The party has a flesh golem around. It participates in fights, helps in opening doors, tricks traps, etc.
Should Victor (the golem) have gotten XP's? NPC XP's at least?
(Should constructs?)
He was around. He participated.
Can they get stronger, more powerful that way?
The Monster Manual says (pg 303):
A newly created construct has average hit points for it's Hit Dice.
Which begs the question, how about afterwards?
And the Awaken Construct spell (9th level)
I imagine the constructs can go up in character class after that. But what would the Effective Character Level of an Flesh Golem be? An Iron Golem? A Stone Golem.
Should Victor (the golem) have gotten XP's? NPC XP's at least?
(Should constructs?)
He was around. He participated.
Can they get stronger, more powerful that way?
The Monster Manual says (pg 303):
A newly created construct has average hit points for it's Hit Dice.
Which begs the question, how about afterwards?
And the Awaken Construct spell (9th level)
I imagine the constructs can go up in character class after that. But what would the Effective Character Level of an Flesh Golem be? An Iron Golem? A Stone Golem.