You bring together the materials required for the golem, be it a cart of stones, a small barrel of clay, or even a tub of yarn. The materials determine the strength and durability. The golem made, however, can only be small in size. When you place the materials in a formation to create the golem in, you must meditate and chant a spell for the entirety of an hour while also keeping physical contact with the materials. Some examples of statistics from the materials used (at 1st level) below:
- Material | AC | HP | Speed
- Stone - 15 AC - 62 (4d10+40) HP - 20 ft
- Iron - 18 AC - 78 (5d10+50) HP - 20 ft
- Clay - 12 AC - 47 (3d10+30) HP - 10 ft
- Yarn (rope, string, etc.) - 10 AC - 16 (1d10+10) HP - 10 ft
As a bonus action or reaction, you can dispel or deactivate any number of golems you have created. Any golem dispelled or deactivated this way can be reactivated in a quarter of the time it took to activate them.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using certain higher slot levels, you can increase the size and the other characteristics of the golem created. However, it will require 1 extra hour for each slot level above 1st, and you will also need the materials to form it. The slot levels that increase the size of the golem are 3rd, 5th, and 7th; for example, using a 5th level spell slot and the materials required, you can create a Large golem after 6 hours of casting.
* - (a pound of clay)