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itsmeyouidiot
2008-05-13, 04:29 PM
I play a game called Kingdom of Loathing (http://www.kingdomofloathing.com/), and some of the monsters are pretty strange.

The wizards are obviously insane, as they seem to try to make golems out of every possible material. (Fruit golems, bread golems, pencil golems, 99 bottles of beer on some golems, topiary golems, white chocolate golems, collapsed mineshaft golems, chowder golems, etc.)

What would you create? (Not necessarily for role-playing, I just want to know what you could come up with.)

Mine would be the golem golem. A golem made of other golems that come together, Voltron-style. (Golem doesn't sound like a word anymore now, does it?)

Mauve Shirt
2008-05-13, 04:36 PM
Are you in the GITP clan? If not, apply. If so, then I'm totally blind.

I like the pencil golem. :smallbiggrin: If I were to make a golem out of something.... An internet golem!

The Rose Dragon
2008-05-13, 04:37 PM
I'd make a golem out of cute curly girls. That'd be one awesome golem. It'd kill with cuteness overload.

North
2008-05-13, 04:39 PM
Pop-up ad Golem, every time you hit it another one apears and another and another.

itsmeyouidiot
2008-05-13, 04:41 PM
Are you in the GITP clan? If not, apply. If so, then I'm totally blind.

I dunno, my clan is pretty generous with buffs...

15 turns of The Ode to Booze every day; that isn't easy to give up!:smalleek:

As for the internet golem, i'd say that seems more like elemental material. Unless it would be a "series of tubes" golem.

Trog
2008-05-13, 04:42 PM
Sperm golem!

It would explain why the wizard has been cooped up doing "spell research" all that time. :smallconfused:

Special Attack: Impregnate!

Okay. Ew. :smalltongue:

The Rose Dragon
2008-05-13, 04:42 PM
The pop-up ad golem reminds me of a more horrific kind of golem

The Rick rollem, that is.

Its primary attack is Rick Rolling other people. Lose 20d6 Sanity immediately, no save for half.

Cobra_Ikari
2008-05-13, 04:43 PM
A virginity golem. Which references two different inside jokes! :O

Mauve Shirt
2008-05-13, 04:48 PM
I dunno, my clan is pretty generous with buffs...

15 turns of The Ode to Booze every day; that isn't easy to give up!:smalleek:

As for the internet golem, i'd say that seems more like elemental material. Unless it would be a "series of tubes" golem.

Series of tubes indeed.

Psh. You can get 600 adventures of that from here (http://www.mrkinks.com/buffme/index.pl) FOR FREE! JOIN US!!!!!

†Seer†
2008-05-13, 04:49 PM
A computer golem!


He would be my favorite possession. A mobile computer with DR and immunity to many, many things? Priceless.

sktarq
2008-05-13, 04:50 PM
Antimatter Golem. "Come On, Hit me! Make my day!"

itsmeyouidiot
2008-05-13, 04:53 PM
Antimatter Golem. "Come On, Hit me! Make my day!"

Wouldn't it be annihilated as soon as it was created? Y'know, air and stuff.

Flickerdart
2008-05-13, 05:01 PM
An Unununium golem. It may have a half-life of nothing at all, but it sounds cool.

Hoggy
2008-05-13, 05:02 PM
Lego.whitetext

Thiel
2008-05-13, 05:04 PM
Glass golem. Sure it won't be very hardy, but have you ever tried to smash a window with your hands? Blood and shards everywhere. Now imagine smashing a window pane that hits back.

Pyrian
2008-05-13, 05:04 PM
Tits. ... The birds. It would bounce around all flappy, while still being soft and downy.

BizzaroStormy
2008-05-13, 05:30 PM
Divinity-Enhanced Adamantine. It would also be set so that it needed to be manually operated from the inside.

Illiterate Scribe
2008-05-13, 05:36 PM
Internet golem. Because.

sktarq
2008-05-13, 05:56 PM
Wouldn't it be annihilated as soon as it was created? Y'know, air and stuff.

Not if you did it right. Like many odder D&D golems the real key is making a shell to fit it in. In this case it would be a wall of force like structure I'd imagine. But each time this shell is disrupted (like when it is injured with a strong enough magical weapon) then air would be a fine bit-o-matter to react with. If not just the weapon itself.

