Automated Camera (Metal Gear Supplement)

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This creature was created as part of the Player Equivalent CR variant rule, and as such does not follow traditional CR.

Automated Camera

Tiny construct, unaligned Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 1 (1d4 - 1) Speed 0 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 8 (-1) 16 (+3) 8 (-1) 8 (-1) 18 (+4) 8 (-1) Skills Perception +6 Damage Immunities poison, psychic Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned Senses passive Perception 16 Languages — Challenge 1 (200 XP)

Automated cameras are used within most facilities, using very basic image recognition software to differentiate between people in and out registered uniforms, alerting all nearby personnel on a positive ID. Variants Gun-Cam. In certain areas with highly restricted access, where the threat of a false positive is infinitely less than that of a false negative, automated cameras are converted into sentry turrets. Gun-cams gain the following action: Turret. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 60/600 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) piercing damage 2 (1d4) times. Must be reloaded by another creature as a bonus action after 12 shots. Laser-Cam. Laser-cams have only seen recorded use once while guarding Metal Gear TX-55, operating similarly to gun-cams, but firing superheated lasers instead of bullets. Laser-cams gain the following action: Turret. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 30/300 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) radiant damage. Cypher. Brought into service by the U.S. army in the beginning of the 21st century, cyphers are autonomous cameras held aloft by a single small propeller. A cypher has a flying speed of 30 feet. Certain cyphers are also gun-cams or laser-cams.

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