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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-Glass golems share the following [[encyclopedia]] entry with other golems that lack their own entry:
+Glass golems share the following [[encyclopedia]] entry with other golems that lack their own entry:{{encyclopedia|
-{{encyclopedia|
+"The original story harks back, so they say, to the sixteenth century.  Using long-lost formulas from the Kabbala, a rabbi is said to have made an artificial man -- the so-called Golem -- to help ring the bells in the Synagogue and for all kinds of other menial work.
-"The original story harks back, so they say, to the sixteenth
+"But he hadn't made a full man, and it was animated by some sort of vegetable half-life.  What life it had, too, so the story runs, was only derived from the magic charm placed behind its teeth each day, that drew down to itself what was known as the `free sidereal strength of the universe.'
-century. Using long-lost formulas from the Kabbala, a rabbi is
+"One evening, before evening prayers, the rabbi forgot to take the charm out of the Golem's mouth, and it fell into a frenzy. It raged through the dark streets, smashing everything in its path, until the rabbi caught up with it, removed the charm, and destroyed it.  Then the Golem collapsed, lifeless.  All that was left of it was a small clay image, which you can still see in the Old Synagogue." ...
 |[ The Golem, by Gustav Meyrink ]
 }}
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 ===Hack'EM===
 {{encyclopedia|
-The glass golem is very nearly a work of art. Built in the form of
+The glass golem is very nearly a work of art. Built in the form of a stained glass knight, the creature is often built into a window fashioned from such glass. Thus, it usually acts as the guardian of a given location -- often a church or shrine.
-a stained glass knight, the creature is often built into a window
+Glass golems, like most others, never speak or communicate in any way. When they move, however, they are said to produce a tinkling sound like that made by delicate crystal wind chimes. If moving through a lighted area, they strobe and flicker as the light striking them is broken into its component hues.
 [ Monstrous Manual, by TSR inc. ]
 }}

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], glass golems have one of their claw attacks replaced with a weapon attack, and [[Monster starting inventory|generate with]] one of the twelve following glass weapons (with an equal probability of each): a [[saber]], a [[sickle]], an [[axe]], a [[stiletto]], a [[crystal sword]], a [[broadsword]], a [[scimitar]], a [[rapier]], a [[long sword]], a [[two-handed sword]], a [[partisan]], or a [[glaive]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], glass golems have one of their claw attacks replaced with a weapon attack, and [[Monster starting inventory|generate with]] one of the twelve following glass weapons (with an equal probability of each): a [[saber]], a [[sickle]], an [[axe]], a [[stiletto]], a [[crystal sword]], a [[broadsword]], a [[scimitar]], a [[Rapier (dNetHack)|rapier]], a [[long sword]], a [[two-handed sword]], a [[partisan]], or a [[glaive]].
 ===FIQHack===

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 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated glass golems are always created hostile. Glass golems are always generated with 60 [[hit point]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1989|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Randomly generated glass golems are always created hostile. Glass golems are always generated with 60 [[hit point]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1989|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} They are not a valid genocide target.
 Glass golems can generate as a result of [[polypiling]] if there are enough [[glass]] objects in a pile of items.{{refsrc|src/zap.c|1335|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Glass golems leave behind several pieces of [[worthless glass]] in varying colors upon death [[Corpseless|instead of a corpse]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|383|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} They are not a valid target for [[genocide]].
+Glass golems leave behind several pieces of [[worthless glass]] in varying colors upon death [[Corpseless|instead of a corpse]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|383|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|a1b765936f807729e1c2cf3c7a9b928e34a277f5}}, glass golems generate with 80 HP.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|a1b765936f807729e1c2cf3c7a9b928e34a277f5}}, glass golems generate with 80 HP.}}
 ==Strategy==

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Claw 2d8, Claw 2d8
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 2d8 [[Physical damage|physical]], claw 2d8 physical
   |resistances conveyed=None
-  |resistances=sleep, poison, acid
+  |resistances=[[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]]
   |attributes={{attributes|A glass golem|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|thick=1|hostile=1|strong=1|nocorpse=1}}
   |size=Large
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   |reference=[[monst.c#line2259]]
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 A '''glass golem''', {{monsym|glass golem}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The glass golem is [[thick-skinned]], and is one of the stronger types of [[golem]].

