Weight: 5 lb.
DMG Value: 5,001 gp - 50,000 gp

This tome contains information and incantations necessary to make a golem. To decipher and use the manual, you must be a spellcaster with at least two 5th-level spell slots. A creature that can't use a manual of golems and attempts to read it takes 6d6 psychic damage.

d20	Golem	Time	Cost
1-5	Clay	30 days	65,000 gp
6-17	Flesh	60 days	50,000 gp
18	Iron	120 days	100,000 gp
19-20	Stone	90 days	80,000 gp

To create a golem, you must spend the time shown on the table, working without interruption with the manual at hand and resting no more than 8 hours per day. You must also pay the specified cost to purchase supplies.

Once you finish creating the golem, the book is consumed in eldritch flames. The golem becomes animate when the ashes of the manual are sprinkled on it. It is under your control, and it understands and obeys your spoken commands.

Source: DMG p180

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