Jul 13, 2008 May 30, 2011 12:06 AM NPC Islands of War Golem 6 Unknown Red, Gem-like None Iron, Rusty Right 84 in 375 lb 0 N/A (Male) Golem 5 He's a huge clockwork golem covered in rust and scars from hundreds of battles, composed of iron with some visible wood decoration that may have once been beautiful. It isn't beautiful anymore. It's almost terrifying now. His internal mechanisms are made of mahogany and they make a terrible racket. He's strong enough to wield most two-handed swords in one hand with no penalty. He normally uses a larger-than-normal broadsword that has double normal weight. Using the rules from Mecha p. 110: weight 6 lbs., damage sw+2 cut/thr+4 imp, reach 1, Parry 0, cost $1200, ST 20. He recently got it enchanted into a vorpal blade, making him even more deadly. He enjoys intimidating "bad guys" and gets bonuses for appearance, size, huge muscle power, etc. Typical dialogue while the group is talking to a minion of the bad guy: "Come on! Lemme squish him!" Has a tendancy to ask new people, "What does gruhuragaw mean?" People usually end up saying, "it doesn't mean anything." This confuses him. He already knows it doesn't mean "anything." He's very literal about everything and doesn't get jokes at all. He breaks down dungeon doors in preference to opening them and squeezing through. He's polite enough to use doors in regular buildings, even though he may crush the handle (Klutz disadvantage). Golem has an evil twin and no reflection. This is due to an accident with a magic mirror. In the process, his reflection was released from the mirror and is now loose in the real world. This evil twin has reversed features, physically speaking and is mentally quite different; he's building an army. Very few even know that he exists. Fewer still realize the danger he poses to the Archipelago. Just for the sake of record keeping, this is Golem, Mk. V. There have been four previous versions of him for various campaigns that I've played in and run as a GM. Mk. I was an iron golem with one arm permanently shaped like it was holding a sword. The sword was part of him. He had a tendency to develop romantic feelings for machines, especially one specific crossbow, the most beautiful machine he'd ever seen! Mk. II was the first version to be a composite iron golem/clockwork golem. The quirk about liking crossbows is a throwback to Mk.I, just for giggles. Mk. III was a modification of Mk. II to add an ally (Buckle!) and flashlight/flashbulb eyes. I also corrected several mistakes I made in building him, such as missing golem advantages/disadvantages. My GM let me do this mid-campaign under the explanation that he'd never used his new powers in front of the group before. I blinded the entire party, as well as the monsters the first two or three times I used his flashbulb power to role-play this fact. Mk. IV was a 4th edition update of Golem. He was almost identical in every was to Mk. III, just 4th editionized. The flashbulb power was moved into Buckle for lack of points; he was already over-budget and I had to save a few somehow. Mk. V is mostly the same as Mk. IV, only I found some mistakes I made building him while punching the data into GCS. This seems to happen with every character I made on paper first. I also bumped his TL to 5, instead of 4, since I believe clockwork tech is TL 5. Last of all, Buckle is quite different from earlier versions; I'm much better at building characters these days and I didn't make the same rookie mistakes I made before. Buckle's "arms" were never right before this version. 