Thiel
2008-05-13, 06:12 PM
Not if you did it right. Like many odder D&D golems the real key is making a shell to fit it in. In this case it would be a wall of force like structure I'd imagine. But each time this shell is disrupted (like when it is injured with a strong enough magical weapon) then air would be a fine bit-o-matter to react with. If not just the weapon itself.

It would however be a one hit wonder.

FoE
2008-05-13, 06:15 PM
The skin, bones and organs of fresh corpses. But only because it's what all the cool mad scientists are doing ...

sktarq
2008-05-13, 06:18 PM
Depends The key is still makeing sure that the shells fixes itself automatically.

Raiser Blade
2008-05-13, 06:19 PM
I would make an "Out of controlem" Yeah psycho rampage here we come!

dwagiebard
2008-05-13, 06:25 PM
Depends The key is still makeing sure that the shells fixes itself automatically.

You can't "fix" a shell that encases antimatter. As soon as it's breached, it'll explode with ridiculous force. For that matter, why not just make grenades out of it? Wall of force around it, with a self-dispell timer.

Icewalker
2008-05-13, 06:26 PM
I can actually see a paper golem. I should stat it. Tiny origami people running around beating people up :smallbiggrin:

Oooh, stuffed animal golem? *THWACK* "Oooh, fuzzy"

D&DCapone
2008-05-13, 06:32 PM
Rubber Golem Immune to piercing and bludgeoning and only half damage from slashing
Special attack BOUNCE

or a Pointy Objects Golem DUHH SELF EXPLANITORY

Vella_Malachite
2008-05-13, 06:32 PM
Paper. Do you know how much papercuts sting?:smalleek:

Plus, all you'd do is put holes in it...it gains more edges, ergo more weapons!
:smalleek:

:smallbiggrin:

sktarq
2008-05-13, 06:37 PM
You can't "fix" a shell that encases antimatter. As soon as it's breached, it'll explode with ridiculous force. For that matter, why not just make grenades out of it? Wall of force around it, with a self-dispell timer.

The shell, would be a magic effect. Hence baseing it off wall of force.
Because the shell has to have no substance. Like a magnetic bottle that is used to hold Antimatter in RL. If a magnetic bottle is breached then the explosion wipes out the device that created the bottle in the first place. The flow of high speed plasma also creates chaos in the local magnetic field but there is no reason that such an effect has to be turned off based on the D&D rules. (Yeah the many things I've thought of in 20 years of playing) Basically the whole golem is a semi sentient field force turning antimatter inward (and something to fill it with antimatter) if the edge of the field is disturbed the orignal field is still there waiting for conditions to return to the point it can return to the fore. Considering the blast would almost certainly destroy the object that caused the field to no longer be strong enough to hold the antimatter thus allowing it to step back in. Thus "Fixing" the shell. And why I used the word "disrupt".

smellie_hippie
2008-05-13, 07:12 PM
Coffee Golem.

Special Attack: Hyperactivity!

blackfox
2008-05-13, 07:21 PM
Kitten Golem. It would cute you to death.

OwlbearUltimate
2008-05-13, 07:49 PM
A hair ball golem, made from the previous kitty golem. -15 to any touch attacks.

Copacetic
2008-05-13, 08:02 PM
A Marshmellow golem. It would be deadly. Fire turns it into a gooey, sloppy mess that crushes you to death, Cold freezes it and and turns it hard, so it can crush you. Marshmellows don't conduct electricity, so no electricity damage. Sonic would.. Well, has anyone actually found out what a vibrating marshmellow does? Still, slashing or piercing.. next to ineffective. Buldgening would be pointless. [/nerd] A Marshmellow golem would be delicous!

Jack Squat
2008-05-13, 08:09 PM
A Marshmellow golem. It would be deadly. Fire turns it into a gooey, sloppy mess that crushes you to death, Cold freezes it and and turns it hard, so it can crush you. Marshmellows don't conduct electricity, so no electricity damage. Sonic would.. Well, has anyone actually found out what a vibrating marshmellow does? Still, slashing or piercing.. next to ineffective. Buldgening would be pointless. [/nerd] A Marshmellow golem would be delicous!

Isn't that basically just the Stay Puft Marshmellow Man?

http://www.roberthood.net/daikaiju-antho/contributors/images/marshmallowman.jpg

Phase
2008-05-13, 08:11 PM
A pure Phlebotinium Golem! You need not look further!

