Create Golem (Invocation Ritual)

Spell Description - Create Golem (Invocation Ritual)

• Level: Available as a 13^th level Invocation spell for most spell casters and it includes all of the Golem types listed below. Available as a 12^th level Necromancy spell, but it only includes the Blood and Flesh Golem types. Available as an 8^th Earth Elemental spell, but it only includes the Stone Golem type.
• Range: Touch only
• Duration: Exists until destroyed

• Description: The sorcerer first draws a pentagram in animal blood. Second, he sculpts a Golem (humanoid shape) from clay. Third, he places two onyx gems, valued at no less than 1000 credits each, for eyes. Forth, he places a heart, molded out of iron, into the clay body. Lastly, the mage recites the ritual ceremony. At the end of the ritual, the Golem will increase in size and transform into the chosen type and the sorcerer places a single drop of his blood on the behemoth's forehead to bring it to life. The process drains the mage of six S.D.C. points that must be regained through natural means.

  All Golems are mystical creatures born of magic and almost indestructible. Since they are not of flesh and blood, psionic and magic attacks designed for human physiology and mind control do not affect them. That means Charms, Sleeps, Fear, Bio-Manipulation, Illusions, Paralysis, etc, have no effect. Since the construct was never alive, Turn Dead is useless, as is Banishment, Negation, and Remove Curse.

  Physical attacks and energy magic can hurt a Golem, but do half damage. In many respects, a Golem is like a mummy, only bigger and tougher. The golem has no free will and will blindly obey any orders that it is given. This leads the Golem to follow the commands of the caster literally and with little interpretation. The Golem will not attack the caster unless directly commanded to, nor will it hurt the caster indirectly, such as causing the floor to collapse under the feet of the caster, unless directly commanded. Golems can be given very detailed instructions and they will be carried out flawlessly, it will not forget instructions or misinterpret them, unless they are vague, in which case the Golem will follow the instructions as literally as possible. It has no emotions, no fears, and is like a robot waiting for a direction. Golems will obey only the person who created it. When the creator dies, the Golem will follow his last command until it is destroyed. There are several different types of Golems, each with its own special abilities, but all are identical in behavior.

  All golems share several other natural abilities. All golems have nightvision 200' (61 m), are immune to horror and awe factor, toxins, poisons, drugs, diseases, phobias, fear magic, illusions, and psionics that affect a target's mind. A Golem does not need to eat, drink, sleep, or breathe, so it is unaffected by gases and smoke, except when it impairs the creature's vision. Golems magically understand all languages, and have the following skills (skill percentage in parentheses): Math: Basic (80%), Land Navigation (60%), Track Humanoids (30%), and Climb (40% / 35%).

Golem Enhancements

All golems can be enhanced from their basic stats, described below. Any such enhancement costs an extra spell casting when creating the golem, but there is no limit to the number of enhancements that can be added to a golem. Unfortunately, no enhancements can be added to an already created golem.

1. Additional Set of Arms:
   • Description: With this enhancement, the golem gains an additional set of arms and hands and is capable of using them with no problems. These additional arms are just as powerful as the golem's original arms and provide the golem with +1 attack per melee per additional set of arms.
2. Increase PP Attribute:
   • Description: Increase the PP attribute of the golem by +1.
3. Increase PS Attribute:
   • Description: Increase the PS attribute of the golem by +1.
4. Increase S.D.C.:
   • Description: Increase the S.D.C. value of the golem by +15.
5. Increase Spd Attribute:
   • Description: Increase the Spd attribute of the golem by +1.

Blood Golem

Although made from clay like all of the Golems, after the ritual has ended, the clay will magically transform into blood. The Blood Golem is composed entirely from fresh blood, held together by magic. Stronger and faster than the Flesh Golem, the Blood Golem is avoided by most spell casters, especially those of a good alignment. The only important exception to this are necromancers, who can gain access to creating a Blood Golem at an earlier spell level then normal wizards.

