# Guardian, Spark >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] > >[!debug]+ > >talons: 1d2 (×2) > >sparksMelee/Ranged: +3/+6 > >Secondary: -2/+1 > >Multiattack: +1/+4 > >M/R_PA: +3/+6 > >2nd/PA: -2/+1 > >MA_PA: +1/+4 > >Itterative: 1 > > xDmg:: Str: -1; Str2: -1; StrOH: +0; StrPA: -1; StrPA2H: -1; StrPAOH: +0 > > xDCs:: Str: 10; Dex: 13; Con: 11; Int: 11; Wis: 11; Cha: 6 > > xFeat:: —/0 (0) > > > > > > xLang:: 0/0 (0) *This copper-colored creature looks like a toy hunting bird, with obviously mechanical wings and a strangely glowing beak* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Spark Guardian</div> <div class="CR">CR 3 (800 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Compete Warrior pg. 119</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> N Tiny Construct **Init** +2 **Perception** +0 #### defense **AC** 18, 14 touch, 16 flat-footed (+2 Dex, +4 natural, +2 size) **hp** 20 (2d10+10); fast healing 1 **Fort** +0, **Refl** +2, **Will** +0 **Feint** —, **Demoralize** — #### offense **Speed** 20 ft., fly 20 ft. (good) **Melee** talons +6 (1d2-1) **Ranged** sparks +5 touch (2d6 electricity) **Space** 2 1/2 ft., **Reach** 0 ft. **Special Attacks** find master, sparks #### statistics **Str** 8, **Dex** 14, **Con** —, **Int** —, **Wis** 10, **Cha** 1 **BAB** +2, **CMB** -1, **CMD** 11, **TA** +3, **RTA** +6 **Skills** Perception +0 **Languages** #### special abilities ### Find Master (Su) No matter the distance, as long as it is on the same plane, a spark guardian can find its master. Spark guardians know that they're ill-equipped for melee combat. Instead, they do their best to remain our of enemies' range, flinging sparks at them from above. ### Sparks (Su) The spark guardian's sparks have a range increment of 100 feet. #### ecology **Organization** Solitary **Treasure** None **Advancement** 3–4 HD (Tiny); 5–6 HD (Small) Spark guardians are mechanical birds that shoot sparks at anyone who threatens their master. Spark guardians are the most basic type of guardian famil- iar. They usually circle above their master, shoot- ing sparks out of their beaks at enemies. If it isn’t undertak- ing a specific task for its master, a spark guardian flies nearby, pre- pared to defend its master with its spark attack. A spark guardian is the size of a songbird or an owl, but it weighs about 10 pounds. A spark guardian is built from wood, leather, and copper. The materials cost 2,000 gp. The guardian’s master may assemble the body or hire some- one else to do the job. Creating the body requires a DC 16 Profession (engineer- ing) check. After the body is sculpted, the spark 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 spark guardian with more than 2 Hit Dice can be created, but each additional Hit Die adds 1,000 gp to the market price, and the price increases by 5,000 gp if the creature’s size increases to Medium, modifying the cost to create accordingly. Caster Level: 7th; Prerequisites: Craft Construct (see page 303 of the Monster Manual), lightning bolt, locate creature, minor creation; Market Price: 10,000 gp; Cost to Create: 7,000 gp