Hectonkhyres
2008-05-13, 08:18 PM
A pornography golem.
...
that is all.

Inhuman Bot
2008-05-13, 08:41 PM
Actually, in one of the dragon magazines there IS a paper golem.

MisterSaturnine
2008-05-13, 09:35 PM
A disappointment golem.

"You know, this is not at all what I imagined when I became an adventurer...I dunno, I just feel like I've thrown away this big portion of my life and there's no way to get it back...Tordaek, lay off the golem. Let's just go home."

Hephaestus
2008-05-13, 09:44 PM
Bubble gum

Or bees.

BEES!

SilentNight
2008-05-13, 10:08 PM
I can actually see a paper golem. I should stat it. Tiny origami people running around beating people up :smallbiggrin:


Slaanesh is right, they did it in Dragon magazine a few years ago.

I vote music golem. Just 'cause it'd be cool. Also, pie golem. it can slow and blind you. Also, it's delicious.:smallsmile:

Mauve Shirt
2008-05-13, 10:09 PM
A music golem?! How?
Why, the same way you get a disappointment golem!
But less disappointing.
Unless of course it's not as awesome as it sounds.

MisterSaturnine
2008-05-13, 10:17 PM
A music golem?! How?
Why, the same way you get a disappointment golem!
But less disappointing.
Unless of course it's not as awesome as it sounds.

Of course, if you make a music golem after you've already made a disappointment golem, somehow, the music golem just doesn't seem to be all it's cracked up to be.

SilentNight
2008-05-13, 10:26 PM
A music golem?! How?
Why, the same way you get a disappointment golem!
But less disappointing.
Unless of course it's not as awesome as it sounds.

Of course it's as awesome as it sounds! Don't you think I think these things through?:smalltongue: It sounds like the listeners favorite song. You can't sound more awesome than that. That is, if you could make it...... damn, I need to think more thoughroughly (word I can't spell).:smallannoyed:

Ziren
2008-05-13, 10:28 PM
Duracell golem. I'd call him Forest.

Jagg
2008-05-13, 10:35 PM
Acidic Boogers Golem

All the advatages of a Golem AND a slime and a gelatinous cube

Special Attack - Acid sneeze WaaCHOO.

Dumbledore lives
2008-05-13, 10:45 PM
A Golem made out of Golems, not what the first poster said but clones of Golem/Smeagol From LOTR. If not that a golem made out of the original Xboxs, too big to be true.

Bor the Barbarian Monk
2008-05-13, 10:45 PM
Balsa wood. It may have a low AC, but can you imagine all the bladed weapons that would get stuck in it? :smalltongue:

Dallas-Dakota
2008-05-13, 11:53 PM
It would be low against fire damage Bor...

My suggestion :
Cookies and milk monster :
Melee : It has sharp edges and some of the cookies are poisened that follow up. Damage + poison.
Ranged : A blast of sour milk : Physical + poisening + charisma damage.

Yes, a golem who deals Charisma damage.

Falconer
2008-05-14, 12:05 AM
A golem built out of rubix cubes.

...just you try and solve that!:smallamused:

SurlySeraph
2008-05-14, 01:21 AM
A Golem made out of frozen liquid hatred. HE WOULD SPEAK LIKE THIS. TO INFORM YOU THAT HE IS HATING YOU. TO DEATH. BECAUSE HE IS MADE OUT OF HATE. AND HATES YOU. AND IS KILLING YOU. BECAUSE HE HATES YOU.

A stapler golem. In fact, every possible kind of office supply golem.

A sofa golem, because wizards get lazy.

A uranium golem would be awesome for the entire quarter second it would take for it to reach critical mass. Then it would suck.

However, a golem made out of some more stable radioactive material, such as iridium, would be great.

Also... a meme golem!

Risky
2008-05-14, 01:59 AM
I'd make an Iron Golem out of that crappy 2 Hander Baal just dropped.

*grumbles*

poleboy
2008-05-14, 02:04 AM
A dread golem! (http://sis.slowli.com/images/dreadlock.jpg)

Athaniar
2008-05-14, 02:09 AM
A Golem made out of Golems, not what the first poster said but clones of Golem/Smeagol From LOTR. If not that a golem made out of the original Xboxs, too big to be true.

You mean Gollum, right?

