Library Golem
#monster
#dnd
Holed up in their arcane library, a wizard has little time to tend to any visitors. Instead, they create golems from the very books within their intellectual hoard.
While hulking over most humanoids, a Library Golem is disturbingly quiet and agile. It’s a vessel of the library itself in many ways, able to reappear within it, but unable to leave it.
Lair Actions
On initiative 20 (losing ties), the golem can take one lair action to cause one of the following. It can’t use the same effect in consecutive rounds.
Reanimate: The golem crumbles into a pile of books, reforming up to 500 ft. away within its library. It does not provoke opportunity attacks this way.
Mass Silence: The space within 120 ft. of the golem functions as a though it is within the silence spell. This effect lasts 1 minute, or until the golem is hit next.
Library Golem
Large Construct, Unaligned
AC: 19 (Natural Armor)
HP: 214 (33d10 + 33)
Speed: 40 ft.
| STR 12 (1) | DEX 20 (5) | CON 12 (1) |
| INT 18 (4) | WIS 14 (2) | CHA 0 (-5) |
Saves: DEX +9, INT +8
Skills: Stealth +13, History +8
Damage Vulnerabilities: Fire, Thunder
Damage Resistances: Cold, Non-magical Slashing and Piercing
Damage Immunities: Poison, Necrotic, Psychic
Condition Immunities: Exhausted, Blinded, Charmed, Deafened, Frightened, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Unconscious
Senses: Blindsight 120 ft.
Languages: Understands any that are in its constituant books, but can’t speak
CR: 10
Proficiency Bonus: +4
Construct Nature: The golem doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
False Appearance (Pile or Shelve form only): While motionless, the golem is indistinguishable from a pile, or shelf, of books.
Immutable Form: The golem is immune to any spell/effect that would alter its form, except Reanimate and Pile/Shelve.
Magic Resistance: The golem has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons: The golem’s attacks are magical.
Shhhh: The golem makes no sound. It has advantage on stealth checks when unnoticed.
Spellcasting: The golem can cast any spell within a spellbook that makes up its form, without components. It uses INT as its spellcasting ability and destroys the spellbook upon a successfuly cast, taking 1d10 fire damage for each level of the cast spell.
Undying Guardian: If the golem dies, the library will create a new one in 1d4 days.
Actions
Multiattack: The golem makes five paper cut attacks.
Paper Cut: Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6+5) slashing damage.
Bonus Actions
Pile/Shelve: The golem may reorganize its constituant books into a pile, onto a shelf, or into its true form.
Add Book: The golem may add a book within 30 ft to its body, healing 1d8 HP. This book can be a spellbook. If a creature is holding this book, it must succeed on a DC 14 STR save or lose the book to the golem.