Monster Profile: Warforged Titan

Monster Profile: Warforged Titan



DDO brings us a description of the Warforged Titan by "Azalai Korias, Elven Wizard"

Monster Profile: Warforged Titan

[11-Jan-2007]



From the personal journal of Azalai Korias, Elven Wizard:

Warforged Titan30 Sypheros, 998:



Warforged are properly classified as Living Constructs – they possess
free will and sentience, while combining aspects of both constructs and
living creatures. In Khorvaire, they were perfected in 965 YK by House
Cannith to fight in the Last War, and were based on earlier models that
lacked true living construct qualities. These earlier models were often
quite large, and included the massive titans.



Rumor has it that adventurers have found an ancient creation forge here
in Xen’drik, protected by warforged guardians thousands of years old. A
priceless find if the rumor is true, but a terribly dangerous weapon
should it fall into the wrong hands.



I cannot help but admit my skepticism at the idea of warforged hidden
away and surviving for tens of thousands of years. I will believe these
stories only once I see this forge with my own eyes, or witness a party
dragging back the salvage.

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Creature Name: Warforged Titan

Creature Type: Construct

Environment: Unknown

Attack: Giant maul, Giant axe, or other attacks possible

Special: Ground shake, Energy weapon

Organization: Usually solitary



Stories have come and gone over the years of massive mechanized
menaces, gigantic warforged creations capable of leveling a house in a
matter of seconds. Until recently I believed there were none of these
metal monstrosities near Stormreach. That belief has sadly been proven
wrong as reports of adventuring parties obliterated by a titan flow
into the city now on a fairly regular basis. There is a Warforged Titan
near Stormreach after all. Luckily, the reports seem to confirm that
the behemoth is confined to a specific facility of some kind and so is
unable to make a direct assault on Stormreach proper, at least for now.



Not completely construct but not true living Warforged, a Warforged
Titan is a truly incredible war machine. We know that these giant
advanced constructs were used to devastating effect during the Last
War. Their combination of incredible strength, powerful attacks, and
construct immunities makes them almost unstoppable in battle. But that
is when you try to fight them on their terms.



While massive and possessed of extreme power, these titans have a
weakness. They have little intelligence and do not have a mind for
strategy. If you battle them with the proper tactics, using the
environment at hand strategically, they can be made vulnerable and can
in fact be defeated. Now, you may think that this is easily said by me,
someone who has never actually seen this new titan, and you would be
right. However, after analyzing the information given to me by those
who have had first hand experience with this beast, I’ve come to the
conclusion that this titan can eventually be made low.



Some ragged survivors have given me good information on this particular
armored giant. Apparently, this titan has been partially reconstructed
by what must be highly intelligent beings and has a new and devastating
ranged energy weapon of some kind. I am told that this weapon is the
titan’s greatest strength and is to be avoided at all costs.



Whenever possible, take advantage of the low intelligence behind all of
that armor. Lead the titan into an area where the ground is unstable or
where heavy objects like boulders can be dropped down. If you are able
to get the titan down, seize the moment. Closing to melee range with
the titan is hazardous but has the advantage of limiting the energy
weapon because at close range the titan will prefer to swing at you.
Only those with heavy armor and the ability to absorb massive amounts
of damage will be able to survive the titan’s melee onslaught, however,
and then for only a short time.



A paladin who barely survived his battle with the titan told of some
sort of energy device in the titan’s area that his companion managed to
commandeer for a short time. After powering up this device with a
nearby fuel source, this heroic person brought the device to bear on
the titan, and to great effect, but died during his second attempt.



As in many tough battles, unified action by the party with each member
focusing on what he or she does best is the key to success. Avoiding
the titan’s attacks while using the environment to your advantage is
the way to victory, that and a lot of defense.