A firearms golem would be the ultimate in warfare, or perhaps a melee weapon golem for more fantasy/medieval settings. Otherwise, an air golem. You won't see it coming.

Saeveo
2008-05-14, 02:31 AM
Also... a meme golem!

It needs more Golem. No exceptions. :smallamused:

Aerogel golem. It'd get concealment because it's semi-transparent and it can dessicate you to death. And it can glide too, probably.

Trope Golem (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CoolButInefficient)

Shadow of the Sun
2008-05-14, 04:40 AM
A cowbell golem.

I find it amusing that my triumphant return to GitP is in a post about golems.

The Rose Dragon
2008-05-14, 04:41 AM
Daviiiiiid! *glomps*

Long time no see. How are you doing?

Shadow of the Sun
2008-05-14, 04:42 AM
Pretty good. Pretty good.

I'm ashamed I don't remember you. >.<

The Rose Dragon
2008-05-14, 04:43 AM
You don't, cause I'm the artist formerly known as Khantalas. :smalltongue:

Shadow of the Sun
2008-05-14, 04:44 AM
Oh, good.

No more attacks of emo, then? :smalltongue:

thubby
2008-05-14, 04:59 AM
a love golem, so it would have near limitless hadokens!

Destro_Yersul
2008-05-14, 08:08 AM
Tyranids. you KNOW it would be awesome.

Player_Zero
2008-05-14, 09:50 AM
a love golem, so it would have near limitless hadokens!

Or better yet, a wuv golem. It wuvs you theeeeeeeees much.

Terumitsu
2008-05-14, 09:59 AM
A Golem golem... A golem made out of other golems that is.

The logical progression would, of course, be the golem golem Golem.

I suddenly feel like a poke'mon....

Totally Guy
2008-05-14, 10:44 AM
Rich has statted a gingerbread golem on the Gaming section of the site.

:nale:

Archonic Energy
2008-05-15, 08:51 AM
A uranium golem would be awesome for the entire quarter second it would take for it to reach critical mass. Then it would suck.

make it a Small Golem then...
or better yet use Depleted Uranium.

how about a hydrogen golem?

paddyfool
2008-05-15, 09:23 AM
In gaming terms, I think quite a lot could be done by making variants of existing types:

Marble/Granite/Quartz/whatever golem - like stone golem, but with lots of minor specific effects for particular types of stone (marble even tougher than usual, etc.)

Plague golem - Like flesh golem, but does disease plus maybe poison damage and has less HP/DR. Also on the flesh golem front, I'm sure there's a fair few kinds of non-human flesh which they haven't yet made a golem out of, even in the expansions. Troll golem, for instance (although I'm not sure how you'd get Troll flesh to make a Troll golem without it just turning back into a troll - maybe hire a fighter to whack it every 10 seconds while you conduct the ritual).

In fun terms, the rubber golem is definitely winning it for me just now. However, I'd like to suggest a mercury golem - for a golem that can outrun the party, is made of poison, and can enable Terminator II references even if it doesn't do much damage. Or a lead golem, to stand between my character and all these radioactive golems everyone's making, with secondary instructions to sit on anyone irritating. Although maybe these would be better as elementals...

Incidentally, the Iridium golem proposed before had me thinking of that old Asimov story, "Victory Unintentional". Anyone else remember that?

Dallas-Dakota
2008-05-15, 10:13 AM
:thog: golem.

Just imagine it, hundreds of them...

Nohwl
2008-05-15, 11:59 AM
ice that wouldnt melt.

Laurellien
2008-05-15, 03:28 PM
Tyranids. you KNOW it would be awesome.

I think they call that a hive fleet...

Also, the perfect guardian to an underwater temple... the Caesium golem. Encased in glass, it attacks until the players get annoyed and attack back, causing a catastrophic explosion most likely causing tidal waves and a TPK.

Or how about a golem made from a different element... the element of surprise? You're always flat-footed against it.

Or maybe a lego golem. The beauty here would be that you could animate a 1HD version, and then just buy more bricks and with a bit of sovereign glue you could build a massive, city-stomping monstrosity with 23 heads, 400 arms and 12 legs. With guns, lots of guns.

Copacetic
2008-05-15, 03:54 PM
A Glass golem. Sure, low hit points. But all it has to do is shatter it's hand and stab you with it. A wise man once said " You could make a very sharp glass blade.. once."

lordofthe_wog
2008-05-15, 03:57 PM
Me. I would make me into a golem. Of course, I do like an Intelligence score. So maybe some idiot I don't like. Not quite as awesome, but certainly strange enough.

