Editing Golem (section)

==Specialized Golems==
Oh, and if the generic material-based golems of AD&D aren't enough, it also featured specialized types of golem, too:
* '''[[Autognome]]''': A [[clockpunk]] automaton built by the tinker gnomes of [[Spelljammer]] with a penchant for malfunctioning.
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Autognome MC9.jpg
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* '''Blood Golem of [[Hextor]]''': A golem made of the blood of sacrificial victims, clad in magical armor and wielding flails.  Because it is constantly leaking blood it must replenish itself regularly by draining it from recently killed corpses.
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Blood golem Dragon 292 1.jpg
Blood golem Dragon 292 2.jpg
Blood golem FF 3e.jpg
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* '''Brass Minotaur''': A powerful vengeance implement, consisting of a [[minotaur]] skeleton bathed in brass to create a sculpture that is then animated.
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Brass minotaur MCAV4.jpg
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* '''Bog Hound''': Dog constructs made from the rotting plant matter of a swamp.
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Bog hound Howls in the Night 1.jpg
Bog hound Howls in the Night 2.jpg
Bog hound MCAV2.jpg
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* '''Burning Man''': A crude golem made of burning coal.
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Burning man MCAV2.jpg
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* '''Caryatid Column''': A stone golem designed to resemble a statue of a beautiful woman being used as a support column, but which can step out of its column to battle intruders.
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Caryatid column tSoR.jpg
Caryatid column MM 2e.png
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* '''[[Carrionette]]''': A relative to the Doll Golem native to the [[Ravenloft]] domain of Odiare, made from a marionette. Capable of stealing a person's body by stabbing them with a magic needle, leaving the victim's mind trapped in the marionette. 
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Carrionette MC Ravenloft.jpg
Jumping carrionette.jpg
Carrionette 2e.png
Carrionette Dragon 339.png
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* '''Clockwork Eunuch''': An enchanted clockwork golem used to guard harems in [[Al-Qadim]], and thus designed to resemble the stereotypical big fat turban-wearing eunuch harem guard. Somehow incredibly skilled at grappling things despite having big-ass scimitars in lieu of hands.
* '''Clockwork Swordsman''': A [[Mystara]]n invention that is nearly indistinguishable from a human.
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Clockwork swordsman MCSC.jpg
Clockwork swordsman MCAV4.jpg
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* '''Clockwork Warrior''': A dwarven-made metal behemoth.
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Clockwork warrior TSR Jam 1999.jpg
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* '''Coin Golem''': From [[Ravenloft]].
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coin golem CotN The Created.jpg
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* '''Copper Automaton''': enchanted clockwork soldiers of copper and brass native to [[Al-Qadim]].
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copper automaton MC Al-Qadim.png
Copper automaton Caravans.png
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* '''Demonflesh''': A [[Flesh Golem]] made from demon parts.
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Demonflesh hellfire brain golem 3e FF.jpg
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* '''Doll Golem''': An animated doll.
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Doll golem MM 2e.png
zombie doll golem DoDread.jpg
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* '''Drolem''': A [[Flesh Golem]] built out of dragon parts.
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drolem MC Mystara.jpg
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* '''Figurine Golem''': A malicious miniature golem that disguises itself as a [[Figurine of Wondrous Power]], native to [[Ravenloft]]. There are many different varieties, made from various different materials; ceramic, crystal, diamond, ivory, obsidian (jagged or smoothed, each is its own variant), and porcelain.
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ceramic figurine MCR3.png
crystal figurine MCR3.png
ivory figurine MCR3.png
obsidian figurine MCR3.png
porcelain figurine MCR3.png
figurine DoDread.jpg
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* '''Furnace Golem''': A variant iron golem that is created to serve as a secondary [[spelljammer]] helm.
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furnace golem MCS1.jpg
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* '''Gargoyle Golem''': A stone golem designed to replicate a [[gargoyle]], which somehow gives it a petrifying touch. Also has an '''Iron''' Gargoyle Golem variant, which is only found in [[Mystara]].
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Gargoyle golem Glass golem MM 2e.png
iron gargoyle golem MC Mystara.jpg
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* '''Gloom Golem''': Made out of clay dredged from the river Styx in [[Hades]].
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gloom golem MM3 3e.jpg
gloom golem cormyr.jpg
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* '''Guardgoyle''': Created by [[Zhentarim]] wizards.
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guardgoyle RoZK.png
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* '''Guardian Warrior''': [[Mystara]]n ceramic construct resembling a horse and rider.
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guardian warrior MC Mystara.jpg
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* '''Half-Golem''': The product of an experiment gone wrong (2e) or people who have received prosthetic golem limbs (3e).
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half-golem MC Ravenloft2.jpg
half golem 3e 1.jpg
half golem 3e 2.jpg
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* '''Hammer Golem''': A dwarf-made golem with a hammer and pickaxe for hands.
