A scattering of metal caltrops coalesces into a constantly shifting humanoid shape.
Made up of thousands of caltrops, a caltrop golem can assume nearly any shape it chooses, though it always remains an amalgamation of metal caltrops.
Iterative Design Caltrops golems were developed as a more advanced form of bearing golem.
Natural Ambushers. Caltrop golems regularly lie in wait for hours, days, even weeks, hiding as an innocuous, scattered pile of caltrops. When travelers move through the caltrops, the golem springs back together and attacks.
Construct Nature. The caltrop golem doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Caltrop Golem
Medium construct, unalignedArmor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 75 (10d8 + 30)
Speed 30 ft.
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 (-1) | 18 (+4) | 16 (+3) | 8 (-1) | 12 (+1) | 3 (-4) |
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +7
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with adamantine weapons
Damage Immunities poison, psychic
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone
Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 30 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages understands the languages of its creator but can’t speak
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Ambusher. In the first round of combat, the golem has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it has surprised.
False Appearance. While the caltrop golem is scattered, it is indistinguishable from a normal pile of caltrops.
Immutable Form. The golem is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
Magic Resistance. The golem has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. The golem’s weapon attacks are magical.
Reform. If the golem is scattered and has at least 1 hit point, it can reform as a bonus action in any space containing at least one of its caltrops without provoking an opportunity attack. If it reforms within 5 feet of a prone creature, it can make one slam attack against that creature as part of this bonus action.
Scatter. As a bonus action, the bearing golem can disperse, scattering its caltrops in a 15-foot cube, centered on the space it previously occupied. A creature moving through a space containing any of the golem’s caltrops must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or stop moving this turn and take 1 piercing damage. Taking this damage reduces the creature's walking speed by 10 feet until the creature regains at least 1 hit point. A creature moving through the area at half speed doesn't need to make the save. While scattered, the bearing golem can’t attack or move, except to reform, and it can’t be targeted by attacks or spells. It can still take damage from spells that deal damage in an area.
Actions
Multiattack. The golem makes two slam attacks. Alternatively, it uses its Steel Shot twice.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage.
Steel Shot. Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage.
Scattershot (Recharge 5-6). The golem’s body explodes. Each creature within 15 feet of the golem must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, a creature takes 36 (8d8) piercing damage and is knocked prone. On a success, a creature takes half the damage and isn’t knocked prone. The golem immediately scatters.