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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
-The bellows he set away from the fire, and gathered all the tools
+The bellows he set away from the fire, and gathered all the tools wherewith he wrought into a silver chest; and with a sponge wiped he his face and his two hands withal, and his mighty neck and shaggy breast, and put upon him a tunic, and grasped a stout staff, and went forth halting; but there moved swiftly to support their lord handmaidens wrought of gold in the semblance of living maids. In them is understanding in their hearts, and in them speech and strength, and they know cunning handiwork by gift of the immortal gods.
 |[ The Iliad, by Homer ]
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 Gold golems can generate as a result of [[polypiling]] if there are enough [[Gold (material)|gold]] objects in a pile of items.{{refsrc|src/zap.c|1332|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Gold golems drop 200 minus [[rnl]](101) [[gold piece]]s upon death [[Corpseless|instead of a corpse]], with an average of 140-160 depending on the [[hero]]'s [[luck]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|413|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} They are not a valid target for [[genocide]].
+Gold golems drop 200&ndash;[[rnl]](101) [[gold piece]]s upon death [[Corpseless|instead of a corpse]], with an average of 140-160 depending on the [[hero]]'s [[luck]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|413|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} They are not a valid target for [[genocide]].
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|a1b765936f807729e1c2cf3c7a9b928e34a277f5}}, gold golems generate with 60 HP.}}

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   |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L2060 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 2060]
 }}
-A '''gold golem''', {{monsym|gold golem}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The gold golem is a type of [[golem]] that is [[thick-skinned]] compared to its weaker kin.
+Gold golems have two [[claw attack]]s and possess [[acid resistance]], along with [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]] like all golems. A gold golem that is subjected to [[stoning]] will become a [[stone golem]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|2525|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Generation==
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 Gold golems drop 200 minus [[rnl]](101) [[gold piece]]s upon death [[Corpseless|instead of a corpse]], with an average of 140-160 depending on the [[hero]]'s [[luck]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|413|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} They are not a valid target for [[genocide]].
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|a1b765936f807729e1c2cf3c7a9b928e34a277f5}}, gold golems generate with 60 HP.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|a1b765936f807729e1c2cf3c7a9b928e34a277f5}}, gold golems generate with 60 HP.}}
 ==Strategy==
-Gold golems are a significant step up from the other golems that a hero will usually encounter before them, but are not too much trouble for decently-equipped heroes.
+Gold golems are a significant step up from the other golems that a hero will usually encounter before them, but are not too much trouble for decently-equipped characters.
 ==History==
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 ==Variants==
-In variants with [[object materials]] systems, gold golems may drop other objects made of gold upon death in addition to or instead of gold pieces.
+In ''NetHack'' [[variant]]s with [[object materials]] systems, gold golems may drop other objects made of gold upon death, and those death drops may replace gold pieces or occur in addition to them.
 ===SLASH'EM===
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], gold golems have one of their claw attacks replaced with a weapon attack, and can be [[generated with]] one of the six following gold weapons (with an equal probability of each): a [[stiletto]], an [[axe]], a [[sickle]], a [[short sword]], a [[saber]], or a [[war hammer]]. The [[treasury golem]] is a stronger variant of gold golem.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], gold golems have one of their claw attacks replaced with a weapon attack, and they can be [[generated with]] one of the six following gold weapons (with an equal probability of each): a [[stiletto]], an [[axe]], a [[sickle]], a [[short sword]], a [[saber]], or a [[war hammer]]. The [[treasury golem]] is a stronger variant of gold golem.
-The Plumach village [[Map inclusion (dNethack)|map inclusion]] has a {{frac|7}} chance of including a gold vault with a {{frac|2}} chance of a gold golem being generated on each square.
+Four groups of eight gold golems are generated in [[Nessus]] during level creation.
-[[Ara Kamerel]] that are destroyed can convert any gold golems present on the level into new versions of themselves, minus their special equipment&mdash;tame Ara Kamerel will instead reincarnate into any gold golem the hero comes across.
