Clockwork Bramble-Shredder - AI-generated fantasy Hazard

Clockwork Bramble-Shredder

A sophisticated series of interconnected gears and sharpened obsidian saws hidden within hollowed-out tree trunks and camouflaged by thick moss.

Hazard EntryMechanicalLevel4Complex

Clockwork Bramble-Shredder

4LevelUncommonRarityForestEnvironment
MechanicalTrap
Level4
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HP52
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AC21
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TypeMechanical
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ComplexityComplex
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RarityUncommon

Defenses

AC21
Hard12
HP52
BT 26
Fort+15
Ref+9
Will+0
Immune
critical hits, object immunities, precision damage
Resist
piercing 5, slashing 5
Weak
fire 5
MechanicalTrap

Detection

PerDC 21 (expert)
Stl+12 (expert) or DC 22
InitStealth +12

At a distance, it looks like a natural cluster of fallen birch and overgrown shrubbery. Closer inspection reveals rusted bronze pulleys and thin, grease-stained steel wires woven through the undergrowth.

Standard Engagement

Trigger

A creature enters the 15-foot-square area protected by the hidden blades.

Routine

(3 actions) The hazard uses its first action to perform a Scything Blade attack against all creatures in its area. It uses its second action to perform a Constricting Wire attack against one creature that was hit by the blades. It uses its third action to Wind Up, increasing the circumstance bonus to its next Scything Blade attack by +2.

Reset

The hazard remains active until disabled or destroyed. It automatically resets its internal springs over the course of 1 hour if it has no targets.

Scything Blade

Melee Strike +14 (range 15 feet); Damage 2d8+6 slashing. On a critical hit, the target also takes 1d6 persistent bleed damage.

Constricting Wire

Melee Strike +12 (range 10 feet); Damage 1d10+4 blunt. The target is grabbed (Escape DC 20) as a steel wire cinches around their legs.

Greased Gears

Any creature that attempts to Disable the hazard and fails by 5 or more is coated in slippery oil, making them Clumsy 1 for 1 minute and giving them a -2 penalty to further Thievery checks against this hazard.

Description

A sophisticated series of interconnected gears and sharpened obsidian saws hidden within hollowed-out tree trunks and camouflaged by thick moss.

Discovery

Perception DC 22 (expert) to spot the unnatural tension in the surrounding vines or the smell of cold iron and lubricating oil in the air.

Archival Lore

The Clockwork Bramble-Shredder was originally patented by the Iron-Thistle Logging Company to clear stubborn briars, but after the company went bankrupt, rogue tinkerers and bandits repurposed these lethal machines to guard woodland caches.

Environment
Forest
Theme
Industrial encroachment on nature
Creator
Iron-Thistle Logging Company
Purpose
Area denial and automated deforestation.
Game System
Pathfinder 2E
Art Style
Highly detailed technical blueprint style with watercolor washes of forest green and rust brown.
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