PFSRD:Golem Manual
Price Varies; Aura varies; CL varies; Weight 5 lbs.
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Clay golem manual 12,000 gp; Flesh golem manual 8,000 gp; Iron golem manual 35,000 gp; Stone golem manual 22,000 gp; Stone golem guardian manual 44,000 gp
A golem manual contains information, incantations, and magical power that help a character to craft a golem. The instructions therein grant a +5 competence bonus on skill checks made to craft the golem's body. Each manual also holds the prerequisite spells needed for a specific golem (although these spells can only be used to create a golem and cannot be copied), effectively granting the builder use of the Craft Construct feat during the construction of the golem, and an increase to her caster level for the purpose of crafting a golem.
The spells included in a golem manual require a spell trigger activation and can be activated only to assist in the construction of a golem. The cost of the book does not include the cost of constructing the golem's body. Once the golem is finished, the writing in the manual fades and the book is consumed in flames. When the book's ashes are sprinkled upon the golem, it becomes fully animated.
Clay Golem Manual: The book contains animate objects, bless, commune, prayer, and resurrection. The reader may treat her caster level as two levels higher than normal for the purpose of crafting a clay golem. Moderate conjuration, divination, enchantment, and transmutation; CL 11th; Craft Construct, animate objects, commune, prayer, resurrection, creator must be caster level 11th.
Flesh Golem Manual: The book contains animate dead, bull's strength, geas/quest, and limited wish. The reader may treat her caster level as one level higher than normal for the purpose of crafting a flesh golem. Moderate enchantment, necromancy [evil], and transmutation; CL 8th; Craft Construct, animate dead, bull's strength, geas/quest, limited wish, creator must be caster level 8th.
Iron Golem Manual: The book contains cloudkill, geas/quest, limited wish, and polymorph any object. The reader may treat her caster level as four levels higher than normal for the purpose of crafting an iron golem. Strong conjuration, enchantment, and transmutation; CL 16th; Craft Construct, cloudkill, geas/quest, limited wish, polymorph any object, creator must be caster level 16th.
Stone Golem Manual: The book contains antimagic field, geas/quest, limited wish, and symbol of stunning. The reader may treat her caster level as three levels higher than normal for the purpose of crafting a stone golem. Strong abjuration and enchantment; CL 14th; Craft Construct, antimagic field, geas/quest, limited wish, symbol of stunning, creator must be caster level 14th.
Stone Golem Guardian Manual: The book contains antimagic field, discern location, geas/quest, limited wish, shield other, and symbol of stunning. The reader may treat her caster level as three levels higher than normal for the purpose of crafting a stone golem guardian. Strong abjuration and enchantment; CL 14th; Craft Construct, antimagic field, discern location, geas/quest, limited wish, shield other, symbol of stunning, creator must be caster level 14th.
Construction Requirements
Clay golem manual 6,000 gp; Flesh golem manual 4,000 gp; Iron golem manual 17,500 gp; Stone golem manual 11,000 gp; Stone golem guardian manual 22,000 gp
Craft Construct, caster must be of a specific level, additional spells
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