Porcelain Doll

A pretty, dark-eyed porcelain doll sits against the wall. As light falls upon it, it springs to life, revealing a mouth filled with knifelike teeth.

Originally Posted by Shade of the En World forums.

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Porcelain dolls are constructs most often created for their relatively harmless appearance. They can be shipped as gifts to potential rivals on missions of assassination, or can be found within a child’s play area while secretly programmed to serve as a guardian.

A porcelain doll is 3 feet tall and weighs 5 to 10 pounds.

Porcelain Doll
Tiny construct
Hit Dice	3d10 (16 hp)
Initiative	+4
Speed	15 ft. (3 squares)
Armor Class	16 (+2 size, +4 Dexterity), touch 16, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple	+2/-6
Attack	Claw +4 melee (1d4)
Full Attack	2 claws +4 melee (1d4) and bite -1 melee (1d3)
Space/Reach	2-1/2 ft./0 ft.
Special Attacks	Explosive destruction
Special Qualities	construct traits, damage reduction 5/bludgeoning, Darkvision 60 ft., light-activated, Low-Light Vision
Saves	Fort +1, Ref +5, Will +1
Abilities	Strength 10, Dexterity 18, Constitution —, Intelligence -, Wisdom 11, Charisma 1
Skills	–
Feats	–
Environment	Any
Organization	Solitary or package (2-12)
Challenge Rating	2
Treasure	None
Alignment	Always neutral
Advancement	–
Level Adjustment	–

COMBAT

Porcelain dolls attack with vicious teeth and knife-like nails.

Explosive Destruction (Ex): When reduced to 0 hit points, a porcelain doll explodes in a burst of broken porcelain, dealing 2d4 points of piercing damage in a 5-foot radius (Ref DC 11 half). The save DC is Constitution-based.

Light-Activated (Su): A porcelain doll is activated by light. In areas of even shadowy illumination, a china doll functions normally. If exposed to complete darkness, a porcelain doll reverts to an inanimate state, and is treated as an object with hardness 2 and its normal hit points.

CONSTRUCTION

A porcelain doll’s body is crafted with fine porcelain and painted with fine tints costing at least 200 gp. Assembling the body requires a DC 18 Craft (pottery) or DC 18 Craft (toymaking) check.

CL 5th; Craft Construct, light, mending, shatter, caster must be at least 5th level; Price 3,200 gp; Cost 1,500 gp + 120 XP.

Originally appeared in Imagine Magazine #21 (1984).