• Racial Type: Magical Construct - Golem
• Attributes:
  
  • I.Q.: 6
  • P.S.: 23 (supernatural)
  • P.P.: 14
  • Spd: 12
• Size: 692 to 18' (1.8 m to 5.5 m) tall
• Weight: 250 lbs to 1500 lbs (113.4 kg to 680.4 kg)
• S.D.C.: 100
• Natural Armor Rating: 10
• Average Life Span: Immortal
• Horror Factor: 15
• Combat Skills: 4 attacks per melee, +2 to strike, +2 to dodge, +3 to roll with punch, fall, and impact.
• Damage: A punch inflicts 3D6 points of damage and a power punch inflicts 6D6 points of damage.
• Bonuses: None
• Penalties: None
• Natural Abilities:
  
  1. Magical Immunities:
     
     As a magical construct, the golem is immune to all mind altering magic spells and psionic powers. Also, the construct is immune to all toxins, poisons, and diseases both magical and non-magical. The Golem is impervious to normal fire and cold and suffers only half damage from magical and mega-damage cold and fire attacks (including plasma). The Golem takes half damage from any other non-magical attack, such as physical attacks, but takes normal damage from magical and psychic energy attacks.
  2. Regeneration:
     
     The Golem will regenerate completely within 12 hours of being destroyed unless its heart is removed from its remains. Even if removed, the heart can still be placed within the remains of the golem (must be the same golem) and it will regenerate unless the heart has been removed for longer than 12 hours. After 12 hours, the heart loses its magical properties and returns to a normal piece of iron. The Golem regenerates at a rate of 1D4 M.D.C. per minute.
  3. Manipulate Shape:
     
     The Blood Golem can temporarily squish, mold, and disperse its physical form. This means it can pour itself though a crack under a door, through a keyhole, down a drainpipe, or squeeze through bars, chains, ropes, etc. The golem can also disperse itself over a large area to remain virtually unseen until it reforms its body. Any change in its shape requires one melee action and the change is only maintained through constant concentration, preventing the golem from taking any other action other than more shape changing.
  4. Drain Life:
     
     The Blood Golem has a powerful attack that causes can drain the lifeforce from a living creature that it strikes. After each attack has hit, the target feels as if a hungry force has latched onto its soul and it must make a save vs. magic spells or immediately lose 1D6 hit points. This hit point loss is not considered to be damage and cannot be reduced by any means. In addition, the Blood Golem gains +1D6 S.D.C. after each time a target fails its savings throw. By gaining S.D.C. in this manner, it is possible for the Blood Golem to gain more S.D.C. then its normal maximum. The S.D.C. in excess of its normal maximum is temporary and is reduced by damage before the Golem's normal S.D.C. is reduced, but it will disappear after 24 hours if the Golem still has more S.D.C. then its normal maximum.
  5. Enhancements:
     
     The following enhancements are available to the Blood Golem:
     • Enhance Shape Manipulation:
       • Description: The golem still requires one melee action to change any part of its shape, but it no longer requires constant concentration to maintain that shape and can perform other actions, such as attacking.
     • Increase Lifeforce Drain:
       • Description: Increase the hit point loss of the target of the Drain Life ability by +1.
     • Increase Lifeforce Rejuvenation:
       • Description: Increase the amount of S.D.C. gained after each failed save of the Drain Life ability by +1.

Clay Golem

The clay golem is not as powerful as the stone golem, so by the time a Wizard is powerful enough to use this ritual, they tend to bypass the Clay Golem in order to use the more powerful and more useful Clay Golem. Although not as strong or as tough as the Stone Golem, the Clay Golem still maintains a good balance and is worth its lower cost.

• Racial Type: Magical Construct - Golem
• Attributes:
  
  • I.Q.: 6
  • P.S.: 27 (supernatural)
  • P.P.: 12
  • Spd: 10
• Size: 692 to 18' (1.8 m to 5.5 m) tall
• Weight: 300 lbs to 3000 lbs (136.1 kg to 1361 kg)
• S.D.C.: 150
• Natural Armor Rating: 12
• Average Life Span: Immortal
• Horror Factor: 12
• Combat Skills: 4 attacks per melee, +4 to strike, +3 to parry, +3 to dodge, +1 to roll with punch, fall, and impact.
• Damage: A punch inflicts 4D6 points of damage and a power punch inflicts 1D4x10 points of damage.
• Bonuses: None
• Penalties: None
• Natural Abilities:
  