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 The ''gōlem'' is an animate, anthropomorphic being that originates from Jewish folklore, and is created entirely from inanimate matter, usually clay or mud. The most famous golem narrative is "The Golem of Prague", which tells of the late 16th century rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel and his creation of a golem using clay from the Vltava River, which he brought to life to defend the Prague ghetto from anti-Semitic attacks and pogroms. In modern popular culture, the word became generalized to refer to any crude anthropomorphic construct that is made of inanimate material and brought to life by some means, with the method of animation and the resulting creation's sapience and/or sentience varying wildly.
-The glass golem is possibly based on the stained glass golem, a being that appears in the 2nd and 3rd editions of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' and debuts in the 2nd Edition ''Monstrous Manual''. Stained glass golems are constructed to blend in with the decor of a temple or palace, and resemble flat, two-dimensional imitations of people; they remain hidden from view until unwanted visitors are seen, and the only sound they make is a tinkling sound like delicate crystal wind chimes that occurs while moving. Moving through light causes a stained glass golem to flicker and twinkle as the light refracted. Like many golems, glass golems possess a general immunity to most magic and spells, though they were extremely vulnerable to sonic and shattering spells; they healed rapidly on their own, but can also be repaired with mending spells.
+The glass golem is possibly based on the stained glass golem, a being that appears in the 2nd and 3rd editions of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' and debuts in the 2nd Edition ''Monstrous Manual''. Stained glass golems are constructed to blend in with the decor of a temple or palace, and resemble flat, two-dimensional imitations of people; they remain hidden from view until unwanted visitors are seen, and the only sound they make is a tinkling sound like delicate crystal wind chimes that occurs while moving. Moving through light causes a stained glass golem to flicker and twinkle as the light refracts. Like many golems, glass golems possess a general immunity to most magic and spells, though they are extremely vulnerable to sonic and shattering spells; they heal rapidly on their own, but can also be repaired with mending spells.
 ==Messages==

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 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], glass golems can drop various items with an [[Object materials (xNetHack)|object material]] of glass upon death, with worthless glass acting as a fallback to replace [[potion]]s and other invalid items generated this way.
+In [[xNetHack]], glass golems are always generated with 80 HP.
 ===EvilHack===

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 ==History==
 The glass golem first appears in [[NetHack 3.3.0]]. From this version to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including some variants based on those versions, casting [[stone to flesh]] at a [[statue]] or [[figurine]] of a golem produces a single [[meatball]], since any golem other than the [[flesh golem]] or [[leather golem]] is considered "[[vegetarian]]" due to not being composed of normally-edible material - this is fixed in [[NetHack 3.6.0]] via {{commit|d8a0f734815d6d0d81151c7222e63efbfe3f7cd4}} so that doing so produces a live flesh golem.
 ==Messages==
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
 In [[SLASH'EM]], glass golems are always generated with 140 HP.{{refsrc|makemon.c|2254|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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 ===FIQHack===
 In [[FIQHack]], the glass golem's glyph is changed to {{green|'}}.
 ===Hack'EM===
 In [[Hack'EM]], glass golems are instantly destroyed by sonic attacks, such as the [[ray]]s from a [[wand of noise]] - a hero in the form of a glass golem that is killed this way returns to normal form, even if they have [[unchanging]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 "The original story harks back, so they say, to the sixteenth
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 the Old Synagogue." ...
 |[ The Golem, by Gustav Meyrink ]
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   |name=glass golem
   |difficulty=18
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-'''Glass golems''' are the result of [[polypiling]] too many [[gem|worthless pieces of glass]]. They drop worthless pieces of glass when killed. As a result, some players, for their gem-hoarding needs, like to generate glass golems to identify more worthless pieces of glass.
+A '''glass golem''', {{monsym|glass golem}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The glass golem is [[thick-skinned]], and is one of the stronger types of [[golem]].
-Glass golems are always generated with 60 hit points.{{refsrc|makemon.c|918}}{{refsrc|makemon.c|1534}}
+A glass golem has two claw attacks, and possesses [[acid resistance]] along with the [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]] of all golems. A glass golem that is subjected to [[stoning]] will become a [[stone golem]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|2525|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-== Encyclopedia entry ==
+==Generation==
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-== References ==
+==References==
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+{{nethack-367}}
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