Golem Form

A player may wish to transfer their soul into the body of a golem, usually something akin to a shield guardian. To facilitate this, this feat aims to automate the handling of physical stats, armor, and also condition immunity.  This was designed for a homebrew setting, but can be fit into most other settings.

By placing the control amulet along with a soul shard into the golem's body, you are able to transfer your soul to it. The magic of the control amulet allows you to retain some of your racial boons, augmenting the golem to better fit it's new possessor.

You gain the following benefits, though you incur penalties if you return to your original body, based off how long you have been in the golem form.

• Your strength, dexterity, and constitution scores become 13.
• You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage.
• You are immune to disease.
• You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe.
• You don’t need to sleep and don’t suffer the effects of exhaustion due to lack of rest, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
• Your armor class is 13 + your DEX modifier (maximum of 3) + your proficiency bonus.

You cannot wear armor, and when you return to your original body (by removing the control amulet from it's slot) you take a -1 penalty to all attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks plus an additional -1 for each dawn that has passed while in the golem. If the penalty is worse then -4, you cannot return to your previous body. Every time you finish a long rest while in your natural body, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it disappears. If your original body is slain, or the penalties are too great, you risk death by removing the amulet. A knowledgeable opponent could attempt to remove the amulet forcibly, first making an opposed Strength (Athletics) check to access the slot it is placed in, and then making a successful Dexterity (Slight of Hand) check DC 19 to remove it. If the amulet is forcibly removed from the golem while the penalty is worse then -4, or while your original body is slain, your soul dissipates after one minute. You can be returned to the golem within this time, reanimating it.