Golem (Dungeons & Dragons)

A Golem is a magically created monster in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. There are four types of golems (from weakest to strongest):Flesh Golems, Clay Golems, Stone Golems and Iron Golems. All but the Flesh Golem are created from earthen components. The Flesh Golem is created from human remains.

The creator of a Golem (typically a Wizard or Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons) has control over the Golem. The control of Flesh Golems and Clay Golems has a chance of being voided proportional to the length of time the Golem is used in combat.

All Golems have a neutral alignment.

Types of Golems

 * Flesh Golems are similar to Frankenstein and are created from human remains. If control over the Flesh Golem is lost it goes beserk, attacking friends and enemies equally.
 * Clay Golems are created by Clerics. There is a cumulative chance each melee round that a Clay Golem will be possesed by a choatic evil spirit.  If this happens control is lost and the Golem attacks the closest living creature.