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hammer golem Dragon 193.png
hammer golem MCAV1.jpg
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* '''Hellfire''': Constructed by devils
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Demonflesh hellfire brain golem 3e FF.jpg
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*'''Helmed Horror''': An animated suit of armor.
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Helmed horror MCAV1.jpg
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* '''Iron Cobra''': A snake construct. 3e added a '''Bronze Serpent''' variant.
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iron cobra FF 1e.png
iron cobra MC14.png
iron cobra 3e.jpg
iron cobra 4e.jpg
iron cobra 5e.png
iron cobra B1.png
Bronze serpent 3e.jpg
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* '''Juggernaut''': A giant stone golem that runs about on stone rollers, crushing anything in its way.
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juggernaut AC9.png
juggernaut DMR2.png
juggernaut 3e.jpg
juggernaut 5e.jpg
juggernaut B4 PF.png
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* '''Living Idol''': From [[Al-Qadim]]. Stone golems so ancient that we have no idea who made them. They are incredibly powerful. No matter how damaged they are--unless they are complete pulverized into gravel--the largest remaining fragment will retain their sentience and powers. For some reason, they are almost always the center of worship of a cult.
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living idol ALQ2.png
living idol MC13.png
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* '''Living Statue''': Native to [[Mystara]]. Comes in crystal, iron, jade, rock, ooze, silver and steel
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Living statue MC Mystara.jpg
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* '''Magic Golem''': A golem that began appearing in the [[Forgotten Realms]] after the [[Time of Troubles]], created by somehow fusing a human soul to a [[Wild Magic]] zone to create a mindlessly obedient creature of pure magical energies as the ultimate "fuck you spellcasters" servant.
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magic golem RoZK.png
magic golem MCAV3.jpg
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* '''Mechanical Golem''': A <s>robot</s> mass of vicious machinery given clumsy life as a golem, native to [[Ravenloft]].
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mechanical golem MC Ravenloft 1.jpg
mechanical golem MC Ravenloft2.jpg
mechanical golem MCR2 cover.jpg
mechanical golem CotN The Created.jpg
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* '''Mek''': A [[Mystara]]n <s>robot</s> golem of unknown origins with an insectoid appearance.
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Mek MC Mystara.jpg
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* '''Metagolem''': A <s>straight-up freaking robot</s> sapient golem made of metal with intricate mechanical innards.
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Metagolem MCAV1.jpg
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* '''Naàruk''': A 10-foot tall winged bull composed of bronze, created by the [[enduk]] of [[Mystara]] as a magical flying troop transport.
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naaruk MCSC.jpg
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* '''[[Necrophidius]]''': A bone golem mockery of a [[naga]], comprised of a fanged humanoid skull atop the skeleton of a giant snake. So-called because "Bone snake" would've never made it past the editors.
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necrophidius FF 1e 1.png
necrophidius FF 1e 2.jpg
Necrophidius MC5.jpg
necrophidius MM 2e.png
bone naga MCAV1.jpg
necrophidius 3e.jpg
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* '''Patchwork Golem''': Scraps of leather and cloth sewn together and stuffed with cotton.
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patchwork golem CotN The Created 1.jpg
patchwork golem CotN The Created 2.jpg
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* '''Radiant Golem''': A rare and powerful golem that sheds a magical death aura, implied to be made out of radioactive material.
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radiant golem MCS1.jpg
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* '''Scarecrow''': An animated scarecrow; what did you think it was?
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Scarecrow MC5.jpg
scarecrow MC Ravenloft 1.jpg
scarecrow MM 2e.png
scarecrow 1.jpg
scarecrow Dungeon 154.png
scarecrow Dungeon 183.jpg
scarecrow 5e.jpg
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* '''Shaboath Golem''': A golem constructed from magically animated water by [[aboleth]]s.
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shaboath golem Night Below.jpg
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* '''Spiderstone''': A [[drow]]-crafted golem consisting of obsidian magically worked into a four-armed drow.
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Spiderstone golem Dragon 193.png
spiderstone golem MCAV1.jpg
spiderstone golem CotSQ.jpg
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* '''Stone Guardian''': A giant stone golem used as a temple guardian.
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Stone guardian 1e.png
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* '''Temple Critter''': 1-foot tall golems made by priests to maintain and defend temples.
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temple critter MCSC.jpg
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* '''Transient Golem''': A cloud of fog or mist that only takes solid form after it kills someone, becoming a perfect duplicate of them.
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transient golem CotN The Created.jpg
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* '''Vault Guardian''': Golems of stone or metal created by [[Zhentarim]] wizards to guard vaults (go figure).
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vault guardian RoZK.png
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* '''Zombie Golem''': A [[Flesh Golem]] made from rotting, dead bodies infused with necromancy.
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zombie golem MC Ravenloft 1.jpg
zombie doll golem DoDread.jpg
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