Aereshaa_the_2nd
2008-05-15, 04:04 PM
Vacuum golem. Basically a metal golem with a portal into empty space inside its chest, allowing it to suck people into its mouth, or hands, or shred them through a razor-grid in the front its chest, which is closeable.
It would always have strong winds moving towards it. It would have lots of other holes, as well as lots of valves, which allow it to store lots of stuff under high pressure. It can fly by sucking air above it at high speed.
I'm stattng that now. Frickin awesomeness.:smallcool:

reorith
2008-05-15, 10:09 PM
origami golem. a folded behemoth of colored paper that dealt lethal papercuts. too bad it could be defeated by a bucket of water or book of matches...

Jagg
2008-05-15, 10:38 PM
OK so Aereshaa's stating his golem.....I wonder how long until everyone else stats up their own and


THE GOLEM WARS begin?? It'd be like the current competition I see with stated characters.

Anyone want to put some rules around this?

Ganurath
2008-05-15, 10:43 PM
A moderation golem. Nothing can defeat a moderation golem.

Bitzeralisis
2008-05-15, 10:48 PM
I, personally, would go for the physics-breaking futuristic quantum golem. Basically, a big robot guardian. Who wouldn't want huge cannons and lasers and instantaneous, technological teleportation? it also doubles as a vehicle, and is nearly indestructible! Just don't touch the "Sefl Destruct" button. I mean, why do they even put those things there?

Cyrano
2008-05-15, 10:48 PM
*Drum roll*
*Drum Roll*
*DRUM ROLL*
FANGIRL GOLEM!
Hypersonic screeches, the ability to call allies within three universes with the power of their shriek, and a complete immunity to logic.

Saeveo
2008-05-16, 06:04 AM
A moderation golem. Nothing can defeat a moderation golem.

Ban-hammers for arms? :smalltongue:

nephtis
2008-05-16, 07:27 AM
*lol*
Somehow the first thing that came to mind was a lace golem - with lots of frills and a hostile attitude.
It'd probably strangle you for looking at it the wrong way.

banjo1985
2008-05-16, 08:11 AM
I'd make a golem out of cheesegraters....can you imagine how awful that would be to fight?

[awful pun]Rather grating I would say![/awful pun]

bosssmiley
2008-05-16, 08:16 AM
Custard golem. Gloopy thixotropic fluidic win! :smallcool:

Tempest Fennac
2008-05-16, 08:55 AM
I'd make a Firearm Golem due to how it would be tough to hurt while being able to cause a lot of damage at range.

GolemsVoice
2008-05-16, 11:59 AM
Well, a Golem made out of Wizards. Well, first because it would be kickass, and second because it's time those old men get shoved around a bit, instead of always shoving around Golems.

nosajtpno
2008-05-16, 12:33 PM
A delicious cinnamon pastry golem.

Then I'd team it up with a rock golem for my Rock and Roll golems.

An Enemy Spy
2008-05-16, 12:40 PM
Two words
(drumroll)
BUBBLE WRAP!!!:biggrin:

potatocubed
2008-05-16, 06:17 PM
A golem golem... A golem made out of other golems that is.

Curses, beaten to it. I'm a sucker for meta-quirkiness.

Xhalaran
2008-05-16, 06:18 PM
Well, since Diamonds are "the strongest substance on Earth" then I suppose a Diamond Golem would be a good idea. Still, there is the thing that diamonds shatter when they fall (or something like that), so I guess you'd have to give it an outer shell of Duct Tape, that way it would always be in one piece.:smallsmile:

BillsBioBlog
2008-05-16, 09:27 PM
Bacon Ranch golem... because that would just be ZANY:smalltongue:

PhallicWarrior
2008-05-16, 09:45 PM
Am I the only one who wants to make a Lightsaber Golem?

