Blue's Golem Research

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Player: Rynja
Reward: 400xp
Golem Research goes in order of the player's direction of research.

Mithral Golem: Lore roll: 48
Lore roll was insufficient to gain much detail, they will have to explore further and find literature elsewhere for details.

• Knowledge gained: A rare golem, it is considered a formidable guard.
  
• Knowledge of Construction: Unknown
  
• Knowledge of Materials: Unknown - assume mithral?
  
• Knowledge of Appearance: Unknown
  

Gemstone Golem: Lore roll: 66
"It is widely discussed among the mage community that such golems should be possible to create. However, there are no known successful attempts"

• Knowledge gained: Theoretical, no known documented creations
  
• Knowledge of Construction: Unknown
  
• Knowledge of Materials: Unknown
  
• Knowledge of Appearance: Unknown
  

Alloy Golem: Lore roll: 70
"Another theoretical study: There are no specific alloy golems, however iron golems have been modified with parts made from other metals to gain more flexibility or strength."

• Knowledge gained: Theoretical. Mixing metals on parts to gain benefits of previously existing golems
  
• Knowledge of Construction: Unknown
  
• Knowledge of Materials: Variable
  
• Knowledge of Appearance: Variable
  

Crystal Golem: No lore roll
All knowledge unknown

Alchemical Silver Golem: Lore roll: 68
No results, there were results on silver golems, but it is mainly the argument against their creation. The material's value outweighing the use and productivity of the golem.

• Knowledge gained: widely considered expensive and inefficient.
  
• Knowledge of Construction: Unknown for now
  
• Knowledge of Materials: Silver
  
• Knowledge of Image: Similar to the Iron golem, but made of silver.
  

Adamantine Golem: Lore roll: 52 Update: 79
Roll insufficient to gain more knowledge

• Knowledge gained: Extremely rare, formidable
  
• Knowledge of Construction: Unknown
  
• Knowledge of Materials: Adamantium
  
• Knowledge of Appearance: Known
  

Brass Golem: Lore roll: 48
"Brass: An alloy of copper and zinc. These golems would be considered alloy golems. No known offical creations are on record."

• See too Alloy Golem: Materials: Brass
  

Update: Lore roll: 72

Additional information for Alloys
Brass: would be one of the better alloys to use in the creation of golems. The metal is malleable but sturdy and light weight than iron alloys. Brass is also commonly used due to its acoustic properties. Any musically inclined creations should have brass as some part of their components.

Bronze: would be better of the two alloys if you want a less malleable metal. It is still lighter weight than the iron alloys, but is stronger than brass. It also loses some of its acoustic properties.

Gold Golem: Lore roll: 68
"Widely considered a golem of vanity, they are little used outside of for show"

• Knowledge gained: Weak, extremely expensive to create, and for show
  
• Knowledge of Construction: Identical to Iron Golem
  
• Knowledge of Materials: Gold
  
• Knowledge of Appearance: Commonly similar to Iron Golem
  

Wooden Golem: No lore roll
All knowledge unknown

Clay Golem: Lore roll: 57
"A common golem, it is fragile but can be mass produced easier than the others."

• Knowledge gained: Versatile, more easily produced, fragile
  
• Knowledge of Construction: Must be constructed from a single block of clay. Magical oils applied to
  
• the clay before baking after sculpted.
  
• Knowledge of Materials: Clay
  
• Knowledge of Appearance: Known
  

Elven War Golems: Lore roll: 66
"A golem made with elven sensibilities as its stead, they are swift, agile and incredibly flexable and versatile golems. However, slow in creation and difficult to forge."

• Knowledge gained: Embodiment of elven culture, extremely difficult to create.
  
• Knowledge of Construction: 7,000xp, 25,000gp, crafting DC 35, Spells used: Haste; any Greater Binding invocations.
  
• Knowledge of Materials: (250) Variable, most commonly used is Iron
  
• Knowledge of Appearance: Known
  

Stone Golem: Lore roll: 62

• Knowledge gained: Strong and sturdy, they are the second most popular golem.
  
• Knowledge of Construction: 5,000xp, 5,000gp, Crafting skillDC 20, Spells used: Binding invocations.
  
• Knowledge of Materials: Stone (1 ton solid piece)
  
• Knowledge of Appearance: Known
  

Greater Stone Golem : Same as stone, double the price.

