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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 5360512" data-attributes="member: 58197">But you're operating on the presumption that the animating magic works in a very specific way. You assume there are two spells at work, one which applies raw brute force to make the joint move, and a second that keeps it from breaking while moving. Furthermore, this second force provides ongoing protection even when the joint is not moving, and it protects against unexpected outside shocks as well as the &quot;known&quot; internal stress of motion.I don't see any reason to make these assumptions. Whatever magic reshapes the golem's &quot;joints,&quot; it might make them more resistant to outside shocks--but it could just as easily make them less resistant, or not affect the resistance either way. The process might involve a very careful balancing of forces and stresses, which could be totally disrupted by one good hard whack at the right moment.And, as I said above, adventurers are obviously not just knocking chips off the golem with their swords. If they were, it would take hours or days to wear it down to the point of non-functionality. Whatever they're doing, they must be taking some kind of &quot;short cut.&quot; If it isn't targeting the weak points to break the golem apart, then what is it?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 5360512, member: 58197"] But you're operating on the presumption that the animating magic works in a very specific way. You assume there are two spells at work, one which applies raw brute force to make the joint move, and a second that keeps it from breaking while moving. Furthermore, this second force provides ongoing protection even when the joint is [i]not[/i] moving, and it protects against unexpected outside shocks as well as the "known" internal stress of motion. I don't see any reason to make these assumptions. Whatever magic reshapes the golem's "joints," it might make them more resistant to outside shocks--but it could just as easily make them [i]less[/i] resistant, or not affect the resistance either way. The process might involve a very careful balancing of forces and stresses, which could be totally disrupted by one good hard whack at the right moment. And, as I said above, adventurers are obviously not just knocking chips off the golem with their swords. If they were, it would take hours or days to wear it down to the point of non-functionality. Whatever they're doing, they must be taking some kind of "short cut." If it isn't targeting the weak points to break the golem apart, then what is it? [/QUOTE]

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