  1. Magical Immunities:
     
     As a magical construct, the golem is immune to all mind altering magic spells and psionic powers. Also, the construct is immune to all toxins, poisons, and diseases both magical and non-magical. The Golem is impervious to normal fire and cold and suffers only half damage from magical and mega-damage cold and fire attacks (including plasma). The Golem takes half damage from any other non-magical attack, such as physical attacks, but takes normal damage from magical and psychic energy attacks.
  2. Regeneration:
     
     The Golem will regenerate completely within 24 hours of being destroyed unless its heart is removed from its remains. Even if removed, the heart can still be placed within the remains of the golem (must be the same golem) and it will regenerate unless the heart has been removed for longer than 12 hours. After 12 hours, the heart loses its magical properties and returns to a normal piece of iron. The Golem regenerates at a rate of 1D4 M.D.C. per minute.
  3. Jagged Edges:
     
     The surface of the Clay Golem is cracked and pitted and incredibly sharp. Any creature that can bleed that is attacked by the golem or attacks the golem with a natural weapon will begin to bleed uncontrollably as the golem's clay surface cuts deep into the creature's flesh. The bleeding wound inflicts one point of damage at the beginning of each melee round for 1D4 minutes or until the target regenerates, receives magical healing, or medical attention from any medical skill. For the golem to cause a creature to bleed, the golem must hit the creature, not just its armor or a shield. The damage inflicted by these wounds is cumulative.
  4. Enhancements:
     
     The following enhancements are available to the Clay Golem:
     • Increase Armor:
       • Description: Increase the Natural Armor Rating of the golem by +1.
     • Increase Bleeding Damage:
       • Description: Increase the damage per melee round of the Jagged Edges ability by +1.
     • Increase Bleeding Duration:
       • Description: Increase the duration of the Jagged Edges ability by +1 minute.
     • Increase S.D.C.:
       • Description: Increase the S.D.C. of the golem by +15.

Flesh Golem

Although made from clay like all of the Golems, after the ritual has ended, the clay will magically transform into dead and rotting flesh. The Flesh Golem appears to be similar to a Frankenstein monster with pieces of its body sewn together. While it is the weakest of the Golems, it is still a formidable adversary. Due to its nature, and its smell, most spell casters avoid creating Flesh Golems, but it is a favorite among Necromancers.

• Racial Type: Magical Construct - Golem
• Attributes:
  
  • I.Q.: 6
  • P.S.: 18 (supernatural)
  • P.P.: 13
  • Spd: 8
• Size: 692 to 18' (1.8 m to 5.5 m) tall
• Weight: 180 lbs to 1000 lbs (81.6 kg to 453.6 kg)
• S.D.C.: 100
• Natural Armor Rating: 8
• Average Life Span: Immortal
• Horror Factor: 16
• Combat Skills: 4 attacks per melee, +2 to strike, +2 to dodge, +3 to roll with punch, fall, and impact.
• Damage: A punch inflicts 2D6 points of damage and a power punch inflicts 4D6 points of damage.
• Bonuses: None
• Penalties: None
• Natural Abilities:
  
  1. Magical Immunities:
     
     As a magical construct, the golem is immune to all mind altering magic spells and psionic powers. Also, the construct is immune to all toxins, poisons, and diseases both magical and non-magical. The Golem is impervious to normal fire and cold and suffers only half damage from magical and mega-damage cold and fire attacks (including plasma). The Golem takes half damage from any other non-magical attack, such as physical attacks, but takes normal damage from magical and psychic energy attacks.
  2. Regeneration:
     
     The Golem will regenerate completely within 12 hours of being destroyed unless its heart is removed from its remains. Even if removed, the heart can still be placed within the remains of the golem (must be the same golem) and it will regenerate unless the heart has been removed for longer than 12 hours. After 12 hours, the heart loses its magical properties and returns to a normal piece of iron. The Golem regenerates at a rate of 1D4 M.D.C. every other melee (every 30 seconds).
  3. Disease:
     
