I don't know if this is the right place for this - if not, somebody please move it :)
Many, many years ago, Dungeon #91 included a template for 3.0 called the Half Machine, a kind of weird fantasy cyborg thing. Has anyone made a similar template or converted it to PF?
There are a number of things that could easily fit your desires. A lot of it is third party though, but well flushed out.
For things from paizo, the most immediate, unless you want some kind of clockwork template, would be the android race. You could also go to Creating New Races and look at the side bar about "Half constructs." But that is not what you are looking for though, is it?
No, for cyborgs, you want the Prosthetics from 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming. This gives you a series of options for replacing your parts with mundane (ranging from just a mannequin hands all the way to perfect clock punk replacements) and magical replacements. The magical options could be seen in some sense be be like an additional 4 magical item slots, since some of them have pretty nice effects such as evasion or giving you weapon the flaming or shocking property. They have rules for why you would need to get prosthetics...but that would hardly fly with most groups since you'd be dropping limbs like confetti.
The main thing you want though would be their Tin Man prestige class. Basically, you need to have 3 replacements, one of which is magical (plus a +5 bab, since no prestige class can be had before 5th level). The class is all about your struggle being more man than machine, and slowing becoming a terminator. The advantages range from simple (magic to repair your prosthetics) to really good (counting as a construct for mind control or being able to use diplomacy and enchantments on non-intelligent constructs). Not that game breaking compared to some PrC's, so you could argue for it. Most would only want to take it for 1 DR/- per prosthetic (so max 4... unless you get creative) which can be gained with just a 1 level dip.
Cna the Half-Construct thing be used as a template? I don't have the ARG, so I'm not quite sure about this. If yes that would be exactly what I'm looking for :)
That is why we have an SRD and a PRD. The actual text can be found in this link: Race Builder. The guide breaks down how they balance out races. Most playable races are between 8-15 RP. It goes something like this:
Half-Construct (7 RP)
A half-construct race is a group of creatures that are artificially enhanced or have parts replaced by constructed mechanisms, be they magical or mechanical. A half-construct race has the following features.Half-constructs gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against disease, mind-affecting effects, poison, and effects that cause either exhaustion or fatigue.
Half-constructs cannot be raised or resurrected.
Half-constructs do not breathe, eat, or sleep, unless they want to gain some beneficial effect from one of these activities. This means that a half-construct can drink potions to benefit from their effects and can sleep in order to regain spells, but neither of these activities is required for the construct to survive or stay in good health.
Just throw on a couple more traits from the other sections and you can be good to go.
I like the Prosthetics.
If the cyborg likes cola, here comes SUPER FRANKY~!
