Gold golem
' gold golem 
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| Difficulty | 6 |
| Attacks |
Claw 2d3 physical, claw 2d3 physical |
| Base level | 5 |
| Base experience | 56 |
| Speed | 9 |
| Base AC | 6 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 450 |
| Nutritional value | 0 |
| Size | Large |
| Resistances | sleep, poison, acid |
| Resistances conveyed | None |
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A gold golem:
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| Reference | [1] |
A 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.[2] Reading a non-cursed scroll of gold detection will reveal the presence of any gold golems on the level.
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Generation
Randomly-generated rope golems are always created hostile. Gold golems are always generated with 40 HP.[3]
Gold golems can generate as a result of polypiling if there are enough gold objects in a pile of items.[4]
Gold golems drop 200 minus rnl(101) gold pieces upon death instead of a corpse, with an average of 140-160 depending on the hero's luck.[5] They are not a valid target for genocide.
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.
History
The gold golem is introduced in NetHack 3.3.0.
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.
SLASH'EM
In SLASH'EM, gold golems are generated with 80 HP.[6]
dNetHack
In dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, gold golems have one of their claw attacks replaced with a weapon attack, and generate with one of the six following gold weapons: a stiletto, an axe, a sickle, a short sword, a saber, or a war hammer.
The Plumach village map inclusion has a 1⁄7 chance of including a gold vault with a 1⁄2 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.
The treasury golem is a stronger variant of gold golem whose weapon and claw attacks are twice as strong and accompanied by a poison breath attack. Treasury golems leave behind 2-8 random gems and a luck-dependent amount of gold (up to 400zm) upon death instead of a corpse.
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.
Encyclopedia entry
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.
