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As described in Treasure Companion, the Research
spell provides a neat solution to the logistical nightmares
of imbedding spells into items where the alchemist
lacks the intrinsic ability to cast the imbedded
spell himself. Equivalent Research spells have been
placed on both Construct Magic and Golem Magic to
achieve the same effect. The spell to be imbedded
must be cast once into the entity - prior to this casting,
the Research spell may be cast which will record the
magical patterns of the spell to be imbedded if that
spell is cast within one minute. On every day thereafter,
the creator may cast the Research spell (at a power
point cost of one plus the level of the imbedded spell)
instead of the imbedded spell itself. A caster may only
have one spell’s parameters stored in a Research spell
at any given time (but may choose to replace the
stored spell at any time).
6.11
OBEDIENCE AND
INTELLIGENCE
ENHANCEMENTS
When the final spell of creation is cast, magic will
imbue the finished Golem or Construct with a semblance
of “life” and a purpose to serve its master with
total and literal obedience. Unless possessed accidentally
or deliberately by some errant spirit or enhanced
temporarily by a spell from the Sentience spell list, the
entity will have a very minimal mind, equating to
somewhere between empathic and very low intelligence.
It will comprehend simple orders, if expressed
as spoken phrases of five words or less in the native
language of its creator. If its creator issues these orders,
it will attempt to fulfill them to the best of its
ability. In combat situations, this means that a Golem
or Construct will use lethal force even if only ordered
to “Attack all intruders” rather than “Kill all intruders”.
Moreover, these entities have no tactical common
sense – so a Golem with spell capabilities will
unleash attack spells at the first foe rather than the
most dangerous opponents, just as a Construct with
charged powers will make no attempt to conserve
those charges. Even in non-combat situations, literalism
will prevail and entities may repetitively follow
orders until and unless they are ordered to stop.
Unless they are subverted by possessing spirits or
magic, unenhanced Golems and Constructs will obey
all orders given to them by their creator. In the unlikely
event that multiple spell users have undertaken
the magical portions of the creation process, the entity
will consider its “creator” to be the most powerful
spell user (in terms of level) involved in the ritual.
Additionally a creator can designate another individual
as the entity’s Master, e.g. by pointing at that
being and saying “Obey your master”. The entity will
obey the Master as if that person were its creator,
except that any orders from the creator will be followed
in preference to the orders from the Master.
The Master can transfer the bond of obedience similarly,
except that the former master may no longer
command the entity without recourse to magic.
In the event that either the creator or the master
perishes without designating a new master, the entity
will attempt to fulfill the last instruction it was given.
If this is an ongoing duty, such as guarding a door, it
will continue doing this forever or until it is destroyed
or mastered by another wizard. In the event that it
has no final orders from either creator or master, it
will wait until someone attempts to command it,
whereupon the entity will go berserk and attack that
person (and anyone else nearby), unless the entity is
restrained by magic.
(A note to GMs: in Creatures & Monsters, it is
stated that golems only obey their makers. The aim of
allowing makers to designate a Master is to enlarge
the role-playing opportunities possible to GMs –
using this enables Golems and Constructs to be
found in the service of individuals other than highpowered
wizards, opening the door to many different
types of encounter.)
While Glyph of Control # spells will ensure obedience
by preventing unwanted possession, improving
the intelligence of a Golem or a Construct requires
either the use of a Sentience spell (which provides a
temporary boost) or the imbedding of a spirit of
some kind. As these modifications are temporary to
a greater or lesser extent, these do not increase the
entity’s creation level for creation purposes.
6.12
TIME, MATERIALS, AND
MONEY
6.12.1 TIME COST
The base time cost for creating a Construct or a
Golem is one week per creation level of the entity.
Examples: The Tiny Winged Goblin Clay Golem
has a creation level of 12, so it will require at least
12 weeks to create, whereas the Large Shark
Construct has a creation level of 25, so it will
require 25 weeks to make.
As described in sections 6.8 and 6.9, the time to
physically manufacture a Golem or a Construct can
be delayed by failed skill maneuvers, so this base time
cost is a minimum.
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