+[[Ara Kamerel]] that are destroyed can convert any gold golems present on the level into new versions of themselves, minus their special equipment&mdash;tame Ara Kamerel will instead reincarnate from any gold golem the hero comes across.
 ===xNetHack===
 In [[xNetHack]], gold golems generate with 60 HP, and can drop various items with an [[Object materials (xNetHack)|object material]] of gold upon death, with a pile of 50-150 gold pieces acting as a fallback to replace invalid items generated this way.
-Throwing a blessed [[thiefstone]] at a gold golem and hitting it will teleport the golem to the square where the thiefstone's '[[stash]]' is located: this includes heroes polymorphed into gold golems, but will not work on any gold golem or hero carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]].
+Throwing a blessed [[thiefstone]] at a gold golem and hitting it will teleport the golem to the square where the thiefstone's '[[stash]]' is located: this also affects a hero polymorphed into a gold golem, but will not work on any gold golem or hero carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]].
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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Claw 2d3 physical, claw 2d3 physical
+  |attacks=Claw 2d3 [[Physical damage|physical]], claw 2d3 physical
   |weight=450
   |nutr=0
   |size=Large
-  |resistances=sleep, poison, acid
+  |resistances=[[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
-  |attributes={{attributes|A gold golem|nocorpse=1|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|thick=1|hostile=1|neuter=1}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A gold golem|nocorpse=1|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|thick=1|hostile=1|neuter=1|veg1=1}}
-  |reference={{refsrc|src/monst.c|2060|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L2060 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 2060]
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 A '''gold golem''', {{monsym|gold golem}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The gold golem is a type of [[golem]] that is [[thick-skinned]] compared to its weaker kin.
-Gold golems have two claw attacks and possess [[acid resistance]], along with [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]] like all golems. A gold golem that is subjected to [[stoning]] will become a [[stone golem]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|2525|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Reading a non-cursed [[scroll of gold detection]] will reveal the presence of any gold golems on the level.
+Gold golems have two claw attacks and possess [[acid resistance]], along with [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]] like all golems. A gold golem that is subjected to [[stoning]] will become a [[stone golem]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|2525|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Generation==
-Randomly-generated gold golems are always created hostile. Gold golems are always generated with 40 HP.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1979|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Randomly-generated gold golems are always created hostile. Normally-created gold golems are always generated with 40 HP.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1979|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Gold golems can generate as a result of [[polypiling]] if there are enough [[Gold (material)|gold]] objects in a pile of items.{{refsrc|src/zap.c|1332|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Gold golems drop 200 minus [[rnl]](101) [[gold piece]]s upon death [[Corpseless|instead of a corpse]], with an average of 140-160 depending on the hero's [[luck]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|413|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} They are not a valid target for [[genocide]].
+Gold golems drop 200 minus [[rnl]](101) [[gold piece]]s upon death [[Corpseless|instead of a corpse]], with an average of 140-160 depending on the [[hero]]'s [[luck]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|413|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} They are not a valid target for [[genocide]].
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|a1b765936f807729e1c2cf3c7a9b928e34a277f5}}, gold golems generate with 60 HP.}}
 ==Strategy==
-Gold golems are a significant step up from the other golems that a [[hero]] will usually encounter before them, but are not too much trouble for decently-equipped heroes.
+Gold golems are a significant step up from the other golems that a hero will usually encounter before them, but are not too much trouble for decently-equipped heroes.
 ==History==
-The gold golem is introduced 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.
+The gold golem is introduced 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&mdash;this is fixed in [[NetHack 3.6.0]] via {{commit|d8a0f734815d6d0d81151c7222e63efbfe3f7cd4}} so that doing so produces a live flesh golem.
