Powered Armor

Powered armor resembles a suit of unusual plate armor, with finely articulated joints connected by an oily, black, leather-like material. The armor has been worked to create the appearance of a heavily muscled warrior, and its great helm is unusual in that it has no openings—only a broad glass plate in the front with a second piece of glass above it. Strange plates, tubing, and large metal bosses adorn the armor in seemingly random fashion. On the back of the armor's left gauntlet is a rectangular metal box, from which projects a short rod tipped with a cone-shaped red crystal. While wearing this armor, you gain the following benefits:

• You have a +1 bonus to AC.
• Your Strength score is 18. (This has no effect if your Strength is already 18 or higher)
• You have advantage on death saving throws.

The armor has further capabilities that can be powered either by energy cells or by your own life energy. You can use a bonus action to draw power from an energy cell or sacrifice hit points to gain one of the following benefits:

• Emit a force field to gain 2d6 + 5 temporary hit points. (1 charge or 5 hit points)
• Activate boosters to gain a flying speed of 15 feet for 1 minute. (1 charge or 5 hit points)
• Fire arm-mounted laser: Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 120 feet, one target. 2d6 radiant damage. (1 charge or 5 hit points)
• Translate any writing you can see in any nonmagical language, to a total of one thousand words over 1 minute. (1 charge or 5 hit points)
• Fill the armor with air, allowing you to breathe normally in any environment for up to 1 hour. (1 charge or 5 hit points)
• Gain darkvision to a range of 60 feet for up to 1 hour. (1 charge or 5 hit points)

The armor can accept only one energy cell at a time. It is found with one energy cell attached, containing 2d10 charges.

Powered Armor Options: Depending on where and how it appears in the adventure, you might wish to modify the features of Kwalish's legendary powered armor.