Animated object

Animated objects come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. They owe their existence as creatures to spells such as animate objects or similar supernatural abilities.

Animated Object
	Animated Object, Tiny	Animated Object, Small	Animated Object, Medium
	Tiny construct	Small construct	Medium construct
Hit Dice	1/2 d10 (2 hp)	1d10+10 (15 hp)	2d10+20 (31 hp)
Initiative	+2	+1	+0
Speed	40 ft. (8 squares); 50 ft. legs, 60 ft. multiple legs; 80 ft. wheels	30 ft. (6 squares); 40 ft. legs, 50 ft. multiple legs, 70 ft. wheels	30 ft. (6 squares); 40 ft. legs, 50 ft. multiple legs, 70 ft. wheels
Armor Class	14 (+2 size, +2 Dexterity), touch 14, flat-footed 12	14 (+1 size, +1 Dexterity, +2 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 13	14 (+4 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple	+0/-9	+0/-4	+1/+2
Attack	Slam +1 melee (1d3-1)	Slam +1 melee (1d4)	Slam +2 melee (1d6+1)
Full Attack	Slam +1 melee (1d3-1)	Slam +1 melee (1d4)	Slam +2 melee (1d6+1)
Space/Reach	2-1/2 ft./0 ft.	5 ft./5 ft.	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks	See text	See text	See text
Special Qualities	construct traits, Darkvision 60 ft., Low-Light Vision; also see text	construct traits, Darkvision 60 ft., Low-Light Vision; also see text	construct traits, Darkvision 60 ft., Low-Light Vision; also see text
Saves	Fort +0, Ref +2, Will -5	Fort +0, Ref +1, Will -5	Fort +0, Ref +0, Will -5
Abilities	Strength 8, Dexterity 14, Constitution -, Intelligence -, Wisdom 1, Charisma 1	Strength 10, Dexterity 12, Constitution -, Intelligence -, Wisdom 1, Charisma 1	Strength 12, Dexterity 10, Constitution -, Intelligence -, Wisdom 1, Charisma 1
Skills	–	–	–
Feats	–	–	–
Environment	Any	Any	Any
Organization	Group (4)	Pair	Solitary
Challenge Rating	1/2	1	2
Treasure	None	None	None
Alignment	Always neutral	Always neutral	Always neutral
Advancement	–	–	–
Level Adjustment	–	–	–
	Animated Object, Large	Animated Object, Huge	Animated Object, Gargantuan
	Large construct	Huge construct	Gargantuan construct
Hit Dice	4d10+30 (52 hp)	8d10+40 (84 hp)	16d10+60 (148 hp)
Initiative	+0	-1	-2
Speed	20 ft. (4 squares); 30 ft. legs, 40 ft. multiple legs, 60 ft. wheels	20 ft. (4 squares); 30 ft. legs, 40 ft. multiple legs, 60 ft. wheels	10 ft. (2 squares); 20 ft. legs, 30 ft. multiple legs, 50 ft. wheels
Armor Class	14 (-1 size, +5 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 14	13 (-2 size, -1 Dexterity, +6 natural), touch 7, flat-footed 13	12 (-4 size, -2 Dexterity, +8 natural), touch 4, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple	+3/+10	+6/+19	+12/+31
Attack	Slam +5 melee (1d8+4)	Slam +9 melee (2d6+7)	Slam +15 melee (2d8+10)
Full Attack	Slam +5 melee (1d8+4)	Slam +9 melee (2d6+7)	Slam +15 melee (2d8+10)
Space/Reach	10 ft./5 ft. (long)10 ft./10 ft. (tall)	15 ft./10 ft. (long)15 ft./15 ft. (tall)	20 ft./15 ft. (long)20 ft./20 ft. (tall)
Special Attacks	See text	See text	See text
Special Qualities	construct traits, Darkvision 60 ft., Low-Light Vision; also see text	construct traits, Darkvision 60 ft., Low-Light Vision; also see text	construct traits, Darkvision 60 ft., Low-Light Vision; also see text
Saves	Fort +1, Ref +1, Will -4	Fort +2, Ref +1, Will -3	Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +0
Abilities	Strength 16, Dexterity 10, Constitution -, Intelligence -, Wisdom 1, Charisma 1	Strength 20, Dexterity 8, Constitution -, Intelligence -, Wisdom 1, Charisma 1	Strength 24, Dexterity 6, Constitution -, Intelligence -, Wisdom 1, Charisma 1
Skills	–	–	–
Feats	–	–	–
Environment	Any	Any	Any
Organization	Solitary	Solitary	Solitary
Challenge Rating	3	5	7
Treasure	None	None	None
Alignment	Always neutral	Always neutral	Always neutral
Advancement	–	–	–
Level Adjustment	–	–	–
	Animated Object, Colossal
	Colossal construct
Hit Dice	32d10+80 (256 hp)
Initiative	-3
Speed	10 ft. (2 squares); 20 ft. legs, 30 ft. multiple legs, 50 ft. wheels
Armor Class	11 (-8 size, -3 Dexterity, +12 natural), touch -1, flat-footed 11
Base Attack/Grapple	+24/+49
Attack	Slam +25 melee (4d6+13)
Full Attack	Slam +25 melee (4d6+13)
Space/Reach	30 ft./20 ft. (long) 30 ft./30 ft. (tall)
Special Attacks	See text
Special Qualities	construct traits, Darkvision 60 ft., Low-Light Vision; also see text
Saves	Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +5
Abilities	Strength 28, Dexterity 4, Constitution -, Intelligence -, Wisdom 1, Charisma 1
Skills	–
Feats	–
Environment	Any
Organization	Solitary
Challenge Rating	10
Treasure	None
Alignment	Always neutral
Advancement	–
Level Adjustment	–

