[RPM] Making a Golem

[Musashi2]

Wow, okay, that's some good weight behind the modifier and argument for it. And as I didn't actually get the chance to talk to him about it due to him being under the weather, I'll just link him this thread and the blog and let him read them. Hopefully between the two, and the explanation for what Summoned is, it'll alleviate his concerns and we can move on with char-gen and whatnot.

Fingers crossed!

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by Musashi2

Wow, okay, that's some good weight behind the modifier and argument for it. And as I didn't actually get the chance to talk to him about it due to him being under the weather, I'll just link him this thread and the blog and let him read them. Hopefully between the two, and the explanation for what Summoned is, it'll alleviate his concerns and we can move on with char-gen and whatnot.

Fingers crossed!

If it helps at all, please tell him to email me (use the forum function) and I'll happily answer questions he might have. If he doesn't want to use it because he doesn't like it, that's different, I can't do anything there, but this is what I use for my campaigns and apparently a lot of other people do as well.

[Musashi2]

That's a kind offer, though I can report that his outlook on the matter has shifted to a more positive one after reading the post/hearing that it was you who made the modifier - he has all but straight up said it's allowed, which makes things significantly easier.

I relayed the message anyway though, just in case he does happen to have questions, if that's alright.

Otherwise, I think this may be a settled issue folks, in which case I'd like to thank you all for your ideas and input.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by Musashi2

That's a kind offer, though I can report that his outlook on the matter has shifted to a more positive one after reading the post/hearing that it was you who made the modifier - he has all but straight up said it's allowed, which makes things significantly easier.

I relayed the message anyway though, just in case he does happen to have questions, if that's alright.

Otherwise, I think this may be a settled issue folks, in which case I'd like to thank you all for your ideas and input.

Perfect! Glad it worked out. And I'm always happy to help.

[Zarmonic]

So the link is dead now. I'm curious about this modifier. Is it now part of an official source somewhere?

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by Zarmonic

So the link is dead now. I'm curious about this modifier. Is it now part of an official source somewhere?

The new link is here

It appears that ghostdancer recently moved the blog, and that will have disrupted a lot of the links. Its got a search function though, so if you know what you're looking for, search it.

[4rc4num]

How your ritual ended with a 1206 energy cost?

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Originally Posted by Musashi2

I'm making a new character, as my previous died, and one of my ideas was a sort of golemancer/maker of constructs. Myself and a couple others from my group have been trying to figure out how to make it work in PRM (i.e. a ritual and its costs).

My first idea was to take the Clay Golem template from Magic pg. 59 and reverse engineer it to figure out the cost in RPM. However, I must have done something wrong or simply picked the most expensive way to go about it, as my energy cost for creating the Golem out of thin-air is 1206, something my character couldn't do without moderate shenanigans. And neither myself nor the GM wants shenanigans.

I've though about separating the ritual in two, which actually makes it doable but doesn't address the fact it's really, really expensive still.

Something tells me I'm just being a blockhead and my methodology is just wrong, and I've yet to find anything in the forums that helps get me in the right direction. I'm going to continue looking, but I figure if I make a post, someone who knows more than I might be able to step in and give some advice or point me in the right direction.

For completeness' sake, I do have 270 points to work with (we started the game with 175 points, not including a "be reasonable" disadvantage limit). The setting is mostly typical Fantasy, albeit less power/overt power than a standard D&D game. On top of that, magic items are limited/rare, otherwise I might have probably just tried to brute force it with an item.

With any luck it's something doable at this power level, and any help with ideas or methodology is appreciated.

Have you considered "Powers: Divine Favor"? p. 13 features a golem, and it costs around 106 points (if you are going to summon it). Also, you can have access to other nice powers which yo might adjust to fit in the geomancer gimmick. On the other hand, p. 14 lists several golems with several costs (if your main PC is going to be the golem).

Thinking about this, you will have almost 170 CP left if you choose summoning the golem taking this path; so you may be capable of handling this material with your budget.

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