     The Flesh Golem is made of dead and decaying flesh, and while the construct's flesh will not decay because of the magical energies that preserve it, it is still rotten and filthy. Each time the golem hits a living creature with a claw slash a savings throw vs. disease must be made. If the save is made, the target's wounds will become inflamed and will be quite distracting; the target suffers a penalty of -1 to all combat rolls. If the save is failed, the target's wounds will become infected and will cause 2D4 points of damage once per melee round for the next 1D4 melee rounds. The target also suffers a penalty of -1 attack per melee and -2 to all combat rolls as the wounds continue to fester and pain. The penalties last for five minutes or until the disease is magically removed. It is important to note that this is not a poison, it is a disease and the penalties and damage from the disease from the same Flesh Golem are not cumulative, however, each Flesh Golem has a slightly different disease, so they are cumulative with the disease from other Flesh Golems.
  4. Enhancements:
     
     The following enhancements are available to the Flesh Golem:
     • Increase Disease Duration:
       • Description: Increase the duration of the disease damage by +1 melee round and the duration of the penalties by +1 minute.
     • Increase Disease Effect:
       • Description: Increase the damage inflicted by the disease by +2 per melee round and increase the penalties of the disease by -1 to all combat rolls.
     • Increase Disease Virulance:
       • Description: The target of the Disease ability suffers a penalty of -1 to save vs. disease to see if they are affected by the Flesh Golem's disease.

Iron Golem

The Iron Golem is the most powerful of the normal constructs. It has the strongest armor and the highest strength, but it also slow and heavy. The iron golem is made entirely of iron and it can be shaped to include weapons, such as axes or swords instead of normal arms, the resulting damage is determined by the type of weapon.

• Racial Type: Magical Construct - Golem
• Attributes:
  
  • I.Q.: 6
  • P.S.: 40 (supernatural)
  • P.P.: 8
  • Spd: 4
• Size: 692 to 18' (1.8 m to 5.5 m) tall
• Weight: 500 lbs to 6000 lbs (226.8 kg to 2722 kg)
• S.D.C.: 400
• Natural Armor Rating: 16
• Average Life Span: Immortal
• Horror Factor: 12
• Combat Skills: 4 attacks per melee, +6 to strike, +6 to parry, +1 to dodge, +1 to roll with punch, fall, and impact.
• Damage: A punch inflicts 1D4x10 points of damage and a power punch inflicts 2D4x10 points of damage.
• Bonuses: None
• Penalties: None
• Natural Abilities:
  
  1. Magical Immunities:
     
     As a magical construct, the golem is immune to all mind altering magic spells and psionic powers. Also, the construct is immune to all toxins, poisons, and diseases both magical and non-magical. The Golem is impervious to normal fire and cold and suffers only half damage from magical and mega-damage cold and fire attacks (including plasma). The Golem takes half damage from any other non-magical attack, such as physical attacks, but takes normal damage from magical and psychic energy attacks.
  2. Regeneration:
     
     The Golem will regenerate completely within 24 hours of being destroyed unless its heart is removed from its remains. Even if removed, the heart can still be placed within the remains of the golem (must be the same golem) and it will regenerate unless the heart has been removed for longer than 12 hours. After 12 hours, the heart loses its magical properties and returns to a normal piece of iron. The Golem regenerates at a rate of 1D4 M.D.C. per minute.
  3. Armor Penetration:
     
     Armor, even natural armor, is not an effective means of protection against an Iron Golem. Against regular armor, if a Golem rolls under the armor's AR, it inflicts only half damage against the armor, but the rest of damage is inflicted against the armor's wearer. For example, if the target was wearing full plate armor with an AR of 18 and the Golem had a 15 to strike and rolled 25 for damage, then normally the armor would take 25 points of damage, but for an Iron Golem, the armor only takes 13 points of damage while the wearer takes the remaining 12 points of damage. Against natural armor, for purposes of overcoming the target's AR, it is treated as being 1 point lower for the Golem's attacks. For example, if the target normally has a natural AR of 15, it only has a natural AR of 14 against an Iron Golem's attacks.
  4. Enhancements:
     
