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Flying Sword

Small Construct, Unaligned · D&D 5e 2014

CR1/4
AC17
HP17
SpeedFly 50
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Flying Sword

Small Construct, Unaligned

Armor Class17natural armor

Initiative

Hit Points

Speed0 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover)

STR12 (+1)
DEX15 (+2)
CON11 (+0)
INT1 (-5)
WIS5 (-3)
CHA1 (-5)

Immunitiespoison, psychic; blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned

Sensesblindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 7

Languages—

Challenge1/4 (XP 50; PB +2)

Traits

Antimagic Susceptibility. The sword is incapacitated while in the area of an antimagic field. If targeted by dispel magic, the sword must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against the caster's spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute.

False Appearance. While the sword remains motionless and isn't flying, it is indistinguishable from a normal sword.

Actions

Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: slashing damage.

Running it at the table

  • It is immune to Poison and Psychic damage, so warn players who rely on it before the fight, not during it.
  • It flies at 50 ft., so characters with only melee attacks may not be able to reach it.

Flying Sword loot

We do not roll Individual Treasure for a Flying Sword: a construct has no use for coins. If it guards a vault, roll a CR 0–4 hoard for what it guards.

Coins it carries
None
Hoard table
CR 0–4
Magic items in a hoard
64% of rolls
Generate random Flying Sword loot

Similar monsters

HomunculusCR 0 · TinyAnimated ArmorCR 1 · MediumRug of SmotheringCR 2 · LargeFlesh GolemCR 5 · Medium
ConstructSmallUnalignedFlyHoverBlindsightPoison immunityPsychic immunityBlinded immunityCharmed immunityDeafened immunityFrightened immunityParalyzed immunityPetrified immunityPoisoned immunityDeals slashingCR 1/4

Rules source: System Reference Document 5.1 ↗

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