Soulbound Mech (3.5e Race)

Souldbound Mechs

Personality

These mechs are the result of experimentation on the human soul. The souls of dying humans were transferred to mechanical bodies so that they could live on and become immortal. They are often shy and reclusive due to their nature to frighten people. During their soul transfer, they touched the afterlife, and thus gain some knowledge of Heaven or Hell. Many transfers did not go perfectly and because of this, the soul being moved is damaged and the person may lose their memories and personality, and many go mad.

Physical Description

These mechs are most often the same size as the body their soul was once in. Their bodies are made of a hard steel, and their chest is made of a unknown clear metal that allows the soul's light to shine through. The soul powers their bodies, and they radiate a magical energy. Their face is featureless apart from glowing eyes on a screen that are capable of expression. The mouth region glows dully while they are speaking. On the bottom of their feet and the palms of their hands are dully glowing circles.

Relations

Many people fear these mechs and often refuse to interact with them. They are alone apart from their other fellow mechs. However, these mechs are very close to wildlife and any non-sentient being.

Alignment

The alignment of a mech depends on the alignment of the human soul inside.

Lands

Soulbound mechs are comfortable in any region without sentient life, most often the deep jungle filled with plenty of fauna.

Religion

The religion of a Soulbound mech depends on the religion of the human soul inside.

Language

Soulbound mechs speak any language that they once spoke as humans, which is most often common. Also, when they entered the afterlife and were ripped out, they gain the language of wherever they were sent to spend eternity.

Names

Most Soulbound mechs take on their previous names, yet some adopt new ones to start a new life, and some forget their name and are forced to create a new name.

Racial Traits

• +4 Strength, +4Constitution, -8 Charisma, -2 Wisdom, -2 Intelligence: These Mechs are Strong and Hardy, but their appearance makes others very uneasy and during the transfer damaged their souls, and thus their mind.
• Due to the metal exterior, Soulbounds gain a +4 to AC, but they cannot wear armor.
• Humanoid3e Creature Type::Humanoid
• Medium3e Size::Medium size: As Medium creatures, Soulbound Mechs do not have any bonuses or penalties due to their size.
• Soulbound Mechs base land speed is 25ft.
• Metal-Body (Ex):Cannot be healed by spells or healers, but Soulbound mechs auto-repair twice as fast as most races. During shut-down mode they auto-repair 4 times as fast.
• Hard Fists (Ex):All punches and kicks hit harder. All unarmed strikes gain a +2 to damage rolls.
• Immunity to magic sleep effects, and a +2 racial saving throw bonus to Fortitude saves.
• Does not have to eat or sleep, but has ability to temporarily shut down and repair at increased rate.
• Upgradeable (Ex): Soulbound mechs have the ability to upgrade their bodies and give themselves new features. Upgrades either need the expertise of an experienced blacksmith or mage.
• Night Vision 30ft: Soulbound Mechs can see in the dark up to 30 feet. Night Vision is seen in shades of green, but it is otherwise like normal sight, and they can function just fine with no light at all.
• Automatic Languages: Common, and Celestial, Abyssal or Infernal Bonus Languages: Any
• Favored Class: Fighter
• Level Adjustment: +0

Table: Upgrades

Upgrade	Effect	Cost	Craftsman
Armor v1^1	+2 AC, +6 Max Dex	20g	Blacksmith
Armor v2^1	+3 AC, +5 Max Dex	40g	Blacksmith
Armor v3^1	+4 AC, +4 Max Dex	150g	Blacksmith
Armor v4^1	+5 AC, +3 Max Dex	250g	Blacksmith
Armor v5^1	+6 AC, +1 Max Dex	350g	Blacksmith
Armor v6^1	+8 AC, +0 Max Dex	1750g	Blacksmith
Armor spikes	See Armor spikes	50g	Blacksmith
Tool Acceptor^2	Allows for tools to be attached	30g	Blacksmith
Welder Tool^2	Can burn through soft materials in 2 turns, and hard materials in 5. Must pass Concentration Check with DC set by DM.	60g	Blacksmith
Hook Tool^2	Acts as grappling hook.	60g	Blacksmith
Blade Tool^2	Acts as longsword, can retract and be concealed.	60g	Blacksmith
Launcher Tool^2	Acts as longbow	60g	Blacksmith
Shield Tool^2	Acts as Buckler	60g	Blacksmith
Repair Tool^2	Can heal 1d8 of damage every 30 minutes	75g	Blacksmith
Auto-Focus	+2 bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks.	75g	Mage
Reserve Data	+2 bonus on Knowledge, Appraise, and Decipher Script checks.	100g	Mage
Mechanical Screech	+5 bonus on Intimidate checks	100g	Mage
Piston punch	Unarmed attacks gain +2 to attacking and damage rolls(with spikes +3)	100g(150g to add spikes)	Blacksmith
Spotlight	Chest glows brightly, bright light in 100ft outwards from chest	100g	Mage
Glow	Chest glows brightly in 20ft radius of mech	100g	Mage
Rocket Fists	Launches Fists for 1d8 damage, reattaching is a Standard Action	200g	Mage
Rocket Jump	+10 to Jump checks.	200g	Mage
Speed Boost	+5 feet to base land speed(can be taken up to 5 times)	200g	Blacksmith
Magnetic Grip	+8 to grapple	250g	Blacksmith
Mega-Upgrade!	Gain 1 point to a Ability Score (stackable)	5000g	Mage
Collapsible Wings	Fly(30ft poor)	1000g(3000g 60 ft good)	Blacksmith
Gun Tool^2	3d8 ranged damage(120ft)	2000g	Blacksmith
Multi-armed	Gains extra set of arms, no negatives to using second weapon. Gains second attack with same bonuses as first.	10000g	Blacksmith and Mage
Soul Beam	Blasts ray from chest, dealing 1d12 + 1d6 per level.	15000g	Mage
Self-Destruct	Deals 2d20 x5 damage to all in 100ft radius. 15% chance to reassemble.	30000g	Mage
A mech can only use one armor version at a time. Armor upgrades are added directly on to the mech, and thus the mech must remain with the blacksmith until completion. Only 1 tool may be equipped at a time. Tool Acceptor Upgrade must be taken first. They are detachable and can be put into inventory, swapping tools counts as a Standard Action.

Vital Statistics

Table: Soulbound Mech Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	4’ 10”	+2d10	120 lb.	× (2d4) lb.
Female	4’ 5”	+2d10	85 lb.	× (2d4) lb.

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