Clockwork Golem: Lore roll: 65

• Knowledge gained: Extremely varied, the clockwork constructs can come in many shapes and forms.
  
• Knowledge of Construction: 10,000xp, 30,000gp, Spellcraft DC 40, Spells used: Haste
  
• Knowledge of Materials: (150) Variable, most commonly used is Iron
  
• Knowledge of Appearance: Known
  

Other Golems:

Iron: Already Known.

Skyiba wrote:

Iron Golem

Feats: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Wonderous Items

Construction:An iron golem’s body is sculpted from 5,000 pounds of pure iron,
smelted with rare tinctures and admixtures costing at least 10,000
gp.

Assembling the body requires a DC 20 Craft (armorsmithing)
check or a DC 20 Craft (weaponsmithing) check.
CL 16th; Craft Construct (see page 303), cloudkill, geas/quest, limited
wish, polymorph any object, caster must be at least 16th level;
Price 150,000 gp; Cost 80,000 gp + 5,600 XP.

10000 Body construction. molds oils etc.
80000 Animation fee
90000 Total construction costs
plus the 5ooo pounds of iron = 500 iron ingots

skills
80 magic component ritual, resources
(Iron Golem PnP stats)

Adamantine Golem: Lore roll: 52 Update: 79
Roll insufficient to gain more knowledge


Knowledge gained: Extremely rare, formidable
Knowledge of Construction: Unknown
Knowledge of Materials: Adamantium
Knowledge of Appearance: Known

Alchemical Silver Golem: Lore roll: 68
No results, there were results on silver golems, but it is mainly the argument against their creation. The material's value outweighing the use and productivity of the golem.


Knowledge gained: widely considered expensive and inefficient.
Knowledge of Construction: Unknown for now
Knowledge of Materials: Silver
Knowledge of Image: Similar to the Iron golem, but made of silver.

Alloy Golem: Lore roll: 70
"Another theoretical study: There are no specific alloy golems, however iron golems have been modified with parts made from other metals to gain more flexibility or strength."


Knowledge gained: Theoretical. Mixing metals on parts to gain benefits of previously existing golems
Knowledge of Construction: Unknown
Knowledge of Materials: Variable
Knowledge of Appearance: Variable

Brass Golem: Lore roll: 48
"Brass: An alloy of copper and zinc. These golems would be considered alloy golems. No known offical creations are on record."


See too Alloy Golem: Materials: Brass

Additional information
Brass: Alloy is more light weight, and is often used for its acoustic properties
Bronze: Alloy is also light weight, but stronger than brass, it loses some of his acoustic properties

Claw Golems: 71
No Information Found

Cold Iron Golem: 80
More commonly found underground, these golems are most often used to protect against fey-like creatures.

Knowledge gained: Good against fey.
Knowledge of Construction: Unknown
Knowledge of Materials: Cold Iron
Knowledge of Appearance: Known

Crystal Golem: 79
A strong anti-magic golem. These golems are extreamely difficult to construct as the material fights the magic used to create them.

Knowledge gained: Anti-magic golem, extreamely difficult to create.
Knowledge of Construction: Unknown
Knowledge of Materials: Quartz
Knowledge of Appearance: Unknown

Gem Golem: Lore: 79
A theoretical golem, there are no recited constructs made.

Knowledge gained: Theoretical
Knowledge of Construction: Unknown
Knowledge of Materials: Obsidian
Knowledge of Appearance: Known (theoretical)

Mithral Golem: Lore roll: 48 Update: 66
An extreamely light and flexible golem. It has many uses.

Knowledge gained: A rare golem, it is considered a formidable guard.
Knowledge of Construction: Unknown
Knowledge of Materials: Mithral?
Knowledge of Appearance: Known

Stained Glass Golem: 64
A fragile golem, they break easily and are usually only used once then discarded.

Knowledge gained: disposable
Knowledge of Construction: Unknown
Knowledge of Materials: glass
Knowledge of Appearance: Unknown

Wooden Golem: 70
A common golem among druidic circles

Knowledge gained: Adaptibe and flexible use.
Knowledge of Construction: Unknown
Knowledge of Materials: Wood
Knowledge of Apperance: Unknown