Comments on: Mini-Crunch: The Golem's Magical Immunities http://critical-hits.com/2007/11/15/mini-crunch-the-golems-magical-immunities/ The Journal of Gamer Culture Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:30:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Critical Hits - a Variant : criticalanklebites.com http://critical-hits.com/2007/11/15/mini-crunch-the-golems-magical-immunities/#comment-47001 Critical Hits - a Variant : criticalanklebites.com Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:28:00 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=151#comment-47001 [...] do good damage. Crit-immunes don’t balance rogues, they nerf rogues for that encounter. Same as a golem’s magic immunity does to [...] [...] do good damage. Crit-immunes don’t balance rogues, they nerf rogues for that encounter. Same as a golem’s magic immunity does to [...]

]]> By: ChattyDM http://critical-hits.com/2007/11/15/mini-crunch-the-golems-magical-immunities/#comment-47000 ChattyDM Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:44:28 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=151#comment-47000 Ahhhh Enlightenment has reached my virus infected brain! Thanks! Ahhhh Enlightenment has reached my virus infected brain! Thanks!

]]> By: ve4grm http://critical-hits.com/2007/11/15/mini-crunch-the-golems-magical-immunities/#comment-46999 ve4grm Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:25:04 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=151#comment-46999 Clay Golem is from Jewish folklore, that's true. But not so much the other Golem types. This was explored more by Bart Carroll <a href="http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=13894002&postcount=11" rel="nofollow">here</a>, but I'll summarize. Flesh Golem: distinctly Frankenstein, all the way doen to its affinity for lightning. Clay Golem: back in the 1e MM, it was the only golem made by clerics. Gotta be a reference to Rabbi Loeb. Iron and Bronze/Brass golems: seem to be inspired by Talos from Jason and the Argonauts, who was bronze/brass in the movie, and iron in a novel. Stone? No idea. Clay Golem is from Jewish folklore, that’s true. But not so much the other Golem types.

This was explored more by Bart Carroll here, but I’ll summarize.

Flesh Golem: distinctly Frankenstein, all the way doen to its affinity for lightning.

Clay Golem: back in the 1e MM, it was the only golem made by clerics. Gotta be a reference to Rabbi Loeb.

Iron and Bronze/Brass golems: seem to be inspired by Talos from Jason and the Argonauts, who was bronze/brass in the movie, and iron in a novel.

Stone? No idea.

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