Living Statue, Iron

Armor Class
2 [17]
Hit Dice
4
Attacks
Fist (1d6+1)
Special
metal weapons stick, saving throw against magic
Move
3
HDE/XP
5/240

Description

If struck by a non-magical metal (even partially metal) weapon, the wielder must make a successful saving throw against magic or the weapon will become stuck in the monster. If this happens, it cannot be removed until the statue is "killed."

Living Statue Notes

Living statues are magically animated automatons used as guards for tombs, treasure rooms, and similar places. Unlike golems, they are not animated by elemental spirits, so they do not go berserk; they follow simple programming and cannot be meaningfully commanded in the way a servant creature can.

The three individual entries have distinct mechanics. Crystal living statues have no special powers. Iron living statues can trap non-magical metal weapons unless the wielder saving throws against magic. Stone living statues attack with a 5-foot spray of molten rock rather than an ordinary fist attack.

See Also

Other creatures in the Living Statue category: Living Statue, Crystal, Living Statue, Stone.

Source note: This creature is converted from Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game, 4th Edition Release 142, © 2006–2025 Chris Gonnerman. The Basic Fantasy textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.