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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steverooo" data-source="post: 2348864" data-attributes="member: 9410">Golem Making 101: The Broom Golem - What Mickey Mouse used in The Sorcerer's Apprentice!   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> Dead PCs - Take a typical PC of a level four or so below the party's average, equip them with the appropriate amount of gear, determine what killed them and what survived the damage...  Even with dead NPC opponents, the PCs should be able to scrounge some worn armour & weapons, salable for half-price, once repaired.At higher levels, specialty and modified devices...  As a PC, I often invent my own weapons.  Currenty, these include: a set of claws which fit over the hands; a MW Mighty Composite Longbow; Special arrows for use with it (blunt, cresent, screamer, etc.); a Manriki-Gusari (which is an Exotic Weapon, much like the Dire Flail, except that it can be used two-handed as a size Large weapon, or as a size Medium and Light, with Two-Weapon Fighting.  It looks like a 10' length of cable with a heavy snap-swivel at each end); a Hammer-backed Handaxe (balanced for throwing) which incorporates a prybar, as well; a Longknife, which is a cross between a shortsword and a throwing knife.  Also, he tends to "engineer" specialty items which allow him to make things work the way that he thinks they should...  Having done some climbing, myself, I also shudder/laugh at the weight/bulk of grapnels in the D&D game...  NONE of the ones I own weigh ANYWHERE NEAR that much!  I have a pretty nice, high-tech folding version which fits in a standard canteen pouch, when folded.  I have had my PC hire an engineer to design one, for him, and then had an expert blacksmith build it for him.  It opens, and locks, with a flick of the wrist, and is smaller and lighter (and more expensive than) the standard version.  It also makes a great club, at need (and coupled with a rope, can be used as a Manriki-Gusari, as well).His cable version of the Manriki-Gusari came about after trying to use a 10' chain with padlocks on each end as a weapon, and having one GM tell me that it rattled, and would penalize my Move Silently checks.  So I had one designed with a cable, instead: hence no rattles.  It has other uses, too, though, such as being used as a safety line...  My PC has had a Climber's Kit (harness) worked into his armour since 2nd level.  When he needs to cross a rope, he uses one snap-swivel to attach to the rope, the other to his harness.  So even if he falls off, he can't "fall".  It has also been used to wrap around the neck of an NPC Pick-pocket in order to co-erce him into going back to Lord Karl and tell him all about a rebellion that he knew was being planned.  The old chain version is used to tie up his horse.Exotic Weapons are always nice...  Those hand-crossbows, for instance.  No one but the Rogues will be likely to ever use them, but they sell for half price.  Same with Monk's weapons...Minor minor magical items are also nice...  Things like the Ever-burning Torch, or a ring of unlimited Magehand, or a metal disc with the Druidic Know Direction (AKA a compass!), etc.Superior gear, such as an Alchemist's Lab, MW Thieve's Tools (or any other sort), MW weapons and armour, MW Specialty Items, etc.  Mithral & Adamantite, too!  Silver weapons!  Armour with gold plating, swords with inset stones, etc.Jewelry.  Objects d'Arte (paintings, tapestries, even statuary).  Items of historical interest (old documents, old coins which are worth more to collectors than the modern value, ancient deeds to long-abandoned castles, which the PCs can claim and clear out), treasure maps, clues to the whereabouts of ancient relics or artifacts...</blockquote>

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