0 0 200 20 13 8 12 0 2 0 0 true false false Advantages Ally (Buckle) Social 1 Point total 1 total B37 25% of your starting points Point total 2 total B37 50% of your starting points Point total 3 total B37 75% of your starting points Point total 5 total B37 100% of your starting points Point total 10 total B37 150% of your starting points Appears almost all the time 3 B36 15- Appears quite often 2 B36 12- Appears fairly often 1 B36 9- Appears quite rarely 0.5 B36 6- Group of 6-10 6 B37 Group of 11-20 8 B37 Group of 21-50 10 B37 Group of 51-100 12 B37 Group of 101-1000 18 B37 Group of 1001-10000 24 B37 Group of 10001-100000 30 B37 Group of 100001-1000000 36 B37 Minion 50 total B38 Minion 0 total B38 IQ 0 or Slave Mentality Special Abilities 50 total B38 @Abilities@ Summonable 100 total B38 Sympathy -25 total B38 Death of one party reduces the other to 0 HP Sympathy -5 total B38 Death of one party reduces the other to 0 HP and wounds affect ally but not you Sympathy -50 total B38 Death of one party kills the other Sympathy -10 total B38 Death of one party kills the other and wounds affect ally but not you Unwilling -50 total B38 Favor 0.2 B55 B36 Advantage Claws, Blunt (Feet) Physical thr:+1 cr Kick C,1 No No DX -2 Skill Brawling -2 Skill Karate -2 B42 Feet made of metal Advantage Claws, Blunt (Hands) Physical 3 thr-1:+1 cr Punch C 0 No DX 0 Skill Brawling 0 Skill Boxing 0 Skill Karate 0 B42 Spikes on knuckles Advantage Combat Reflexes Mental 15 B43 Never freeze; +6 on all IQ rolls to wake up or to recover from surprise or mental stun; Your side gets +1 to initiative rolls (+2 if you're the leader) Advantage fast-draw 1 dodge 1 parry 1 block 1 fright_check 2 Damage Resistance Physical, Exotic 8 5 Ablative -80 total B47 Absorbtion 80 total B46 Enhances @Trait@ Absorbtion 100 total B46 Enhances any trait Absorbtion 80 total B46 Healing only Can't wear armor -40 total B47 Directional -40 total B47 @Direction: Back, Right, Left, Top or Underside@ Directional -20 total B47 Front Flexible -20 total B47 Hardened 20 1 total B47 Limited -40 total B46 @Common Attack Form@ Limited -60 total B46 @Occasional Attack Form@ Limited -80 total B46 @Rare Attack Form@ Limited -20 total B46 @Very Common Attack Form@ Reflection 100 total B47 Semi-Ablative -20 total B47 Tough Skin -40 total B47 B47 Advantage full_body_except_eyes 1 Doesn't Eat or Drink Physical, Exotic 10 B50 Advantage High TL Mental 1 5 B23 This is TL 4+1 clockwork Advantage Sealed Physical, Exotic 15 B82 Advantage Signature Gear Social 2 B85 Sword, large spiked shield, backpack, winding key, clockwork tools, 4 medium mahogany blocks Advantage Talent (Low TL Artificer) Mental 3 10 B90 Advantage armoury 1 carpentry 1 engineer 1 machinist 1 mechanic 1 machinist 1 masonry 1 mechanic 1 smith 1 Weapon Master Mental 25 B99 Two weapons: Broadsword and Shield Advantage Broadsword 1 1 Broadsword 2 1 Shield 1 1 Shield 2 1 Disadvantages Appearance Physical Universal 25 total Off-the-Shelf Looks -50 total Androgynous 0 total Impressive 0 total Attractive 4 total Average 0 total Horrific -24 total Monstrous -20 total Hideous -16 total Ugly -8 total Unattractive -4 total Handsome 12 total Beautiful 12 total Very Handsome 16 total Very Beautiful 16 total Transcendent 20 total B21 Covered in rust and numerous battle scars Advantage Bloodlust Mental -10 6 B125 Disadvantage Callous Mental -5 B125 Disadvantage psychology -3 teaching -3 Clueless Mental -10 B126 Disadvantage savoir-faire -4 Code of Honor (Soldier's) Mental -10 B127 Disadvantage Delusion (Major) Mental -10 B130 Killing things requires cutting them up or worse Disadvantage Dependency (Winding With Winding Key) Physical, Exotic Rarity: Rare -30 total B130 Rarity: Occasional -20 total B130 Rarity: Common -10 total B130 Rarity: Very Common -5 total B130 Illegal -5 total B130 Frequency: Constantly 5 B130 Lose 1 HP per minute without it Frequency: Hourly 4 B130 Lose 1 HP per 10 minutes after missing a hourly dose Frequency: Daily 3 B130 Lose 1 HP per hour after missing a daily dose Frequency: Weekly 2 B130 Lose 1 HP per six hours after missing