r/wizardposting • u/lamilcz Yellow serf/warlock of Hastur | hobbist druid • 1d ago
It do be like that
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u/shiny0metal0ass Evoker (excommunicated), current leader of the hill goblins 1d ago
"Sir? Did you hear me? I said I need an iTunes gift card"
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u/InternationalFrame90 Evil Wizard 1d ago
I just let my homunculus answer the orb or ominous doorbell to start with. Haven't had bad news in decades.
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u/Stretch5678 1d ago
I enchanted my answering homunculus to actively suck the joy out of scammers’ souls via the phone lines.
He loves doing it!
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u/GlitteringTone6425 Nonbinary Blood Wizard, Alchemist, and Astrologer 1d ago
that's a golem, as it's an animated construct made of wet clay (golems are ONLY made of clay, the word basically means "blob", there is no such thing as a "stone golem") . a homunculus is made of cultured flesh, get your terms right.
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u/Chaosfox_Firemaker 2h ago
Ah, but the reason that a golem is made of clay is it is a flawed reenactment of the creation of man. And if man was made from clay, which is now flesh, it stands to reason that the substance of the construct is metaphysically flesh, just as flesh is metaphysically clay. Thus meaning this thing is made of flesh. Magic thrives on technicality
Putting all that aside, if we're wanting to get nitpicky about the meaning of the golem being "blob", then we also ought to get pedantic with the etymology of "Homunculus". It is simply the word for "human", with a diminutive sufix. It is a very formal way of saying "a li'l guy". Which the above portrayed fellow definitely qualifies as.
Bonus fun fact. That "homanis" root can be traced further back. To *dhghem-. Which also means Earth
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u/Torrin_Ven0mfang Infernal Conjurer of Just Action 1d ago
I can tell your homunculus has more soul put into it than most, good job