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Golem Manual

[varies], magical

  • Price: dependent
  • Bulk: 1
  • Hands: 2
  • Slot: –

A golem manual contains information, incantations, and magical power that help the user to craft a golem. The instructions therein grant a 1d10 Insight bonus on skill checks made to craft the specific golem type. Each manual also holds the prerequisite spells needed for a specific golem, although these spells can only be used to create a golem and cannot be copied, effectively granting the builder proficiency in the Craft (golem) skill. The user still needs the Crafting Trait: Expert and two of the following Crafting Traits: General, Magic, or Runesmith.

The cost of the book does not include the cost of constructing the golem’s body. Once the golem is finished, the writing in the manual fades and the book is consumed in flames. When the book’s ashes are sprinkled upon the golem, it becomes fully animated, effectively removing any checks made to raise the golem. Unless otherwise listed, a golem manual is a very rare item.

  • Clay Golem Manual (9,000 silvers). The book contains the spells Heroism, Raise Dead, Read Omens, and Unseen Servant. The reader may treat their Proficiency Score as two higher than normal for the purpose of crafting a clay golem. This item has the conjuration, divination, enchantment, and necromancy tags. It requires the manual’s crafter to supply a casting of Heroism, Raise Dead, Read Omens, and Unseen Servant.
  • Flesh Golem Manual (7,500 silvers). The book contains the spells Animate Dead, Dominate, and Unseen Servant. The reader may treat their Proficiency Score as one higher than normal for the purpose of crafting a flesh golem. This item has the conjuration, enchantment, and necromancy tags. It requires the manual’s crafter to supply a casting of Animate Dead, Dominate, and Unseen Servant and the manual’s crafter must have the Runesmith Crafting Trait.
  • Iron Golem Manual (11,000 silvers). The book contains the spells Cloudkill, Creation, and Dominate. The reader may treat their Proficiency Score as four higher than normal for the purpose of crafting an iron golem. This item has the conjuration, enchantment, and necromancy tags. It requires the manual’s crafter to supply a casting of Cloudkill, Creation, and Dominate.
  • Stone Golem Manual (10,000 silvers). The book contains the spells Creation, Dominate, and Slow. The reader may treat their Proficiency Score as three higher than normal for the purpose of crafting a stone golem. This item has the conjuration, enchantment, and transmutation tags. It requires the manual’s crafter to supply a casting of Creation, Dominate, and Slow.
  • Stone Golem Guardian Manual (14,000 silvers). The book contains the spells Creation, Dominate, Shield Other, Slow, and Wish. The reader may treat their Proficiency Score as three higher than normal for the purpose of crafting a stone golem. This item has the abjuration, conjuration, divination, enchantment, and necromancy tags and is legendary. It requires the manuals’ crafter to supply a casting of Creation, Dominate, Shield Other, Slow, and Wish. Additionally, the manual’s crafter can choose to cast spell with a Level 6 Spell Slot. If the manual’s crafter does so, the golem created from the manual gains the tag of that spell if it does not already have the tag. The golem also has the ability to cast this spell as a supernatural ability once per minute.