Active security constructs inside the wrecked freighter that attacked the crew of the LS Dianoga.
Status: destroyed
Seen in Play
- Resists Soren’s Stunning Strike with a 19 Constitution save
- One fails its saving throw against Quack’s Sound Trick
- Two succeed and one fails a saving throw against Convulsion
- Take damage from Hazel’s sub-repeater blaster and vibro-blade
- Unaffected by Cloud Mind sleep abilities due to being constructs
- Bite Archibald Grey for 19 piercing damage and Bravo bites Soren for 12 slashing damage
- One triggers a retcon explosion from its hips upon destruction, dealing fire damage
≈ closest SW5E analog: Sibian Hound
Appearances
Session 1 — 2026-05-31
- [01:32:39] reveal — The GM explains to Fletcher that his high Perception roll allows him to pinpoint five distinct robot servo noises, comprising four four-legged machines and one larger two-legged machine.
- [01:36:22] npc — Fletcher Morrow approaches the corner without sneaking, triggering a mechanical guard dog.
- [01:38:29] roll — Fletcher Morrow rolls an 11 on his Insight check to assess the dog’s aggression.
- [01:39:02] combat — Fletcher Morrow attacks the mechanical guard dog twice, hitting with a 21 and a 20, dealing a total of 21 energy damage.
- [01:44:45] ooc — The players clarify that the robot dog construct is mechanically considered a creature, though immune to being charmed.
- [01:48:52] roll — Hazel uses Soundtrick to distract a robot dog with a whistle sound from behind, rolling a 10 on her charisma-based check.
- [01:52:35] combat — The targeted robot dog twitches its ears but ultimately remains unconvinced and runs into the back room.
- [01:56:30] combat — Fletcher Morrow takes an opportunity attack against the fleeing robot dog, rolling a 22 to hit.
- [01:56:47] combat — The Guard Dog moves forty-five feet closer to the party.
Session 2 — 2026-06-14
- [00:04:59] lore — Aaron concludes the recap by summarizing the battle setup inside the wrecked freighter against the Mechanical Guard Dogs and the Giant Security Construct.
- [00:37:55] roll — The GM rolls a d20 (getting an 18) to determine how many Mechanical Guard Dogs return, resulting in only one returning.
- [00:41:07] combat — Mechanical Guard Dog A jumps onto the unconscious E.R.N.E. and bites Archibald Grey.
- [00:41:52] roll — The GM rolls a 24 to hit and deals 19 piercing damage to Archibald Grey.
- [00:48:06] combat — The Giant Security Construct is down, but the mechanical guard dogs are still active.
- [00:48:52] combat — Soren Swiftscale moves to attack a mechanical guard dog with a bonus action, avoiding grease on the floor.
- [00:49:18] roll — Soren Swiftscale rolls a 23 to hit and deals 9 damage, attempting a Stunning Strike which the dog resists with a 19 Constitution save.
- [00:51:16] combat — Quack casts Sound Trick to lure the remaining mechanical guard dogs away.
- [00:54:37] roll — The mechanical guard dog fails its saving throw against Quack’s Sound Trick.
- [00:57:43] roll — The Reverend Doctor Professor Archibald Grey rolls a 20 on Perception, spotting two mechanical guard dogs in the adjacent room.
- [00:58:40] combat — The Reverend Doctor Professor Archibald Grey casts Convulsion, targeting the room with the mechanical guard dogs.
- [00:59:30] roll — Two dogs succeed and one dog fails the saving throw against Convulsion.
- [01:02:21] combat — Hazel shoots at the mechanical dog using her sub-repeater blaster, forcing a Dexterity saving throw which the dog fails, dealing 16 damage.
- [01:07:02] combat — Hazel attacks the mechanical dog with her vibro-blade, dealing 10 damage.
- [01:11:13] mechanics — The GM reminds Soren that Cloud Mind (sleep) has no effect on constructs, meaning it will not affect the mechanical guard dogs.
- [01:19:08] combat — The Reverend Doctor Professor Archibald Grey slides through grease and slashes a Mechanical Guard Dog for 18 total damage, destroying it.
- [01:21:51] combat — Soren Swiftscale strikes a Mechanical Guard Dog twice for a total of 28 damage, ripping its rear half off and destroying it.
- [01:27:24] combat — Grey throws a telekinetically-guided vibro-dagger at a Mechanical Guard Dog but misses.
- [01:29:10] combat — Hazel moves into range and attacks Delta Dog with her vibro-blade and techblade, hitting with both.
- [01:33:38] combat — The remaining Mechanical Guard Dog attacks Hazel, successfully biting her for slashing damage.
- [01:35:13] combat — A retcon explosion triggers from the destroyed dog’s hips, dealing fire damage to Soren.
- [01:36:11] combat — Bravo, one of the Mechanical Guard Dogs, bites Soren Swiftscale for 12 slashing damage.
- [01:37:10] combat — Nul Konn maneuvers around the doorway and onto the wall, crawling over a dead guard dog to deliver two attacks on Bravo for 19 total damage.
- [01:44:01] combat — Soren Swiftscale unleashes a steel hand form, instantly destroying Dog Bravo and recovering 7 temporary hit points, before hitting the last remaining dog for 11 damage.
- [01:48:56] combat — Nul Konn uses force throw to launch one of the Mechanical Guard Dogs into a corner crate, destroying the crate and killing the dog.
- [01:51:29] combat — Combat ends with the crew defeating the security dogs.