#quadrone

[twilightofthesandwiches]

Which Edition of D&D had the best design/artwork of a Quadrone?

First Edition

Second Edition

Fourth Edition

Fifth Edition

Voting ended onMar 24

[mushsect]

sketched my take on modrons for a campaign I'm participating in as one

[ttrpg-smash-pass-vs]

WHICH IS MORE SMASHABLE?

Vrock

Quadrone

Voting ended onNov 28, 2023

On the left, the vrock, 8 ft (2.4 m) aggressive vulture demons. Sometimes they can even summon a friend! On the right, Quadrone! Law incarnate, can handle 4 thoughts at once, biomechanical, and basically just the Duodrone with an eyepatch and wings.

[thecreaturecodex]

Modron, Quadrone

Image by Julie Dillon, © Wizards of the Coast.

[One of the things I have done with the modrons, more to amuse myself than anything else, is to balance them so that their CRs are prime numbers. I can’t do that for all of the modron hierarchs--there’s not enough prime numbers below 30--but that’s how I decided what to do for my drones. And I’m going to continue primes whenever possible. Primus, of course, will have a prime CR (29)]

Modron, Quadrone CR 5 LN Outsider (extraplanar) This mechanical creature is cuboid, with two arms, two legs and two feathered wings. One of its surfaces bears a strange organic face. It carries weapons: a bow and arrows, sword and shield.

Quadrones are the modron drones that most commonly interact with outsiders. They supervise the tasks of lesser drones, act as sergeants in battle, and serve as envoys to other peoples, particularly lawful ones. As such, they are often seen as the “face” of the modrons, and the default image of a modron to many is a quadrone. Quadrones are capable of holding four objectives in mind at a time, and can prepare for contingencies, incorporate past experiences into the present scenarios, and alter their plans to fit shifting situations. If quadrones have a mental weakness, it is that they frequently focus on short-term benefits rather than long-term goals. A force of quadrones can easily win battles, but they require supervision of a hierarch to win wars.

A quadrone is a canny and focused combatant. They understand how to bolster the strengths of their allies, and even hierarch modrons appreciate their supernatural battle insights. They study and plan for multiple possible offenses and defenses, treating war something like a game of chess. A quadrone is skilled with teamwork, and can temporarily bestow teamwork feats onto their subordinates. Quadrones always carry both ranged and melee weapons, the better to respond to a shifting battlefield.

Quadrones typically have an alphanumeric designation, which they permit other races to shorten into a nickname. Different quadrones have different tactical specialties, reflected by different feats. A defensive oriented quadrone’s feats may be Combat Expertise, Dodge and Shake it Off, and a melee offensive oriented quadrone’s feats may be Cleave, Outflank and Power Attack.

Quadrone              CR 5 XP 1,600 LN Medium outsider (extraplanar, lawful, modron) Init 16 (fixed); Senses darkvision 60 ft., Perception +10 Defense AC 19, touch 14, flat-footed 15 (+4 Dex, +4 natural, +1 shield) hp 58 (4d10+16 plus 20) Fort +5, Ref +8, Will +5 Resist acid 10, cold 10, fire 10 Defensive Abilities constructed Offense Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft. (good) Melee slam +7 (1d4+3) or masterwork longsword +8 (1d8+3/19-20) Ranged masterwork composite longbow +9 or +7/+7 (1d8+3/x3) Special Attacks insightful analysis (6/day), tactician Statistics Str 16, Dex 18, Con 18, Int 15, Wis 13, Cha 13 Base Atk +4; CMB +7; CMD 21 Feats Coordinated Shot (B), Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot Skills Craft (any one) +9, Disable Device +10, Diplomacy +8, Fly +14, Knowledge (planes) +9, Linguistics +9, Perception +10, Sense Motive +8;  Racial Modifiers +2 Perception Languages Common, Modron, any four SQ coordinated ally, fixed initiative Ecology Environment any land or underground (Axis) Organization solitary, pair, party (3-6) or army (1-4 plus 2-8 tridrones, 4-16 duodrones and 4-16 monodrones) Treasure standard (light wooden shield, masterwork longsword, masterwork composite longbow [+3 pull], 40 arrows) Special Abilities Insightful Analysis (Su) As a swift action, a quadrone may grant another modron within 60 feet a +2 insight bonus to its next d20 roll. If this bonus is not used within 1 round, it is lost. A quadrone cannot grant itself this bonus. A quadrone can use this ability a number of times per day as its Hit Dice plus its Intelligence modifier (6/day for the average specimen). Tactician (Ex) A quadrone gains the tactician ability as a cavalier of its Hit Dice.

[i-am-thedragon]

An untextured 3D model, my interpretation of a Modron, specifically a Quadrone. A few artistic liberties taken.

I don’t know a whole lot about Dungeons and Dragons lore but I saw the geometric creatures and immediately went “Yeah that’s the one”, as I do.

The bow is this model by Uchiha007 on Blendswap.

[polarwooly]

Geometry angels...

In other words, modron redesign because I don't like their original ones. I tried to really lean into the whole communication barrier thing mentioned in their info. Also why would they need mouths if they don't even eat....

[trashmobminis]

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[tiwazmannaz]