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Manual of Golems D&D 2014

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Rarity
Very Rare

Wondrous item, very rare

This tome contains information and incantations necessary to make a particular type of golem. The GM chooses the type or determines it randomly. To decipher and use the manual, you must be a spellcaster with at least two 5th-level spell slots. A creature that can’t use a manual of golems and attempts to read it takes 6d6 psychic damage.

d20GolemTimeCost
1–5Clay30 days65,000 gp
6–17Flesh60 days50,000 gp
18Iron120 days100,000 gp
19–20Stone90 days80,000 gp

To create a golem, you must spend the time shown on the table, working without interruption with the manual at hand and resting no more than 8 hours per day. You must also pay the specified cost to purchase supplies.

Once you finish creating the golem, the book is consumed in eldritch flames. The golem becomes animate when the ashes of the manual are sprinkled on it. It is under your control, and it understands and obeys your spoken commands.

SRD 5.1, p.229 · OGL 1.0a

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