Brass Spider

Aura: moderate transmutation


CL: 7th


Slot: none


Price: 2,500 gp


Weight: 2 lbs.


Construction Requirements: Craft Wondrous Item, animate object, cat’s grace; Cost 1,250 GP


Source: Advanced Class Guide

Description

This diminutive, shiny brass construct looks like a spider made of gears and cogs. It’s roughly the size of an adult human’s hand, and its legs are picks, chisels, pliers, and other tools of fine manipulation. A fine chain can be played out of a winch on the brass spider’s back, connecting it to a small disk with studs and levers that control the construct’s actions, enabling it to walk and crawl like a spider. The brass spider has no autonomous motivation.

Once per day, a character holding the brass spider’s chain can use the Disable Device skill from 15 feet away without penalty, as long as he has line of sight to the device he is attempting to disable. In most cases, this means that any mishap caused by the use of the skill affects the brass spider (which has hardness 5 and 25 hit points) rather than the spider’s controller. Additionally, the brass spider can be used without limit as masterwork thieves’ tools, without the advantage of any additional range.