ranged attack trap? I can set the attack roll, and add the construct's strength bonus to it's damage?
Any other idea? Ranged combat seems unfit for colossal creatures at first glance.
Thanks! =D
( This idea ''may'' have been slightly inspired by the Pacific Rim movie and my love for mechas )
The body is made of iron and is provided by the campaign capital city, and my character will be around lvl 10-11 by the time we can start it's construction. It's primary weapon is either a slam attack or a bladed weapon grafted to it's arm, but i would also like a backup ranged weapon when fighting airborne or distant enemies.
For the ranged weapon, I'd like something as mundane and cheap as possible, that uses ammunition probably, and can be fired with a single arm. I thought about a colossal repeating light crossbow that could be grafted to it's arm, but then i realized that it's attack roll would be really low because of it's size penalty and low dexterity score.
Another option is thrown weapons with the brutal throw feat, but their range is short, and since the construct doesn't carry a bag or a pouch it would be hard to carry multiple thrown weapon at once. (It's possible to load multiple bolts into his arm, but not thrown weapons)
Could i use a mechanism similar to a ranged attack trap? I can set the attack roll, and add the construct's strength bonus to it's damage?
Any other idea? Ranged combat seems unfit for colossal creatures at first glance.
Thanks! =D
( This idea ''may'' have been slightly inspired by the Pacific Rim movie and my love for mechas )