# Guardian, Gauntlet >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] *This squat construct has a barrel-shaped chest and relatively spindly legs. Its forearms are massive pistons ending in oversized, spiked gauntlets* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Gauntlet Guardian</div> <div class="CR">CR 4 (1,200 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Compete Warrior pg. 120</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> N Small Construct **Init** +1 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; **Perception** +0 #### defense **AC** 19, 12 touch, 18 flat-footed (+1 Dex, +7 natural, +1 size) **hp** 32 (4d10+10); fast healing 1 **Fort** +1, **Refl** +2, **Will** +1 **Feint** —, **Demoralize** — **Immune** construct traits #### offense **Speed** 20 ft. **Melee** 2 slams +10 (1d3+5) **Space** 5 ft., **Reach** 5 ft. #### statistics **Str** 20, **Dex** 12, **Con** —, **Int** —, **Wis** 10, **Cha** 1 **BAB** +4, **CMB** +8, **CMD** 19, **TA** +10, **RTA** +6 **Skills** Perception +0 **SQ** find master, spell storing #### special abilities ### Find Master (Su) No matter the distance, as long as it is on the same plane, a gauntlet guardian can find its master. ### Spell Storing (Sp) A gauntlet guardian can store one spell of 2nd level or lower that is cast into it by another creature. It uses this spell when commanded or when a predetermined situation arises. Once this spell is used, it can store another spell (or the same spell). Gauntlet guardians aren't exactly subtle. They simply move adjacent to their foes and start pummeling with their immense fists. #### ecology **Organization** Solitary **Treasure** None **Advancement** 5–8 HD (Small); 9–12 HD Gauntlet guardians are created by wizards and sorcerers to be implacable, frightening bodyguards. They perform that task very well; they punch anyone who gets in their master’s way. Gauntlet guardians can handle detailed tactical plans, sentry duty, and similar tasks. Unless ordered not to, a gaunt- let guardian focuses its attacks on anyone who attacked its master. A gauntlet guardian is almost 4 feet tall and weighs more than 200 pounds. ### Construction A gauntlet guardian is built from brass, stone, and steel. The materials cost 3,000 gp. The guardian’s master may assemble the body or hire someone else to do the job. Creating the body requires a DC 16 Profession (engineering) check. After the body is sculpted, the gauntlet guardian is animated through an extended magical ritual that requires a specially prepared laboratory or workroom, similar to an alchemist’s laboratory and costing 500 gp to establish. If the creator is personally constructing the creature’s body, the building and the ritual can be performed together. A gauntlet guardian with more than 4 Hit Dice can be created, but each additional Hit Die adds 2,000 gp to the market price, and the price increases by 10,000 gp if the creature’s size increases to Medium, modifying the cost to create accordingly. Caster Level: 9th; Prerequisites: Craft Construct, _fabricate_, _locate creature_, _stone shape_; Market Price: 20,000 gp; Cost to Create: 11,500 gp