a weekly dose Frequency: Monthly 1 B130 Lose 1 HP per day after missing a monthly dose Frequency: Seasonally 0.33333 B130 Lose 1 HP per 3 days after missing a seasonal dose Frequency: Yearly 0.1 B130 Lose 1 HP per 2 weeks after missing a yearly dose Aging 30 total B130 Age 2 years for each HP lost due to this dependency B130 Loses consciousness and stops functioning completely instead of taking damage Disadvantage Duty (League of Adventurers) Social FR: 6 -2 total FR: 9 -5 total FR: 12 -10 total FR: 15 -15 total Extremely Hazardous -5 total Involuntary -5 total Nonhazardous 5 total B133 Disadvantage Enemy (Golem's Evil Twin) Social Weak Individual -5 total B135 50% of your starting points Equal Individual -10 total B135 100% of your starting points Powerful Individual -20 total B135 >150% of your starting points Weak Group -10 total B135 Medium Group -20 total B135 Appears almost all the time 3 B36 15- Appears quite often 2 B36 12- Appears fairly often 1 B36 9- Appears quite rarely 0.5 B36 6- Large/Powerful Group -30 total B135 Utterly Formidible Group -40 total B135 Unknown -5 total B135 Evil Twin 0 total B135 Evil Twin -5 total B135 More skilled or extra abilities Evil Twin -10 total B135 More skilled and extra abilities Watcher 0.25 B135 Rival 0.5 B135 Hunter 1 B135 B135 Disadvantage Gigantism Physical B20 Disadvantage move 1 disguise -2 shadowing -2 sm 1 Impulsiveness Mental -10 12 B139 Disadvantage Klutz Physical -5 B141 Disadvantage 13 No Mana Shutdown Physical, Exotic -20 Thm119 Instantly winds down and all joints lock without mana Disadvantage No Sense of Humor Physical -10 B146 -2 Reaction Disadvantage Noisy Physical 5 -2 B146 Loud whirring gears and totally inept at stealth Disadvantage stealth -2 Oblivious Mental -5 B146 Disadvantage diplomacy -1 fast-talk -1 intimidation -1 savoir-faire -1 sex appeal -1 streetwise -1 Sense of Duty Mental -5 B153 Adventuring Party Disadvantage Supernatural Features (No Reflection) Physical, Supernatural -10 B157 Disadvantage Vulnerability (Acid, Damage x3) Physical, Exotic -30 B161 Disadvantage Languages Language: Common Mental Native -6 total B23 Spoken 0 total B24 None Spoken 1 total B24 Broken Spoken 2 total B24 Accented Spoken 3 total B24 Native Written 0 total B24 None Written 1 total B24 Broken Written 2 total B24 Accented Written 3 total B24 Native B24 Advantage Language Language Talent Mechanical Golem Advantages Doesn't Breathe Physical, Exotic 20 Gills -50 total B49 Gills -20 total B49 Suffocates in air Oxygen Absorption -25 total B49 Oxygen Storage -50 total B49 Can hold breath 25 times as long as normal Oxygen Storage -40 total B49 Can hold breath 50 times as long as normal Oxygen Storage -30 total B49 Can hold breath 100 times as long as normal Oxygen Storage -20 total B49 Can hold breath 200 times as long as normal Oxygen Storage -10 total B49 Can hold breath 300 times as long as normal Oxygen Combustion -50 total B49 B49 Advantage Doesn't Sleep Physical, Exotic 20 B50 Advantage Eidetic Memory Mental 5 Photographic 5 total B51 B51 Advantage High Pain Threshold Physical 10 B59 Never suffer shock penalties when injured; +3 on all HT rolls to avoid knockdown and stunning; +3 to resist torture Advantage Injury Tolerance (No Blood) Physical, Exotic 5 B61 Advantage Injury Tolerance (No Brain) Physical, Exotic 5 B61 Advantage Injury Tolerance (No Neck) Physical, Exotic 5 B61 Golems have a neck It just isn't a vulnerable spot Advantage Injury Tolerance (Unliving) Physical, Exotic 20 B61 Advantage Resistant Physical Mental Attack 30 total B80 @Common: Poison, Sickness, etc.@ 15 total B81 @Occasional: Disease, Ingested Poison, etc.@ 10 total B81 @Rare: Acceleration, Altitude Sickness, Bends, Seasickness, Space Sickness, Nanomachines, etc.