Aereshaa_the_2nd
2008-05-17, 01:01 AM
here is the beta version vacuum golem. Done by copying the iron golem and changing things, using the rules in the MM2. It probably needs a higher CR. :smallsmile:

Vacuum Golem
A thing, like a strange suit of armor, looms before you. Strong winds come from every direction to the figure. A grid is in its chest, and it moves with a sound like the hissing of the wind.
Size/Type: Large Construct
Hit Dice: 18d10 + 30 (129 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30 ft, fly average 60 ft, swim 30.
AC:32(-1 size +1 dex +22 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 31.
Base Attack/Grapple:+13/+34(extra +4 for vacuum grip)
Attack: Claw +23 melee (1d8+16)
Full Attack: 2 Claws +23 melee (1d8+11)
Space/Reach: 5ft by 5ft/10 ft.
Special Attacks: Improved Grab, Shred(see below).
Special Qualities: Immunity to magic, Blindsight, Construct traits, damage reduction 15/adamantine, Everlasting Wind(see below).
Saves: Fort 6, Ref +7, Will +6.
Skills: -
Feats: -
Abilities: Str 33 Dex 12 Con - Int - Wis 11 Cha 1.
Climate/Terrain: Any.
Organization: Solitary or Gang (2-4).
Challenge Rating: 18
Treasure: None.
Alignment: TN
Advancement: 19-24 HD Large; 25-54 HD Huge 55-100 Gargantuan
Level Adjustment: -

This golem is a humanoid made from strong steel or iron, with a portal to a demiplane of utter nothingness inside its chest. Valves and pipes network inside its body, leading to lots of tiny holes in its armor, and on the front of its chest, a grid of incredibly sharp blades is the only thing hiding the dread abyss. Vacuum golems always have strong winds around them, and speak as if through a long, winding pipe. A vacuum golem can fly by sucking air into itself, and swim by using water the same way. It fights without fear, using sharp claws, or by throwing objects.

Combat
A vacuum golem uses its Claws to Improved Grab an enemy using suction, then Shreds it through the network of blades in its chest. It may also use its flight to attack by dropping heavy objects onto enemies.

Shred (Ex)
If a vacuum golem is grappling an enemy, it may try to suck the enemy through a net of blades in its chest. The golem makes an opposed grapple check. If it succeeds, it deals 2d10 slashing damage. If an opponent is killed in this way, the body is completely destroyed, and there fore any attempts to bring them back are subject to the associated difficulties.

Everlasting Wind (Ex)
Within a 15-ft radius of a vacuum golem, there are Severe winds directed towards it. Within a 100-ft radius, there are similar Strong winds. Within a 500-ft radius, there are Moderate winds, and within 1500 ft there are Light winds.

Immunity to Magic (Ex)
A vacuum golem is immune to any spell or spell-like ability that allows spell resistance. In addition, certain spells and effects function differently against the creature, as noted below.
A magical attack that deals electricity damage slows a vacuum golem (as the slow spell) for 3 rounds, with no saving throw.
A magical attack that deals cold damage breaks any slow effect on the golem and heals 1 point of damage for each 3 points of damage the attack would otherwise deal. If the amount of healing would cause the golem to exceed its full normal hit points, it gains any excess as temporary hit points.
A vacuum golem is affected normally by rust attacks, such as that of a rust monster or a rusting grasp spell.

Scorpina
2008-05-17, 07:03 AM
Without a shadow of a doubt, cheese.

Illiterate Scribe
2008-05-17, 07:35 AM
Ban-hammers for arms? :smalltongue:

Enter SageGaiGar.

Also ...

A golem made of Time Cubes.

Hairb
2008-05-17, 07:58 AM
Coins. Think about it. The heroes dodge, eviscerate or smart-talk their way past the best you have to throw at them, make it to your treasury, and are halfway through stuffing your ill-gotten gains into whatever bag-of-holding knockoff the latest splatbook has in it (now there's a can of worms we won't open!) when the shape of a humanoid made of thousands of linked and geared gold pieces rises out of the lucre and smashes the everloving crap out of them.

As it's mighty fist hurls forth against the last remaining PC, it grates out a strange message in a harsh, metallic, rasping voice:
"Double-yoo-bee-el this, you greedy bastards!"

Fun and morally instructive.

Illiterate Scribe
2008-05-17, 08:27 AM
Coins. Think about it. The heroes dodge, eviscerate or smart-talk their way past the best you have to throw at them, make it to your treasury, and are halfway through stuffing your ill-gotten gains into whatever bag-of-holding knockoff the latest splatbook has in it (now there's a can of worms we won't open!) when the shape of a humanoid made of thousands of linked and geared gold pieces rises out of the lucre and smashes the everloving crap out of them.

