CREATE DAEMON (also known as Improved Golem)
This spell was created by a high level Techno-wizard/Operator in Lazlo circa 100PA. He had been trained as a computer scientist in the NGR, specializing in AI and OS's for fully autonomous 'bots.
Since its creation, it has become a popular spell for the techno-wizards in Lazlo, and has even spread to the outside world via travelling magi.
This spell can create anything from a simple, programmed process that runs through a fixed set of motions and actions (used for TW coo-coo clicks) to an intelligence capable of simple problem solving, casting spells, and performing skills (commonly used to upgrade Golems, or to create TW answering machines capable of screening calls, taking messages, and making small talk).
The daemon must be anchored to an object or place. The daemon can only be anchored to inanimate objects, and no more than one daemon may be anchored to the same object. Daemons are commonly anchored to small statues or figurines.
Range for all types: 10feet +6"/level
PPE/Duration for all types: (originally was 30/50/70/90/100/110 but i made it a simple multiplier instead).
30ppe*Type# 1hr/level
40ppe*Type# 1day/level
50ppe*Type# 1week/level
60ppe*Type# 1month/level
70ppe*Type# 1year/level
80ppe*Type# 1decade/level
90ppe*Type# permanent
Create Daemon Type 1
Level 8 Techno-Wizard Spell 30-90ppe
A Type 1 Daemon can perform a fixed routine of up to 20 minutes in length. This routine can be looped so that as soon as it finishes it starts again, or it can be configured to begin whenever a certain set of conditions are true. This can be used to control toys, industrial machines, alarms, automated clearners, etc.
Create Daemon Type II
Level 9 Techno-Wizard Spell 60-180ppe
A Type II Daemon can be programmed with a fixed set of rules used to determine behavior, each of the form "if <condition> then do <action>". The Type II daemon can have up to a dozen of these rules. Each action may be no longer than 20 minutes,but the actions can be looped fairly simply. This can be used as a low energy air conditioning unit (ala maxwells' daemon),. simple security system, complex toy, or simple game.
Create Daemon Type III
Level 10 Techno-Wizard Spell 90-270ppe
A Type III Daemon can do everything a Type II daemon can do, as well as take orders from authorized personnel, including modifications of the rules and actions. This is roughly equivalent to the control system of a golem.
Create Daemon Type IV
Level 11 Techno-Wizard Spell 120-360ppe
A Type IV daemon has all the capabilities of the type III daemon, as well as one area of speciality. This could include one skill, or several closely related skills (Cooking, Math: Basic & Advanced, Chess, Auto Mechanics, paramedic, etc). The skill should either be one that the spell caster knows, or that the spell caster can come up with a good algorithm for. The level of proficiency is generally about equal to the spell caster's proficiency, although is sometimes significantly higher.
Create Daemon Type V
Level 12 Techno-Wizard Spell 150-450ppe
A type V daemon has all of the capabilities of the type IV daemon, as well as basic independent intelligence, complete with some simple problem solving capabilities. This is the equivalent of the intelligence level of the average dog. The daemon should be programmed with basic goals, suggested methods of acheiving these goals, and required/prohibited actions.
Options
Additional area of specialty (type IV and V) 15ppe each
Ability to cast spells: 20ppe + cost for daemons ppe capacity X ppe capacity: 2x PPE (recovers 2ppe/hr)
Ability to draw on ley line energy as an Xth level mage: 20+5X PPE
Knowledge of a spell: 1/3 spells PPE cost (spell caster must know spell or have someone else handy who knows it)
Ability to animate anchor: 20ppe
(note the anchor has effective attributes of PS, PPE, and sped: 8, PPE is not applicable. If the anchor is already capable of movement, the PS and Spd will be the anchor's original.)
Increase in Reaction Time 10ppe/PP point max 30 or anchor's original whichever is less.
Simple Telekinesis 10PPE PS 5 can be used to push things but not pick anything up. Duration is indefinite.
If people are having problems seeing how this spell could be useful, I will post some TW items using this spell in a bit. Non-technowizards can only create daemon types I through III, cannot create spell casting daemons, and can not create animated daemons.
Arrrr, it be the infamous pirate, No Beard Pete!
"We make our own gravity to give weight to things/
Then things fall and they break, and gravity sings/
We can only hold so much is what I figure/
Keep your eye on the pig picture, picgure keeps
getting bigger"
-Ani Difranco
Editor's Notes
This was taken from a long gone url, and typed in by hand as I had no other copy. :)
I give full credit to the author whoever they are.
This is all that is left of their site, the spell data was not archived. https://web.archive.org/web/19961221041554/http://www.missouri.edu/~c675123/
