Ballista of Chains (5e Equipment)

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Ballista of chains Huge object Armor Class: 16 Weight: {{{weight}}} Hit Points: 200 Damage immunities: poison, psychic Cost: 4000 gp Unlike normal ballista, the ballista of chains is ready to shoot down aerial creatures. This type of ballista is usually designed by dwarves and gnomes combining their knowledge of blacksmithing and mechanisms to create a ballista who can fire special projectiles enchanted with magic that when being close to the wings unfold, forming a huge network of chains with a design Special to get tangled easily, causing it to be more difficult to get rid of it. These projectiles only fit in this type of crossbows and its price is 250 gp per projectile, due to its complexity. They can be easily adapted for any size except Gargantuan. Before it can be fired, it must be loaded and aimed. It takes two action to load the weapon, two action to aim it and one action to fire it. Shot Down Shot: Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 120/480 ft., one target. Hit: When the blow is directed accurately towards the wing area, the chains are automatically opened and entangled, then the creature must make a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw, in a failure the impacted creature loses all flight speed and falls to the ground. soil, receiving the corresponding damage per fall. Also you can not use the wings to fly, hit or any action that requires free mobility of these. A creature can remove the chain by making a successful DC 25 Strength or Dexterity check as an action.

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