Stone Golem
Large Construct · · CR 10
- Construct
- Large
- Tier 2
Ranges across any; Stone Golem lists at CR 10 as a large construct (unaligned). Sourced from Monster Manual (5e 2014) and Monster Manual (5.5e 2024).
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 10
- Type
- Construct
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- —
- Habitats
- Any
- Sources
- Monster Manual (5e 2014), Monster Manual (5.5e 2024)
Ecology
Stone golems are constructs, not living, fashioned from a single block of granite or marble by a high-level wizard channeling earth-elemental power. They serve as guardians, tomb-sentinels, and tireless laborers in places where the wizard wants something protected for centuries. They do not eat, sleep, or age, and they continue functioning long after their creators die, often the only inhabitants of forgotten ruins.
Behaviour
Stone golems are silent, patient, and uncompromising. They follow the last command given by a recognized authority, with no judgment about its current relevance. A stone golem ordered to guard a door will guard that door for a thousand years, even after the door, the building, and the kingdom are gone. They cannot be reasoned with, persuaded, or distracted. The Slow effect they emit is not malice but the simple density of their presence in time.
Origin
Stone golems are crafted through a ritual that takes months, requires rare reagents, and binds an earth-elemental into the stone form. The ritual is jealously guarded by certain wizard orders, and the knowledge has been lost and rediscovered several times. Some stone golems are rumored to predate the ritual, having emerged from the bones of old mountains during the wars of the gods. Whether these are golems or something older that resembles them is debated.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Stone Golem
- What is the challenge rating of Stone Golem?
- The CR on Stone Golem is 10. That CR fits well-established adventuring parties.
- What type of creature is Stone Golem?
- By creature type, Stone Golem is a construct, large size.
- Where does Stone Golem live?
- Stone Golem is tagged for any habitat, leaving placement to the DM's needs.