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'd FC Golem Self-Confrol
Personality -Roll ld6-
Level 1 2 3 4 5 6
Intact A A A B C D
Dominant A A B B C D
Balanced A B C C D D
Faint B C C D D D
Key
A) PC remains in control of actions.
B) PC flees scene for id4 rounds.
C) PC attacks nearest nonparty
rnember(s): regains senses in Id10
rounds.
D) PC loses control and attacks anything
in sight for ldlO rounds.
turmoil. Tell the PC he feels great
confusion and strange desires, and that
he is beginning to feel his control
slipping away. The PC's mood begins
to swing even more erratically than
before.
Faint: By this point the PC has lost
almost all of his original personality.
The golem personality has gained the
upper hand, and you should only allow
the player to take the role of the PC
only for brief intervals. At other times,
you should control the PC, treating him
as a young golem.
Golem: The PC has now lost his
struggle and is a golem in every sense.
The player has lost a character, for the
golem is an NPC.
The Inner Stmggle
While the PC is within the golem body,
the character is in a constant struggle
to maintain control of both his mind
and body. Such a struggle is intense,
and any sort of conflict or surprise can
cause the PC to lose his grip, even if
only for a short while. Even something
so small as another party member or
an NPC disagreeing with the PC golem
may cause the PC to lose control.
Whenever violence of any kind
occurs, when anyone disagrees
strongly with the words or actions of
: golem, or when the PC golem is
the PC
surpri: sed, consult the table to the left
to deti -imine whether the PC maintains
contrc 11. (Find the row corresponding to
the ch aracter's personality state, then
roll IC 16 to find the column listing the
PC'S r eaction.) As the DM, you may
also II lake this "self-control" check
when€ :ver you deem it appropriate.
Rever sing the Transformelion
The IT iethods for restoring a PC golem
to his rightful body vary according to
the m8 anner in which the character's
life es sence was originally transferred:
throuc ]h a surge of energy, or a through
a braii I transplant.
The : Energy Surge: In this case,
those who conduct the reverse transfer
must I 3ossess both bodies: the
chars( Zter's own and the golem's. They
must 1 :hen utilize some sort of powerful
energ! q charge again. The amount of
power required is a matter for you, the
DM, tc I decide. However, this reversal
definit ,ely calls for some effort and
planni ng on the part of the PCs. The
most i important factor to consider is
what t ype of quest you and your
player 's will most enjoy. Several
possit ile scenarios are outlined below.
Whate :ver the method, however, when
the re versa1 is attempted, the character
must I make a successful system shock
roll. If the PC fails this check, the
charai zter and both bodies die.
The I party sets up a "Dr. Frankenstei
n" style laboratory (or uses the
cre, ator's lab, if he had one).
Ligl htning is somehow harnessed to
cre, ate the necessary energy surge.
The ! adventurers become detectives,
hur iting in old libraries and ancient
ruir is to rediscover ancient alchemical
formulae. One of these concoctior
IS, when swallowed, frees the
spii 'it to return to its body, while the
sec ond forces a spirit to leave its
cur rent form.
The : party uncovers information regar
ding a legendary magical pool
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