Hellfire Watcher

Hellfire Watchers are a type of Steel Watcher found in Steel Watch Foundry in Baldur's Gate. They are similar to Steel Watchers except they have a few additional attacks.

Hellfire Watcher
Level 11
Voiced by	Pieter Lawman
Information
Race	Steel Watcher
Faction	Gortash
Stats
Size	Large
Type	Construct
Armour Class	16
Hit points	206 (Balanced) 267 (Tactician)
Movement speed	18 m (60 ft)
Weight	750 kg (1500 lb)
Initiative	+6
Ability scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 18 (+4) 22 (+6) 18 (+4) 6 (-2) 10 (0) 10 (0)
Proficiency bonus	+4
Saving throws	Str +4 Dex +10 Con +8 Int -2 Wis 0 Cha 0
Resistances
Immune	Poison, Psychic
Vulnerable	Lightning
Non-Magical Resistances
Resistant	Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing
Features
Agile Chassis	Advantage on dexterity saving throws and an additional 9m/30ft movement speed.
Darkvision	Can attack creatures in the dark without disadvantage, up to a range of 12 m (40 ft).
Failsafe Protocol	After losing a significant amount of Hit Points, this creature will begin a Self-Detonation protocol to eliminate all nearby threats.
Immutable Form	Creature's form cannot be altered, +5 to saving throws against spells that remove it from this plane.
Opportunity Attack	Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Magic Resistance	Advantage on saving throws against spells.
Perfect Sentry	Cannot be surprised.

“	Citizen missing. Investigating.	„
	— Hellfire Watcher

Related Quests

• Get Gortash's Netherstone
• Disable the Steel Watch

Noteable Loot

Infernal Iron

Attacks and Abilities

Each Hellfire Watcher wields a Watcher Greatsword or a Heavy Crossbow akin to Hellfire Engine Crossbow. The weapon does not drop when the Steel Watcher dies.

Hellfire Watchers are immune to becoming:
 Prone
 Blinded
 Frightened
 Charmed
 Surprised
 Poisoned

 Main Hand Attack

Despite being a melee attack, this attack has a range. The Hellfire Watcher strikes the ground, anyone standing in the affected line risks being hit. Targets hit will be knocked Prone and Maimed.

Strike with a colossal blade to knock the target Prone and Maim them.

Action
Attack roll
 Range: 3 m / 10 ft
 Prone Duration: 1 turn
 Maimed Duration: 2 turns

3d12 + 4 (7~40) Slashing

 Debilitating Shot

A ranged attack used by a Hellfire Watcher wielding a crossbow.

Fire a hefty ballista bolt that may Pin Down the target.

Action
Attack roll
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
 Pin Down Duration: 1 turn

3d10 + 6 (9~36) Piercing

 Reposition Malefactor

Pulls the target close to the Hellfire Watcher.

Pull a miscreant towards you for more thorough correction.

Action
Dexterity saving throw
 Range: 14 m / 45 ft

3d8 (3~24) Bludgeoning

 Hellfire Exhaust

In front of itself, the Hellfire Watcher spews a cone of fire. Any target caught in the cone will take Fire damage. Extra damage is dealt to targets who are Burning. This attack ignores resistance and immunity to Fire damage. Target will still take half damage on a successful Dexterity saving throw.

Vent a gout of hellfire from your engine. Any already Burning creature caught in the blast take an extra 3-24 Fire damage. Hellfire ignores resistance and immunity to Fire damage.

Action
Dexterity saving throw
AoE: 3 m / 10 ft (Radius)

3d8 (3~24) Fire (Dexterity save to halve)

3d8 (3~24) Fire (conditional)

 Self-Detonate

Characters close to the Hellfire Watcher are caught in an explosion. The Watcher is in the center. This attack ignores resistance and immunity to Fire damage. Target will still take half damage on a successful Dexterity saving throw.

Explode in a burst of raging hellfire - eliminate all nearby wrongdoers. Hellfire ignores resistance and immunity to Fire damage.

Dexterity saving throw

4d12 + 26 (30~74) Fire (Dexterity save to halve)

Tactician

On Tactician difficulty, Steel Watchers have different resistances:

• New resistances:
• The watchers also lose their Lightning damage vulnerability.

Notes

• Grants 510 experience when killed.

Gallery

• 

  Ingame model.

See also

List of all Steel Watchers