 ==Origin==
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], gold golems have one of their claw attacks replaced with a weapon attack, and [[Monster starting inventory|generate with]] one of the six following gold weapons (with an equal probability of each): a [[stiletto]], an [[axe]], a [[sickle]], a [[short sword]], a [[saber]], or a [[war hammer]]. The [[treasury golem]] is a stronger variant of gold golem.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], gold golems have one of their claw attacks replaced with a weapon attack, and can be [[generated with]] one of the six following gold weapons (with an equal probability of each): a [[stiletto]], an [[axe]], a [[sickle]], a [[short sword]], a [[saber]], or a [[war hammer]]. The [[treasury golem]] is a stronger variant of gold golem.
 The Plumach village [[Map inclusion (dNethack)|map inclusion]] has a {{frac|7}} chance of including a gold vault with a {{frac|2}} chance of a gold golem being generated on each square.
-[[Ara Kamerel]] that are destroyed can convert any gold golems present on the level into new versions of themselves, minus their special equipment - tame Ara Kamerel will instead reincarnate into any gold golem the hero comes across.
+[[Ara Kamerel]] that are destroyed can convert any gold golems present on the level into new versions of themselves, minus their special equipment&mdash;tame Ara Kamerel will instead reincarnate into any gold golem the hero comes across.
 ===xNetHack===
 In [[xNetHack]], gold golems generate with 60 HP, and can drop various items with an [[Object materials (xNetHack)|object material]] of gold upon death, with a pile of 50-150 gold pieces acting as a fallback to replace invalid items generated this way.
-Throwing a blessed [[thiefstone]] at a gold golem and hitting it will teleport the golem to the square where the thiefstone's '[[stash]]' is located - this includes heroes polymorphed into gold golems, but will not work on any gold golem or hero carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]].
+Throwing a blessed [[thiefstone]] at a gold golem and hitting it will teleport the golem to the square where the thiefstone's '[[stash]]' is located: this includes heroes polymorphed into gold golems, but will not work on any gold golem or hero carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]].
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 ==Generation==
-Randomly-generated rope golems are always created hostile. Gold golems are always generated with 40 HP.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1979|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Randomly-generated gold golems are always created hostile. Gold golems are always generated with 40 HP.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1979|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Gold golems can generate as a result of [[polypiling]] if there are enough [[Gold (material)|gold]] objects in a pile of items.{{refsrc|src/zap.c|1332|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

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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 [[encyclopedia]] entry for the gold golem is an excerpt from [[Wikipedia:Iliad|the ''Iliad'']] of Homer, which describes one of a group of gold automatons made by the classical smithing god [[Wikipedia:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]]. These particular constructs have the form of human women and are gifted with intelligence, speech and strength in order to assist Hephaestus while walking. Other golden constructs made by Hephaestus included tripods with golden wheels that could move in and out of the gods' dwelling at his will, as well as golden and silver lions and dogs that served to guard the entrance for the palace of Alkinoos.
+The [[encyclopedia]] entry for the gold golem is an excerpt from [[Wikipedia:Iliad|the ''Iliad'']] of Homer, which describes one of a group of gold automatons made by the classical smithing god [[Wikipedia:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]]. These particular constructs have the form of human women and are gifted with intelligence, speech and strength, and assist Hephaestus while he is walking. Other golden constructs made by Hephaestus included tripods with golden wheels that could move in and out of the gods' dwelling at his will, as well as golden and silver lions and dogs that served to guard the entrance for the palace of Alkinoos.
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 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], gold golems are generated with 80 HP.{{refsrc|makemon.c|2248|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+In [[SLASH'EM]], gold golems are always generated with 80 HP.{{refsrc|makemon.c|2248|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], throwing a blessed [[thiefstone]] at a gold golem and hitting it will teleport the golem to the square where the thiefstone's '[[stash]]' is located; this includes heroes polymorphed into gold golems, but will never work on any gold golem or hero carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]].
+In [[xNetHack]], gold golems generate with 60 HP, and can drop various items with an [[Object materials (xNetHack)|object material]] of gold upon death, with a pile of 50-150 gold pieces acting as a fallback to replace invalid items generated this way.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==