Combat

Animated objects fight only as directed by the animator. They follow orders without question and to the best of their abilities. Since they do not need to breathe and never tire, they can be extremely capable minions.

An animated object can have one or more of the following special abilities, depending on its form.

Blind (Ex): A sheetlike animated object such as a carpet or tapestry can grapple an opponent up to three sizes larger than itself. The object makes a normal grapple check. If it wins, it wraps itself around the opponent’s head, causing that creature to be blinded until removed.

Constrict (Ex): A flexible animated object such as a rope, vine, or rug deals damage equal to its slam damage value plus 1- 1/2 times its Strength bonus with a successful grapple check against a creature up to one size larger than itself.

An object of at least Large size can make constriction attacks against multiple creatures at once, if they all are at least two sizes smaller than the object and can fit under it.

Hardness (Ex): An animated object has the same hardness it had before it was
animated.

Improved Speed (Ex): The base land speed given in the statistics block assume
that an animated object lurches, rocks, or slithers along.

Objects with two legs (statues, ladders) or a similar shape that allows faster movement have a +10 foot bonus to speed. Objects with multiple legs (tables, chairs) have a +20 foot bonus to speed. Wheeled objects have a +40 foot bonus to speed.

Objects might have additional modes of movement. A wooden object can float and has a Swim speed equal to half its land speed. A rope or similar sinuous object has a Climb speed equal to half its land speed. A sheetlike object can Fly (clumsy maneuverability) at half its normal speed.

Trample (Ex): An animated object of at least Large size and with a hardness of at least 10 can trample creatures two or more sizes smaller than itself, dealing damage equal to the object’s slam damage + 1-1/2 times its Strength bonus. Opponents who do not make attacks of opportunity against the object can attempt Reflex saves (DC 10 + 1/2 object’s HD + object’s Strength modifier) to halve the damage.

ANIMATED OBJECT LORE

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Characters with ranks in Knowledge (Arcana) can learn more about animated objects. When a character makes a successful skill check, the following lore is revealed, including the information from lower
DCs.

Knowledge (Arcana)
DC	Result
13	This creature is an animated object, a mundane item enchanted to a semblance of life through powerful magic. This result reveals all construct traits.
18	The shape of this animated object makes it more effective than it would otherwise be. This result reveals any special attacks the animated objust might have (blind, constrict or trample) and any increase in speed due to legs or wheels.