     The following enhancements are available to the Iron Golem:
     • Increase Armor:
       • Description: Increase the Natural Armor Rating of the golem by +1.
     • Increase Armor Penetration:
       • Description: Lower the effective natural AR of a target by 1 point for the Golem's attacks.
     • Increase S.D.C.:
       • Description: Increase the S.D.C. of the golem by +25.
     • Weapon Attachment:
       • Description: Instead of having an arm end in a normal hand, a golem's hand can end in a weapon. The specific type of weapon is determined by the caster at the time the golem is created and it cannot be changed at a later time and the weapon is constantly available, it is not retractable. The amount of damage inflicted by these weapon arms depends on the kind of weapon and the strength of the golem. Adjust the damage according to the strength of the golem by referring to the Physical Strength Categories file and treating the weapon as a natural attack of the golem and not as a wielded weapon. For example, a mace normally inflicts 2D6 points of damage, so when attached to a golem with a supernatural strength of 30, it would inflict 4D8x2 points of damage per strike. This was determined by looking at the supernatural table for an S.D.C. world under the 1D6 column and the row that matches the PS attribute of 30 and then doubling the listed damage for a normal strike because the mace inflicts 2D6 instead of 1D6. Only ancient melee weapons can be added to a golem.

Sand Golem

A Sand Golem is composed of animated dirt and sand. Due to its nature, the Sand Golem has unique abilities that allow it to change its shape and travel around obstacle and through tiny passages. These golems are favored by sorcerers that create complex defense systems that take advantage of the golem's ability to change its shape.

• Racial Type: Magical Construct - Golem
• Attributes:
  
  • I.Q.: 6
  • P.S.: 25 (supernatural)
  • P.P.: 14
  • Spd: 10
• Size: 692 to 18' (1.8 m to 5.5 m) tall
• Weight: 400 lbs to 2000 lbs (181.4 kg to 907.2 kg)
• S.D.C.: 150
• Natural Armor Rating: 10
• Average Life Span: Immortal
• Horror Factor: 14
• Combat Skills: 4 attacks per melee, +2 to strike, +2 to dodge, +3 to roll with punch, fall, and impact.
• Damage: A punch inflicts 3D6 points of damage and a power punch inflicts 6D6 points of damage.
• Bonuses: None
• Penalties: None
• Natural Abilities:
  
  1. Magical Immunities:
     
     As a magical construct, the golem is immune to all mind altering magic spells and psionic powers. Also, the construct is immune to all toxins, poisons, and diseases both magical and non-magical. The Golem is impervious to normal fire and cold and suffers only half damage from magical and mega-damage cold and fire attacks (including plasma). The Golem takes half damage from any other non-magical attack, such as physical attacks, but takes normal damage from magical and psychic energy attacks.
  2. Regeneration:
     
     The Golem will regenerate completely within 24 hours of being destroyed unless its heart is removed from its remains. Even if removed, the heart can still be placed within the remains of the golem (must be the same golem) and it will regenerate unless the heart has been removed for longer than 12 hours. After 12 hours, the heart loses its magical properties and returns to a normal piece of iron. The Golem regenerates at a rate of 1D4 M.D.C. per minute.
  3. Manipulate Shape:
     
     The Sand Golem can temporarily squish, mold, and disperse its physical form. This means it can pour itself though a crack under a door, through a keyhole, down a drain pipe, or squeeze through bars, chains, ropes, etc. The golem can also disperse itself over a large area to remain virtually unseen until it reforms its body. Any change in its shape requires one melee action and the change is only maintained through constant concentration, preventing the golem from taking any other action other than more shape changing.
  4. Engulf:
     
     The Sand Golem can completely engulf an object in an attempt to incapacitate or suffocate it. In order to engulf a target, the golem requires a melee attack and must successfully grapple the target. If the grapple is successful, the golem can then pull the target into its body. Once trapped inside, the target will be unable to breathe and will begin to suffocate. For a typical Human, dizziness occurs within one minute, unconsciousness in two minutes, and death within 4D4x10 seconds thereafter. In order to break free of the Golem, the engulfed object must make a PS attribute check against the golem. If the target succeeds, it will be immediately ejected from the golem's body. People outside the golem can help those inside only by killing them golem or convincing the golem's master to order the golem to release the object it has engulfed. The golem can engulf an object with a mass up to its maximum carrying weight.
  5. Enhancements:
     
     The following enhancements are available to the Sand Golem:
     • Enhance Shape Manipulation:
       • Description: The golem still requires one melee action to change any part of its shape, but it no longer requires constant concentration to maintain that shape and can perform other actions, such as attacking.
     • Improve Engulf:
       • Description: The golem gains +1 to grapple when using its Engulf ability and +1 to the PS attribute check to prevent an engulfed object from breaking free.