As it's mighty fist hurls forth against the last remaining PC, it grates out a strange message in a harsh, metallic, rasping voice:
"Double-yoo-bee-el this, you greedy bastards!"

Fun and morally instructive.

I think this already exists, actually.

Hairb
2008-05-17, 09:07 AM
I think this already exists, actually.

Typical.

In that case my backup answer is a victorian street lamp. Whack some cast-iron legs on it, a flaming hands spell where the light normally is, it's done. Perfect for that picturesque garden/lair you always dreamed of but thought was too much work.

Copacetic
2008-05-17, 09:29 AM
A Golem made of.... Food. Makes the Farmers market that much more sinister. :smallbiggrin:

PaladinFreak
2008-05-17, 11:30 AM
Tires. The Michelin Man gone bad! That would be pretty funny.

I have to second (Third? Fourth? Something like that?) the Coin Golem. All we need now is for someone to stat it out! :smallbiggrin:

Scorpina
2008-05-17, 11:57 AM
Hmm, y'know, I seem to remember there being a 'Treasure Golem' somewhere on the WotC site. Maybe one of the 'Random Encounters' or 'Four Corners of the World' articles.

...is that stuff even still up with 4E and all?

Raging Gene Ray
2008-05-17, 04:49 PM
Without a shadow of a doubt, cheese.

Do you mean the wine and crackers kind or the game-breaking kind?

bosssmiley
2008-05-18, 08:27 AM
Typical.

In that case my backup answer is a victorian street lamp. Whack some cast-iron legs on it, a flaming hands spell where the light normally is, it's done. Perfect for that picturesque garden/lair you always dreamed of but thought was too much work.

A golem that beats those annoyingly twee Pevensey children to death in the opening scenes? SCORE! :smallbiggrin:

(Mr Tumnus is, of course, the filthy little scavenger that feeds on the lamp golem's leavings)

Dorizzit
2008-05-18, 08:39 AM
Badger Golem. Because everything is better with badgers.

Lord_Asmodeus
2008-05-18, 08:39 AM
Axe Golem. It'll chop you up!

Dragonscales Golem: I'LL MAKE IT BREATH FIRE!

God Golem: 100% pure god!

Scorpina
2008-05-18, 08:40 AM
Do you mean the wine and crackers kind or the game-breaking kind?

Wine and crackers.

Saeveo
2008-05-18, 09:17 AM
Munchkin Golem. It's made up of about 3 dozen different "half-X" templates, has a +250 attack bonus and due to some ambiguous wording in some book, somewhere, gets a free wish every turn.

Player_Zero
2008-05-18, 09:41 AM
The esoteric, ineffable concept golem? I'm not quite sure how to describe it, but it's certainly unheard of.

obvious pun
2008-05-18, 11:35 AM
A golem built out of rubix cubes.

...just you try and solve that!:smallamused:

Prestidigitation to change the stickers around. It always works. Just make sure no one is looking:smallwink:

My golem would be a towel golem. I won't forget to bring a towel this time!

A wheel golem. Transform and roll out!

A barrel golem. Maybe under the service of an awakened advanced ape, who has just recently captured a construction worker's girlfriend. The construction worker's girlfriend is actually in another castle.

Moff Chumley
2008-05-18, 12:18 PM
An Igor Golem. Or, y'know, another Igor.

Makkura42
2008-05-19, 02:36 AM
Definitely a green, amorphous gel golem. INVINCIBLE!

...unless you have some manner of liquid hydrogen around and can manage to get his entire body frozen, and break it.

Even then, he'd probably just reform. :D

itsmeyouidiot
2008-07-09, 04:19 PM
Or bees.

BEES!

That's been done. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candyman_%28film%29)

Ascension
2008-07-09, 06:05 PM
That's been done. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candyman_%28film%29)

As long as we're in the business of thread necromancy (shame I don't have any of those thread necromancy pics they used to use for this saved), I'll point out that's not the only time it's been done. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarm_%28comics%29)

I think there's a stained glass golem in MM2, too, for those who were calling for a glass golem.

Vuzzmop
2008-07-09, 06:06 PM
How about an apathy golem. It might exist, but..who cares?

Purple Cloak
2008-07-09, 06:40 PM
For those wizards with cats: a HAIRBALL golem, with added stickyness.

