Yes, if they’re a halfling, gnome, or goblin. You can’t mount a creature that’s the same size category as you. It has to be one higher. So let’s say I did have such a situation were an artificer could use their steel defender as a mount.
Can Artificers make homunculus?
Created by an artificer or a wizard, a homunculus is a construct designed to aide its creator. Homunculi are telepathically linked to their creator, knowing what their creator knows, and follow the telepathic instructions they are given.
Can homunculus servant speak?
A Homunculus Servant has an Intellgence of 10, the same as the average human, and understands the same languages as its Artificer. However, it stat block doesn’t specifically say the Homunculus can talk.
Does steel defender Use your reaction?
It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on your turn to command it to take one of the actions in its stat block or the Dash, Disengage, Help, Hide, or Search action.
Can a steel defender hold weapons?
Steel Defenders are creatures. By the rules as written, they can attune to magic items, and they can hold shields, and possibly weapons.
Can a homunculus servant fly?
Speed 20 ft., fly 30 ft. Evasion.
Can steel defender be healed?
It has a “Repair” ability, and you can “cure” it with Mending cantrips.
Are steel defenders magical?
An artificer’s steel defender isn’t a spell, a magic item, or an effect labeled as magical by a rule. It is therefore not affected by the antimagic field spell.
How is the homunculus servant different from the steel defender?
The Homunculus Servant is meant to be different than the Steel Defender. It’s just conceptually weird that these creatures have no means of struggling to escape being grappled, even if expressly commanded by their creator to do so.
What are the rules for the homunculus servant?
The rules for the Steel Defender and the Homunculus, listing specific actions the creature can take and forbidding anything else on the list, was an attempt to pre-empt players attempting to hornswoggle action economy with the critter by using their bonus action to command it to do just about literally anything another PC could on their turn.
Which is the best human for an artificer?
Human: Humans are always decent. Vanilla: A regular human will be well-rounded. Variant: Variant humans are usually good, and this is no exception for Artificers. Variant humans can boost their INT and DEX/CON and also get a free feat. Depending on your feat of choice, you should be able to pick up another +1 INT at level 1.
Can a homunculus move on its own turn?
It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on your turn to command it to take the action in its stat block or the Dash, Disengage, Help, Hide, or Search action.
