Book of Golems
This compilation is a treatise on the construction and animation of golems. It contains all information and incantations needed to make one of the nine sorts of golems.
The construction and animation of a golem takes a considerable amount of time and costs quite a bit as well. During the construction and animation process, a single wizard or priest must have the manual at hand to study, and must not be interrupted. The type of manual found is found by rolling d20 and consulting the table below:
Once the golem is finished, the writing fades and the book is consumed by flames. When the ashes of the manual are sprinkled on the golem, the figure becomes fully animated. It is assumed that the user of the manual is of at least the 10th level. For every level of experience under 10th, there is a cumulative 10% chance that the golem falls to pieces within one turn of completion, due to the maker's imperfect understanding.
A priest who reads a work for wizards loses d6(x10,000) experience points. A wizard reading a priestly work loses one level of experience. The DM must decide in advance for whom the book is intended. Any other class suffers 6d6 points of damage for opening the work.
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