Golems: how do I make them work?

[Zenzei]

Thanks for the replies guys, this is great advice. Indeed, my mistake was that I tried to use my golems for pretty much all the purposes Micah listed I shouldn't be using them for

But now that I've started to use them as raiders of lightly defended and hard to reach provinces they are working great! Can't wait to use them in mp.

As for the equipment, I hadn't realized,up until now, that marble armor gives additional protection as per stoneskin spell. I always viewed it as pretty sucktacular armor but obviously I was wrong. Very wrong. Heh.

[Jazzepi]

Zenzei said:
Thanks for the replies guys, this is great advice. Indeed, my mistake was that I tried to use my golems for pretty much all the purposes Micah listed I shouldn't be using them for

But now that I've started to use them as raiders of lightly defended and hard to reach provinces they are working great! Can't wait to use them in mp.

As for the equipment, I hadn't realized,up until now, that marble armor gives additional protection as per stoneskin spell. I always viewed it as pretty sucktacular armor but obviously I was wrong. Very wrong. Heh.

Marble armor is great! The nice part is that it effects your head as well as your chest, for a chest slot only item.

Jazzepi

[Shovah32]

Which is particularly useful on a skullcap wearing golem.

[Zeldor]

Zenzei:

I use Golem in one newbie game and I can send you trn files after that game is finished, so you can check it out. It probably wouldnt survive long against really experienced players, but it is still fun thing And you can use poison golem basis to avoid that problems.

[Zenzei]

@Zeldor: I'm waiting for it.

[Jazzepi]

Shovah32 said:
Which is particularly useful on a skullcap wearing golem.

Completely agreed

Jazzepi

[Shovah32]

My only problem with marble armour golems is that they pretty much need a frost brand. Its nice and all, but I personally prefer shadow brands.

Also, consider a crystal coin on your golem if you don't have a big weakness that you need a misc slot to cover. It can either free up his headslot for something else(horror helm ect) or give him a helpful boost in astral magic that stacks with the skullcap to reduce the fatigue from his buff casting and give him slightly more protection from random enemy astral mages(who you should avoid like the plague, but nevermind).

[Micah]

boosters don't affect magic duel...

[Zenzei]

Micah said:
boosters don't affect magic duel...

Really? I find that quite strange. Is there some explanation for why boosters don't work or is it one of those things that just is?

[Shovah32]

Micah said:
boosters don't affect magic duel...

How many times are you going to prove me wrong today?

And I like double shielding thugs too. But I wouldn't go with charcoal and gleaming as that seems a little counter productive. Maybe charcoal and vine with boots of the behemoth...

And I don't think golems can get regeneration(feel free to correct me Micah), so antimagic and something else - I still like crystal coin. It makes buffing with astral shield more viable which works with the trampling golem. Amulet of resilence could take the place of a crystal coin in that case, and for a lower cost.
In the crystal coins defense, does allow a golem to take the odd role of a supporting caster if needed. Granted, a golem making nation should have plenty of teleportable mages handy, but that doesn't mean its still not helpful to have a golem who can teleport in and cast vortex of returning/will of the fates ect. The golem's also handy in this role because hes tougher than most astral mages, not that it matters in the case of vortex of returning.