Stone Golem

The stone golem is the standard golem that most sorcerers create. It has a good balance of strength and endurance. Its immunity to small amounts of damage gives it a large advantage in combat, especially against opponents with only small weapons.

• Racial Type: Magical Construct - Golem
• Attributes:
  
  • I.Q.: 6
  • P.S.: 30 (supernatural)
  • P.P.: 8
  • Spd: 6
• Size: 692 to 18' (1.8 m to 5.5 m) tall
• Weight: 400 lbs to 4000 lbs (181.4 kg to 1814 kg)
• S.D.C.: 250
• Natural Armor Rating: 14
• Average Life Span: Immortal
• Horror Factor: 12
• Combat Skills: 5 attacks per melee, +6 to strike, +4 to parry, +2 to dodge, +2 to roll with punch, fall, and impact.
• Damage: A punch inflicts 4D6 points of damage and a power punch inflicts 1D4x10 points of damage.
• Bonuses: None
• Penalties: None
• Natural Abilities:
  
  1. Magical Immunities:
     
     As a magical construct, the golem is immune to all mind altering magic spells and psionic powers. Also, the construct is immune to all toxins, poisons, and diseases both magical and non-magical. The Golem is impervious to normal fire and cold and suffers only half damage from magical and mega-damage cold and fire attacks (including plasma). The Golem takes half damage from any other non-magical attack, such as physical attacks, but takes normal damage from magical and psychic energy attacks.
  2. Regeneration:
     
     The Golem will regenerate completely within 24 hours of being destroyed unless its heart is removed from its remains. Even if removed, the heart can still be placed within the remains of the golem (must be the same golem) and it will regenerate unless the heart has been removed for longer than 12 hours. After 12 hours, the heart loses its magical properties and returns to a normal piece of iron. The Golem regenerates at a rate of 1D4 M.D.C. per minute.
  3. Damage Immunity:
     
     Stones golems are built to take a boatload of damage and since they are constructed from solid rock, they are extremely durable and resistant to damage. All damage inflicted on the golem is reduced by 5 points and this reduction occurs after the damage has been reduced by half, if appropriate. Damage from a volley, such as a missile attack or a burst from a rail gun, is treated as a single attack. For example, if a magical sword hit a Stone Golem inflicting 13 points of damage, the golem would only take 8 points of damage, but if three fire bolts hit the same Golem as a volley causing 22 points of magical fire damage each, the Golem would take 18 points of damage in total (damage each fire bolt would be reduced by half to 11 points each and then reduced by another 5 points each to a total of 6 points each).
  4. Enhancements:
     
     The following enhancements are available to the Stone Golem:
     • Increase Armor:
       • Description: Increase the Natural Armor Rating of the golem by +1.
     • Increase Damage Immunity:
       • Description: Increase the amount damage is reduced by +1.
     • Increase S.D.C.:
       • Description: Increase the S.D.C. of the golem by +20.
     • Weapon Attachment:
       • Description: Instead of having an arm end in a normal hand, a golem's hand can end in a weapon. The specific type of weapon is determined by the caster at the time the golem is created and it cannot be changed at a later time and the weapon is constantly available, it is not retractable. The amount of damage inflicted by these weapon arms depends on the kind of weapon and the strength of the golem. Adjust the damage according to the strength of the golem by referring to the Physical Strength Categories file and treating the weapon as a natural attack of the golem and not as a wielded weapon. For example, a mace normally inflicts 2D6 points of damage, so when attached to a golem with a supernatural strength of 30, it would inflict 4D8x2 points of damage per strike. This was determined by looking at the supernatural table for an S.D.C. world under the 1D6 column and the row that matches the PS attribute of 30 and then doubling the listed damage for a normal strike because the mace inflicts 2D6 instead of 1D6. Only ancient melee weapons can be added to a golem.