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Zerebus wrote:

ManDrake13 wrote:First it could be a dual sign Warlock that is casting both sets of spells Air and Earth.

Air and Earth are incompatible in a dual sign warlock character.

Create Golem costs 80 PPE, building materials, a drop of blood, and 1D4 hit points.
The spell chain cost for the "Meat-Golem" is 40 + 20 + 30 + 60 = 150, plus the availability of building materials and an Air Warlock.

Zerebus wrote:Please consider the Earth Warlock spell Sculpt and Animate Clay Animals, pages 72 to 73 in the Rifts Book of Magic. Under the spell's description, it states that an Earth Warlock can cooperate with an Air Warlock to give the animated clay creation an extra spark of life and power.

For example, sculpting a clay tiger anhd then casting the following chain of spells: Sculpt and Animate Clay Animals, Clay to Stone, and Breath of Life will create a reasonably powerful stone golem-esque creature.

I am wondering as to whether or not Breath of Life would extend the duration of the animation magic? After all, the creation has a spark of life to it that it wouldn't have had without that added Air Warlock spell.

Further consider the meat golem. Let's say an Earth Warlock sculpts a human form and then cooperates with his Air Warlock buddy to cast the following chain of spells: Sculpt & Animate Clay Animals, Clay to Stone, Stone to Flesh, and Breath of Life. Gasp! Is it alive?! When the magic ends, does this meat-golem die or does its current form allow it to keep respirating, cardiovasculating, and digesting indefinately like a real living being?

Zerebus wrote:Gnarl, the Dwarven Lord: "Why does all our meat taste like ground earthworms?!"

Ahem.

I'm mostly interested in the concept of the master sculptor who sculpts his or her clay to such exacting detail that the statue comes to life. I'm especially interested in the creation of intelligent beings capable of voicing their own thoughts and emotions, which is way beyond the scope of the "Meat-Golem".