[TRAILseeker #29] New Galems

New for TRAILseeker patrons! In the second article on the galem builder archetype for the summoner class (originally introduced in TRAILseeker #14), Carl Cramér brings us brass, flesh, ice, iron, stone, and wood galems for your Pathfinder game. Illustrated by Rick Hershey & Jen Tracy.

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[Doctor Futurity]

Why is it spelled galem?

 

[Morrus]

Why is it spelled galem?

Because that's how it's spelt!

 

[Queer Venger]

Im pretty sure its spelled 'golem'. Mythology says so ;-)

 

[Morrus]

Im pretty sure its spelled 'golem'. Mythology says so ;-)

No, golem is spelt "golem". Galem is spelt "galem".

It's like how dog is spelt "dog" and cat is spelt "cat".

 

[turkeygiant]

No, golem is spelt "golem". Galem is spelt "galem".

It's like how dog is spelt "dog" and cat is spelt "cat".

What was the behind the scenes reason for calling them "galems" as opposed to "golems", I assume it is to set them apart in some way? Or was there some copyright issue? I mean they are very clearly inspired by golems, they pretty much are exactly golems, they have just never been presented as the purview of a specific class before as far as I know.

 

[Malshotfirst]

As a former orthodox jew educated in jewish mythology and kabbalah this makes my brain go ouchy. Also, expect the inevitable homophobe demographic to refer to them as Gay-Lems in short order. Bad idea.

 

[Oryzarius]

The cover picture is obviously of a guy-em rather than a gal-em.

And, as anybody who knows Yiddish could tell you, a guy-em couldn't possibly be Jewish.

 

[Malshotfirst]

The cover picture is obviously of a guy-em rather than a gal-em.

And, as anybody who knows Yiddish could tell you, a guy-em couldn't possibly be Jewish.

"Goy-im" is what you were looking for.

 

[Oryzarius]

"Goy-im" is what you were looking for.

I'm well aware. But the conversation is about misspellings....