If you had a particularly evil spellcaster make a golem out of parts "harvested" from kids how would you stat it? Just give a flesh golem the young template?
I don't think I'd give it the young template. Presumably you'd end up with the sameish golem, just might take a few more "components" to get there.
I'd probably give it some sort of horror/revulsion effect. Perhaps a will save against nausea or fear.
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Child flesh Golem
N Medium construct
Init –1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +0
Aura of Revulsion (DC16)
DEFENSE
AC 20, touch 8, flat-footed 20; (–1 Dex, +11 natural)
hp 79 (9d10+30)
Fort +3, Ref +2, Will +3
DR 5/adamantine; Immune: construct traits, magic
OFFENSE
Speed 20 ft.
Melee: 2 slams +13 (2d6+4)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks berserk
STATISTICS
Str 18, Dex 9, Con —, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 1
Base Atk +9; CMB +13; CMD 22
Languages none
Aura of Revulsion: a golem made from parts of children is a gruesome and horrible sight indeed. Anyone within 30ft. of such a creature must make a Will save (DC16) or be sickened for as long as they can are in the presence of the golem and for 1d4 rounds afterward. The DC is Constitution-based and includes a +2 racial bonus.
Child flesh Golem
N Medium construct
Init –1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +0
Aura of Revulsion (DC16)DEFENSE
AC 20, touch 8, flat-footed 20; (–1 Dex, +11 natural)
hp 79 (9d10+30)
Fort +3, Ref +2, Will +3
DR 5/adamantine; Immune: construct traits, magicOFFENSE
Speed 20 ft.
Melee: 2 slams +13 (2d6+4)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks berserkSTATISTICS
Str 18, Dex 9, Con —, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 1
Base Atk +9; CMB +13; CMD 22
Languages noneAura of Revulsion: a golem made from parts of children is a gruesome and horrible sight indeed. Anyone within 30ft. of such a creature must make a Will save (DC16) or be sickened for as long as they can are in the presence of the golem and for 1d4 rounds afterward. The DC is Constitution-based and includes a +2 racial bonus.
I like it. I would rule the aura of revulsion doesn't work on evil creatures (or at least, doesn't affect the creator.)
What's its CR?
What's its CR?
Given that all I did was decrease it's size by one category, it's strength by 2 and tacked on a single special ability, I'd say it's probably the same as the original.
With a little more effort, though, we could make small golems made from just a few components (probably similar to super tough, super strong zombies for their size) or a 9ft-tall nightmare, each arm ending in a dozen small, pale, grasping hands, betwixt which are a dozen tiny faces, all crying and mewling in a symphony of horror and grief.
Either could have some kind of wail attack to cause fear or slowly deal out negative levels or wisdom damage. Maybe the big one has a grab attack with all those tiny hands. Maybe you need a Fortitude save to bear their presence without succumbing to horror and despair (mummy style) and a Will save to even try attacking it (you get a bonus for each time it's attacked you). Maybe they can even swallow whole by splitting their cadaverous forms open, drawing you within them as tiny hands and many small sets of teeth pull you apart.
You dang near set up my Halloween adventure for me...LOL
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If you had a particularly evil spellcaster ...
This sounds like a great opportunity for a non-evil spellcaster.
Child dies, parent can't bear to leave their child, so keeps them in a state of gentle repose, trying to use science/magic to bring them back. This unholy abomination is the result. Parent treats the golem as a child and won't accept when others tell them otherwise. (Child's soul possibly trapped inside?)
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Child dies, parent can't bear to leave their child...
More of a classic Mary Shelley type of deal.
The horror there is less overt, less graphic and more psychological.For that version, it'd look fairly human. Just pallid and cold, with the ugly black scars of a Y-incision across it's chest. It's strength and fortitude (and maybe speed and eerie quiet) are all the special abilities it really needs; the *wrongness* of the sweet child casually breaking a noisy dog's neck or falling off a roof onto a wrought-iron fence and walking away is enough.
If you had a particularly evil spellcaster ...This sounds like a great opportunity for a non-evil spellcaster.
Child dies, parent can't bear to leave their child, so keeps them in a state of gentle repose, trying to use science/magic to bring them back. This unholy abomination is the result. Parent treats the golem as a child and won't accept when others tell them otherwise. (Child's soul possibly trapped inside?)
Interesting idea. Though I personally find it more sad than scary.
Interesting idea. Though I personally find it more sad than scary.If you had a particularly evil spellcaster ...This sounds like a great opportunity for a non-evil spellcaster.
Child dies, parent can't bear to leave their child, so keeps them in a state of gentle repose, trying to use science/magic to bring them back. This unholy abomination is the result. Parent treats the golem as a child and won't accept when others tell them otherwise. (Child's soul possibly trapped inside?)
It can be. Or it can be suuuper creepy. It's also a little more of a moral quandry than your average necromancer, and that's a good/bad thing depending on what your group wants.