Armature (PL 5)

The most basic of robot designs, armatures are essentially mechanical skeletons.

To build an armature frame from scratch, a character must succeed at a Craft (mechanical) check (DC 20) after investing time in the frame’s construction: 12 hours for a Tiny or smaller frame, 24 hours for a Small to Large frame, or 48 hours for a Huge or larger frame. A character without a mechanical tool kit takes a –4 penalty on the skill check. The character must also make a Wealth check against the frame’s purchase DC.

Table: Armature Robot Frames provides the base purchase DC, Hit Dice, and ability scores for factory-model armature robots, as well as purchase DC modifiers for improving ability scores.

Immunities: Robots with armature frames have all the normal construct immunities, including immunity to critical hits. Restriction: None.

Table: Armature Robot Frames (PL 5)
——— Base Ability Scores ———
Robot SizeBase Purchase DCBase Hit DiceExtra Hit PointsStrDexConIntWisChaMaximum Hit Dice/Purchase DC Modifier
Colossal4432d10120476——10164d10/+3 per HD
Gargantuan3616d1080396——10131d10/+3 per HD
Huge288d1040316——10115d10/+2 per HD
Large242d1020238——1017d10/+1 per HD
Medium-size201d10101510——101—
Small161/2d1051112——101—
Tiny121/4d10—714——101—
Diminutive81/8d10—516——101—
Fine41/16d10—118——101—