Or perhaps a mobile phone golem, 5D10 sonic damage from annoying ringtones.

And finaly perhaps a blood golem, sole because their are not enough gore related monsters. Vunrability to vampires :smallwink:

ok I think i'm done been mental now.

NinjaHippy
2008-07-09, 09:54 PM
A Schroedinger's Cat golem.

I don't know how this would work, but it would be awesome either way.

Bronathair
2008-07-09, 09:58 PM
I would create the terrible Bagpipe golem...

there would be no end to the suffering...

Purple Cloak
2008-07-10, 07:33 AM
A Schroedinger's Cat golem.

I don't know how this would work, but it would be awesome either way.

But their would be a 50/50 chance that it would be dead before the encounter started.

Dallas-Dakota
2008-07-10, 07:34 AM
A random golem. :smallcool:

Recaiden
2008-07-10, 09:52 AM
I know they have already made glass golems, gold golems, and diamond golems.

I would make a kite golem.

Supagoof
2008-07-10, 12:18 PM
I'm too lazy to go and check, but has somebody suggested Gazebo Golem? Is there a Gazebo Golum? If not, there should absolutely be.

Thufir
2008-07-10, 12:23 PM
An orchestra golem. It plays dramatic background music as it moves.

Stormthorn
2008-07-10, 01:08 PM
I'd make a golem out of cute curly girls. That'd be one awesome golem. It'd kill with cuteness overload.
Stole my idea.


Also, someone had the awesome idea of a tyranid golem. To combat this, i will construct a Necron golem. Like an adamantium golem that regenrates and is absolutly bristling with futuristic weapons and hatred for all existance.

That or glaciers. Now watch as it slowly crushes your entire party under its million ton bulk.

Promethium. Yea, you killed it, but you wont live past 50 thanks to the radiation.

Ascension
2008-07-10, 01:22 PM
A Death Golem. A hideous construct made out of death itself... It touches you? You die. Sorry, Charlie.

Nah, too evil. How about a Heavy Metal Gölem which calls upon the sheer power of insane guitar riffs to defeat opponents?

Stormthorn
2008-07-10, 01:31 PM
Nah,
too evil. How about a Heavy Metal Gölem which calls upon the sheer power of insane guitar riffs to defeat opponents?

I think Erfworld has those. Its a pun...but still.

Lerky
2008-07-10, 09:54 PM
A hard rock candy golem. It would be indestructable!:smallbiggrin:
but if I seriously had to make a golem out of something I'd choose wet clay, it would be tough and could mold itself into diffrent shapes, imagine how hard it would be to defeat!

UserClone
2008-07-10, 10:21 PM
See my sig.

Reinboom
2008-07-10, 10:28 PM
Well, shoot. My post from last night was eaten by the server connection.

I would make a golem out of Curses! (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/5298) cards.
That would be, if it could play one on someone by touching them and force it to work.

Oh, and I would make a Golem out of Graveler as well.

Silence
2008-07-10, 11:21 PM
....Machine guns....

That's a lot of d8s.

Collin152
2008-07-19, 10:38 PM
Clay.
I'm one for originality.
In that I prefer the originals.

"Oh, Golem Golem Golem, I made it out of clay..."

Cassady.
2008-07-19, 10:51 PM
Mercury. Don't ask why. Or rather, do ask.

Collin152
2008-07-19, 10:52 PM
Mercury. Don't ask why. Or rather, do ask.

Does it involve the Terminator movies?

Purple Cloak
2008-07-20, 12:26 AM
Mercury. Don't ask why. Or rather, do ask.

I'm going to guess at the fact being liquid it would have high resistance to most attacks, and to add to that any survivers who get it on them will go crazy.

linmacca
2008-07-20, 10:58 PM
A Skittles golem! I'm not entirely sure how effective it would be, although Skittles do hurt when they're thrown hard enough. Just imagine, a towering creature of rainbow fruit-flavoured candies.

Collin152
2008-07-20, 10:59 PM
A Skittles golem! I'm not entirely sure how effective it would be, although Skittles do hurt when they're thrown hard enough. Just imagine, a towering creature of rainbow fruit-flavoured candies.

Rainbow colored golem?
My sweet dog, you know I'm all over that.

An Enemy Spy
2008-07-21, 10:45 PM
How about a golem made of old people. No one would want to go near that.