Golem (Dungeons & Dragons)
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| Dungeons & Dragons creature | |
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| Golem | |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| Type | Construct |
| Source books | |
| First appearance | |
| Mythological origins | Golem |
| Image | Wizards.com image |
| Stats | OGL stats |
A golem is a construct, a magically created monster in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. There are four types of golems (from weakest to strongest): Flesh Golems, Clay Golems, Stone Golems and Iron Golems. All but the Flesh Golem are created from earthen components. The Flesh Golem is created from human remains.
The creator of a Golem (typically a wizard or cleric) has control over the Golem. The control of Flesh Golems and Clay Golems has a chance of being voided proportional to the length of time the Golem is used in combat.
All Golems have a neutral alignment.
[edit] Types of Golems
- Flesh Golems are similar to Frankenstein's monster and are created from human remains. If control over the Flesh Golem is lost it goes berserk, attacking friends and enemies equally.
- Clay Golems are created by Clerics. There is a cumulative chance each melee round that a Clay Golem will be possessed by a chaotic evil spirit. If this happens control is lost and the Golem attacks the closest living creature.
- Stone Golems are twice as strong as Flesh Golems. They are resistant to attacks because of their stone composition. Stone Golems do not revoke their creators control like Flesh and Clay Golems.
- Iron Golems are the strongest type of Golem and never revoke the control of the wizard that created them. An Iron Golem is three times as strong as a Flesh Golem.
[edit] References
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977).
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