@ 5 total B81 Immunity 1 B81 +8 to all HT rolls to resist 0.5 B81 +3 to all HT rolls to resist 0.33 B81 B81 Advantage Resistant Physical Metabolic Hazards 30 total B80 @Common: Poison, Sickness, etc.@ 15 total B81 @Occasional: Disease, Ingested Poison, etc.@ 10 total B81 @Rare: Acceleration, Altitude Sickness, Bends, Seasickness, Space Sickness, Nanomachines, etc.@ 5 total B81 Immunity 1 B81 +8 to all HT rolls to resist 0.5 B81 +3 to all HT rolls to resist 0.33 B81 B81 Advantage Unaging Physical, Exotic 15 Age Control 20 total B95 B95 Advantage Unfazeable Mental 15 B95 Advantage Disadvantages Disturbing Voice Physical -10 B132 Disadvantage voice No Sense of Smell/Taste Physical -5 B146 Disadvantage Numb Physical -20 B146 Disadvantage Reprogrammable Mental, Exotic -10 B150 "Follow them and gruhuragaw!" was his master's final order Disadvantage Social Stigma (Valuable Property) Social -10 B156 Disadvantage Unhealing (Total) Physical, Exotic -30 B160 Disadvantage Wealth (Dead Broke) Social -25 B25 He spends money as fast as he gets it, but never goes into debt Disadvantage Features Neither has nor spends Fatigue Points Physical Feature Wears out instead of aging Physical B263 Feature Perks Accessory (Flashlight Eyes) Physical, Exotic 1 B100 Perk Fearsome Stare Mental/Physical 1 PU2:15 Non-Verbal Intimidation Perk Penetrating Voice Physical 1 B101 Perk Quirks Broad-Minded Mental -1 B163 Quirk Cannot Float Physical -1 B165 Quirk Glowing Red Eyes Physical -1 Likes Crossbows Physical -1 Sexless Physical -1 B165 Quirk Unnatural Features (No Body Heat) Physical 1 -1 B22 Disadvantage disguise -1 shadowing -1 Combat Axe/Mace DX/A 4 B208 Combat/Weapon Melee Combat DX -5 Skill Two-Handed Axe/Mace -3 Skill Flail -4 Brawling DX/E 2 B182 Combat/Weapon Melee Combat Brawling 2 1 Broadsword DX/A 20 B208 Combat/Weapon Melee Combat Skill Force Sword -4 Skill Rapier -4 Skill Saber -4 Skill Shortsword -2 Skill Two-Handed Sword -4 DX -5 Forced Entry DX/E 8 B196 Criminal/Street Police Spy Shield Shield DX/E 16 B220 Combat/Weapon Melee Combat DX -4 Targeted Attack (Swing/Neck) H 4 MA68 Skill Broadsword -5 Combat/Weapon Technique Social Intimidation Will/A 4 B202 Don't forget the modifiers! Criminal/Street Police Social Per -5 Skill Acting -3 Technical Armoury Melee Weapons 5 IQ/A 4 B178 Military Repair/Maintainance IQ -5 Skill Engineer Melee Weapons -4 Carpentry IQ/E 2 B183 Craft IQ -4 Engineer Clockwork 5 IQ/H 4 B190 Design/Invention Engineer 5 mathematics applied Skill Mechanic Clockwork -6 Machinist 5 IQ/A 2 B206 Repair/Maintainance IQ -5 Skill Mechanic -5 Mathematics Applied 5 IQ/H 8 B207 Natural Science IQ -6 Skill Physics -5 Skill Engineer -5 Mechanic Clockwork 5 IQ/A 2 B107 Repair/Maintainance IQ -5 Skill Engineer Clockwork -4 Skill Machinist -4 Skill Mechanic -4 Smith Iron 5 IQ/A 4 B221 Craft IQ -5 Skill Smith -4 Backpack, Small 1 4 60 3 lb B288 40 lb 4 Medium Mahogany Block 4 100 2.5 lb 1 Portable Tool Kit 4 600 20 lb Mechanic (Clockwork) 1 Whetstone 4 5 1 lb 1 Winding Key 4 100 5 lb This fits Golem's winding socket Weapons 4 0 1 Buckle 1 4 0 20 lb thr cr 0 Shield 1 No +0 DX -4 Skill Shield Buckler -2 Skill Shield Force Shield -2 Skill Shield Shield 0 4d 11 Buzzsaw 1 No No DX -5 Skill Axe/Mace 0 Shield dodge 3 parry 3 block 3 1 Golem's Vorpal Broadsword 2 4 378300 6 lb B271, Mecha110 sw+5 cut (10) 20 Swung 1 0 No DX -2 Skill Force Sword -1 Skill Broadsword 3 Skill Rapier -1 Skill Saber -1 Skill Shortsword 1 Skill Two-Handed Sword -1 Skill Sword! 3 thr+7 imp (10) 20 Thrust 1 0 No DX -2 Skill Force Sword -1 Skill Broadsword 3 Skill Rapier -1 Skill Saber -1 Skill Shortsword 1 Skill Two-Handed Sword -1 Skill Sword! 3 No penalty to strike the neck; Any crippled limb is automatically severed; Any cutting strike to the neck requires an HT roll to avoid decapitation Melee Weapon Portrait 8.5 11 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Monochrome Single Normal