"Recognizable" Golems

[obcidian_bandit]

Oh mighty ARC, Hear my question, that I may have it answered!

While stored in a golem, an PC has a great deal of freedom to choose their new appearance. Many years ago, I met a Sarr in a Quicksilver Soldier, and had no idea that they were a Sarr, just a guy painted silver. With the additional freedom given by the new Master Construct ritual, and the increased number of Constructs in PC hands, I believe that this situation will come up soon. My question is thus: "While stored into a Master Construct, is your racial makeup/prosthetics still required?"

 

[Polare]

A Golem must be recognizable as the character stored within. This includes racial physreps. The phrase "You may customize the look of your construct but it cannot be made in a way that would allow it to be mistaken for any PC race" concerns construction of the golem, but remember that the golem becomes recognizable as the character once a Spirit Store occurs.

Think of it this way: If someone were to physrep the Golem alone, without anyone Spirit Stored inside of it, that Golem could not be constructed in such a way as to be mistaken as a PC race. Once a character is Spirit Stored inside of it, the character's physical appearance will become apparent on the Golem's features. This includes racial physreps, as otherwise you could not tell which of a player's characters is stored in a particular Golem.

Racial physreps are definitely required when Spirit Stored into a Golem. Racial makeup should be integrated as much as is reasonably possible. No matter what, the Golem must be recognizable as both a Golem and the character (not just player) who is stored within it when a spirit is within the Golem.

-Bryan Gregory
ARC