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Flesh Golem

This humanoid creature is an 8-foot tall ghoulish collection of body parts, stitched together into a single composite form. It walks and moves with a stiff-jointed gait, as if not in complete control of its body. It is wearing a ragged pair of trousers [flesh golems wear whatever their creator wishes].

AC: 9 HP: 93
CR: 5 Size: M

Flesh Golem
Harvesting Table

Instructions: Because this creature is an Construct, the player should roll a Investigation Check using the DCs in the table below. On a success, the player is able to harvest the item. On a failure, the item cannot be harvested (either because the character is not skilled enough, or because the item is ruined). The DM should note that many of the items have an expiration, and can not be sold or used after the expiration has passed.

Type: Construct
Skill: Investigation

Item

Description

Value

Weight

Exp.

Crafting

DC: 10

ITEM: Flesh Golem Heart DC: 10

The heart of a flesh golem is difficult to harvest, as the body begins to decay very quickly upon death. During the golem's creation, the creature is infused with an elemental spirit, traces of which remain embedded in the heart. The heart is useful to artificers and other spellcasters.

VALUE: 20 gp

WEIGHT: 6lb.

EXPIRE: 2 days

DC: 15

ITEM: Flesh Golem Muscle Fiber DC: 15

Being magically animated, some of the flesh golem's muscle fibers may still contain trace amounts of magic. These fibers still twitch slightly, even after the golem is destroyed. Artificers and magic users, especially necromancers, may find these muscle fibers worth studying.

VALUE: 30 gp

WEIGHT: 2lb.

EXPIRE: 2 days

DC: 20

ITEM: Flesh Golem Manual Ashes (vial, small pouch) DC: 20

The final step of creating a new golem is to sprinkle the ashes of the manual of golem creation over the inanimate body. Harvesting these ashes can be difficult, as they are tiny and hard to find. The ashes don't retain the power they had prior to the golem's creation, but still have value in the arcane community.

VALUE: 150 gp

WEIGHT: 1lb.

EXPIRE: ∞

CRAFT: Golem Companion (HHH)

Most crafting items have an acronym associated with it, such as "DMG". These acronyms refer to specific guide books. For example, "DMG" refers to the "Dungeon Master's Guide". The acronyms for HHH and HHH2 refer to Hamund's Harvesting Handbook, a homebrew harvesting guide that offers a variety of homebrew (not official) magic items. To view and purchase Hamund's Harvesting Handbook, click here.

Expiration

Many harvested goods will start to rot and decay after a period of time. Below is a quick overview of how we determine expiration dates, and is used as a guide for most harvested items. Note: It is always up to the DM to decide on the exact expiration.

Item Type

Days

Explanation

Body Part

2 days

Flesh rots and decays quickly.

Body Part, Undead

7 days

Undead body parts are already rotting, so their usefulness can last a little longer than regular flesh (which becomes useless when it rots).

Bones

∞

Bones take a very long time to decay.

Feathers

∞

Feathers take a very long time to decay.

Ears

14 days

Ears are predominantly tough cartilage (soft bone). The skin around the ears rot quickly, but the ear remains intact for some time after.

Hair

∞

Hair takes a very long time to decay.

Head

3 days

Like other flesh, it rots and decays quickly, but lasts slightly longer

Hides/Pelts

10 days

Hides/Pelts must be treated and soaks in order to retain its usefulness.

Liquid, Vial (i.e. Blood)

7 days

If contained in a stoppered vial, most fluids have a longer shelf life. However, if exposed to air, it gets ruined VERY quickly.

Liquid, Vial (i.e. Slime)

14 days

Slimes and gels tend to have a longer shelf-life than other fluids. However, if exposed to air, it gets ruined VERY quickly.

Poisons

14 days

Most poisons are viable for about 2 week. However, each poison is different. In additions, proficiency with a poisoner's kit may allow assassins the ability to extend the shelf-life every few weeks (adding other ingredients to extend the poison's usefulness)

Tattoos/Marks

5 days

Usually a strip of skin, which can be preserved with some oil to last a little longer than other flesh.

Wings

7 days

While wings contain flesh, which rots quickly, the bones and leather/feather last much longer, making the wings usefulness last longers.

Flesh Golem
Individual Treasure

This kind of creature does not normally carry treasure.

1713 cp, 23 ep

Random Roll: d100 = 11

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d100	cp	sp	ep	gp	pp
01-30	cp: 4d6 x 100 (1,400)	sp: —	ep: 1d6 x 10 (35)	gp: —	pp: —
31-60	cp: —	sp: 6d6 x 10 (210)	ep: —	gp: 2d6 x 10 (70)	pp: —
61-70	cp: —	sp: —	ep: 1d6 x 100 (350)	gp: 2d6 x 10 (70)	pp: —
71-95	cp: —	sp: —	ep: —	gp: 4d6 x 10 (140)	pp: —
96-100	cp: —	sp: —	ep: —	gp: 2d6 x 10 (70)	pp: 3d6 (10)

Flesh Golem
Treasure Hoard

This kind of creature does not normally have or collect treasure. However, the creature may have a lair full of bodies, or reside somewhere that treasure already exists.

Coins: 433 cp, 6935 sp, 2867 gp, 93 pp
Gems: 10 gems worth 100 gp each
[2 Chrysoberyl, 1 Garnet, 2 Pearl, 2 Tourmaline, 1 Spinel, 1 Amethyst, 1 Amber]

Random Roll: d100 = 18

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	cp	sp	ep	gp	pp
Coins	cp: 2d6 x 100 (700)	sp: 2d6 x 1000 (7000)	ep: —	gp: 6d6 x 100 (2100)	pp: 3d6 x 10 (105)

d100	Gems or Art Objects	Magic Items
01-04	Gems or Art Objects: —
05-10	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects	Magic Items: —
11-16	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 50 gp gem	Magic Items: —
17-22	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 100 gp gems	Magic Items: —
23-28	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects	Magic Items: —
29-32	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects	Magic Items: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table A
33-36	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 50 gp gems	Magic Items: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table A
37-40	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 100 gp gems	Magic Items: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table A
41-44	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	Magic Items: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table A
45-49	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects	Magic Items: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table B
50-54	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 50 gp gems	Magic Items: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table B
55-59	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 100 gp gems	Magic Items: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table B
60-63	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	Magic Items: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table B
64-66	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects	Magic Items: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table C
67-69	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 50 gp gems	Magic Items: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table C
70-72	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 100 gp gems	Magic Items: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table C
73-74	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	Magic Items: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table C
75-76	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects	Magic Items: Roll once on Magic Item Table D
77-78	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 50 gp gems	Magic Items: Roll once on Magic Item Table D
79	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 100 gp gems	Magic Items: Roll once on Magic Item Table D
80	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	Magic Items: Roll once on Magic Item Table D
81-84	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects	Magic Items: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table F
85-88	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 50 gp gems	Magic Items: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table F
89-91	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 100 gp gems	Magic Items: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table F
92-94	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	Magic Items: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table F
95-96	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 100 gp gems	Magic Items: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table G
97-98	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	Magic Items: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table G
99	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 100 gp gems	Magic Items: Roll once on Magic Item Table H
100	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	Magic Items: Roll once on Magic Item Table H