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== Encyclopedia entry == | == Encyclopedia entry == | ||
"The original story harks back, so they say, to the sixteenth | "The original story harks back, so they say, to the sixteenth | ||
| − | century. | + | century. Using long-lost formulas from the Kabbala, a rabbi is |
said to have made an artificial man -- the so-called Golem -- to | 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 | help ring the bells in the Synagogue and for all kinds of other | ||
menial work. | menial work. | ||
"But he hadn't made a full man, and it was animated by some sort | "But he hadn't made a full man, and it was animated by some sort | ||
| − | of vegetable half-life. | + | of vegetable half-life. What life it had, too, so the story |
runs, was only derived from the magic charm placed behind its | runs, was only derived from the magic charm placed behind its | ||
teeth each day, that drew down to itself what was known as the | teeth each day, that drew down to itself what was known as the | ||
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It raged through the dark streets, smashing everything in its | It raged through the dark streets, smashing everything in its | ||
path, until the rabbi caught up with it, removed the charm, and | path, until the rabbi caught up with it, removed the charm, and | ||
| − | destroyed it. | + | destroyed it. Then the Golem collapsed, lifeless. All that was |
left of it was a small clay image, which you can still see in | left of it was a small clay image, which you can still see in | ||
the Old Synagogue." ... | the Old Synagogue." ... | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 8 February 2008
' glass golem 
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| Difficulty | 18 |
| Attacks |
Claw 2d8, Claw 2d8 |
| Base level | 16 |
| Base experience | 409 |
| Speed | 6 |
| Base AC | 1 |
| Base MR | 50 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Very rare |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 1800 |
| Nutritional value | 0 |
| Size | Large |
| Resistances | Sleep, Poison, Acid |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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A glass golem:
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| Reference | monst.c#line2259 |
Glass golems are the result of polypiling too many 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 in order to identify more worthless pieces of glass.
Encyclopedia entry
"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.
"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.'
"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 ]
