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BHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHHB contract the limbs. This modification adds +10% to the materials cost of the Construct per limb, and adds +1 creation level per pair of telescoping limbs. Example: The witch wants to be able to use her Shark Construct as an aquatic steed, so she adds the Mount mechanical ability (+1) raising its creation level to 20. Example: The Warrior Construct lacks any missile capability as yet, so the archmage adds two selfreloading light dart throwers to the design – one facing forward, one backwards. The creation level is now 20 (18 + 1 + 1) and the Construct can make two light crossbow attacks at +60 OB each round. The actual encounter level of the Warrior Construct is 20 /4 (for Medium Size) = 5. 6.6 MAGICAL ABILITIES Is the Entity to possess magical abilities Imbedding magical abilities requires access to the Golem Magic or Construct Magic spell list. Abilities can either be “charged” where each use depletes a charge until there are none left, “daily” where the Entity can use the spell one or more times each day, or “constant” where the spell operates continuously or once per round. Each magical power increases the Construct’s creation level as follows. Charged Powers: + ((level of the imbedded spell) x 0.5). Daily Powers: + ((level of the imbedded spell) x 0.75). Constant Powers: +((level of the imbedded spell) x 1). The Base OB for a directed spell attack is equal to the Entity’s Base OB (for size) without any modifications for material. The level of a base spell attack is equal to the level of the spell itself. See section 6.10 for more details on adding spell-like abilities to Golems and Constructs. Example: The alchemist decides that his Goblin Golem could usefully benefit from the ability to become invisible at will. The Golem is one object, so the 2 nd -level Unseen spell can be used (rather than the 4 th -level Invisibility spell). This constant power increases the Golem’s creation level to 11 (9 +2 for spell). He also decides that an attack spell for emergency use might be useful, so he imbeds a 2 nd -level Shock Bolt spell (with a base +20 OB) as a Charged Power, increasing the Golem’s creation level to 12. The actual encounter level of this Golem is 12 / 5 (for Tiny Size) = 2. Example: The enchantress intends her Wolf Golem to patrol at night, so she decides to give it a 4 th -level Nightvision spell as a Daily Power (4 x 0.75= 3), raising its creation level from 23 to 26. The actual encounter level of the Wolf Golem is 26 / 3 = 8.67, rounded up to 9. Example: The Shark Construct will be of limited utility if it cannot see underwater, hence the witch imbeds a 5 th -level Watervision spell (from the Sense Mastery spell list) raising its creation level to 25 (20 + (5 x1)). As its size is Large, its actual encounter level is 25 / 3 = 8.33, rounded up to 9. Example: The archmage would like to equip his Warrior Construct with an area affect elemental attack spell such as Fire Ball. Even as a Charged Power, this would add +4 (8 x0.5) to the construct’s level raising it to 24. Unfortunately the archmage does not know the High Construct spell yet so he cannot make constructs of this level yet. 6.7 GLYPHS OF CONTROL Does the creator wish to inscribe a Glyph of Control onto the Entity Using a Glyph of Control does not alter the Entity’s creation level. Glyphs of Control are more commonly associated with Golems, but many enchanters appreciate the benefits of these protective spells for Constructs. Glyphs of Control must be inscribed somewhere on the Entity’s outer surface – usually engraved, etched or sculpted as appropriate. While it is possible to merely paint the Glyph onto the surface, most alchemists deem this too susceptible to defacement. As the Glyph is an obvious target, careful enchanters will frequently decorate their Entities with false runes to divert attention from the real sigil. In the case of Golems, the Glyph may be written on parchment and affixed to the Golem. The creator must choose on first casting whether defacing the Glyph will cause the Entity to deanimate (until the Glyph is repaired) or whether it will nullify the prohibition against possession and release any spirit already possessing the Entity from obedience to its master. See chapter 7 for more details. To build a Golem, please read section 6.8; to build a Construct, please skip ahead to section 6.9. CONSTRUCT COMPANION 61
BHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHBHHB 6.8 BUILDING A GOLEM Having determined the specifics of the Golem’s design, the creator must assemble the necessary materials in his laboratory or workshop and commence work. (For quantities and material costs, see section 6.6). The magician must first make a Very Hard Drafting maneuver to generate the requisite blueprints. The results of this maneuver will influence construction as follows. Spectacular Failure: The blueprints are totally flawed, but this won’t be recognized until the golem is finished. The golem will be unable to move. All the materials are wasted. Absolute Failure: The blueprints are totally flawed, but this won’t be recognized until halfway into the creation process. The work must be abandoned with 50% of the materials being wasted. Failure: The blueprints are flawed, but this won’t be recognized until one week into the creation process. The creator can start again from fresh. No materials are wasted. For any other result, the blueprints are of sufficient quality to guide the manufacture, with Unusual Success and Absolute Success giving +20 bonuses to any other skills required in the creation process. Note: A creator can reuse blueprints to make as many copies of a particular Golem type as he desires - other Golem types will require new designs, naturally. Likewise a creator can reuse the blueprints of another scholar to fashion a Golem according to that specification. The Golem’s material determines which skills are needed to actually fashion it. All Golems must be shaped into the correct form using Sculpting skill. Additionally Wood Golems require Wood Crafts to prepare and carve the wood. Stone Golems and those formed from crystals and gems demand expertise in Stone Crafts. Golems made from metals and alloys require Metal Crafts to forge the metals, form a containing mold, and cast the sculpted shape. Water Golems require the use of Metal Crafts skill to fashion the shaped tanks to hold the water as it is enchanted into permanent shape and animation. The appropriate skill maneuvers for construction should be made about halfway through the creation process. The difficulty level of the Sculpting maneuvers depend on how aesthetically appealing the creator intends the golem to be. Light: a very crude approximation to the organic form. Medium: a stylized representation. Hard: an accurate representation. Very Hard: an exact representation that captures every nuance of the form. Extremely Hard: a representation that is even more impressive than the real creature. (This is one step higher than suggested in School of Hard Knocks: The Skills Companion - Golems are not intended as stationary sculptures.) Failures in the Sculpting maneuver will produce an ugly or grotesque Golem. The difficulty level for any required Craft maneuvers begin at Medium, and may be modified upwards depending on the Golem’s size, shape, and material composition as follows. Tiny to Medium: no change. Large or Huge: increase Difficulty Level by one. Humanoid: no change. Unusual humanoid or animal form: increase Difficulty Level by one. Monstrous, demonic, extraplanar or other form: increase Difficulty Level by two. Materials: wood, stone, non-magical metals and alloys (excluding steel): no change. Materials: non-magical steels: increase Difficulty Level by one. Materials: magical metals and alloys, gems, laen: increase Difficulty Level by two. Example: Making a Huge Adamantine Dragon Golem requires a successful Absurd Metal Crafts maneuver (Medium becomes Hard owing to its Huge size, Hard is raised two steps to Extremely Hard because dragons are a monstrous form, and Extremely Hard is raised a further two steps because adamantium is a magical metal). A Spectacular Failure in a Crafts maneuver will lead to the Golem being misshapen and only partially functional (a winged golem might be unable to fly, a humanoid golem might be missing a hand, etc.) An Absolute Failure will cause the Golem to be merely partially misshapen but will be fully functional. A Failure result will add one extra week to the construction time. The alchemist can have the mundane aspects of construction undertaken by expert sculptors and craftsmen - however they will have to be available and working on the project throughout the creation process. In terms of spells, the alchemist must cast the appropriate Golem creation spell (see Table 6.1) each day. If the Golem is to receive any magical abilities, the creator must cast the spell to be imbedded, the appropriate Imbed N spell, and one of the Charge, Daily Power N, or Constant Power N spells each day. A spell failure does not ruin the entire process, unless the caster is incapable of recasting the miscast spell that day. When the final spell of creation is cast, the spark of “life” will enter the Golem’s frame and it will lurch into sudden animation, ready to serve its creator. 62 CONSTRUCT COMPANION
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