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[Empiricist]

((I wonder if we could get some robes and some insulator, coat a skele-ice golem in the insulator and the cloak, equip it voice generation apparatus and then walk around the country side, pretending to be a traveling ventriloquist mage who uses dragon skeletons as puppets...))

[GreatWyrmGold]

That would be insane. Why would we do that?

Anyways...Adamz has a point.
Make two separate types of ice golems: Ice Skeletons, a thin layer of ice over bones for use as minions, and Ice Chests, squatter and mostly ice, for use as treasure-carriers.

[Scionox]

Make two separate types of ice golems: Ice Skeletons, a thin layer of ice over bones for use as minions, and Ice Chests, squatter and mostly ice, for use as treasure-carriers.

+`

[Empiricist]

((Eccentric, magical ventriloquists are still probably more welcomed than undead dragons. Plus, anyone who tries to attack us would attack the golem first since they won't realize that the dragon is the actual controller. Furthermore it gives us good practice for when we start up our ice-coated skeletal marionette show as well as the ventriloquism required to narrate it.))

[Harbingerjm]

the ventriloquism required to narrate it.

Um.
Us and what vocal chords?

[GrizzlyAdamz]

How about instead of those ideas, we just dedicate all our time to figuring out how to restore our flesh?

[GreatWyrmGold]

How about instead of those ideas, we just dedicate all our time to restoring our flesh?

Sounds more viable.

[Empiricist]

((We'll have to construct a mechanism that simulates the required organs and build it into an ice golem that we control. That way we can use it for ventriloquism of puppets, as well as communicate with people through it via reverse-ventriloquism.))

[Harbingerjm]

((We'll have to construct a mechanism that simulates the required organs and build it into an ice golem that we control. That way we can use it for ventriloquism of puppets, as well as communicate with people through it via reverse-ventriloquism.))

Why not just build it into the puppets and let them talk for themselves? Or build it into us and talk normally?

[Empiricist]

((Good point! That would be more practical and quicker.))

[LordBucket]

In that case take bones, mix with some of the treasury, Aixio the
mixture and create bone/ice golems which are also a walking hoard.

No, -1 to this

1) We don't want to transport our hoard out into the sunlight and have the ice melt.
2) Great big walking piles of gold will attract attention.
3) Sooner or later we're going to want to fly. Preferably sooner. We can abandon an ice skeleton army. Taking our hoard with us will make it difficult for us to retreat if things go badly. Every single skeleton lost to combat would mean treasure lost.

[Harbingerjm]

In that case take bones, mix with some of the treasury, Aixio the
mixture and create bone/ice golems which are also a walking hoard.

No, -1 to this

1) We don't want to transport our hoard out into the sunlight and have the ice melt.
2) Great big walking piles of gold will attract attention.
3) Sooner or later we're going to want to fly. Preferably sooner. We can abandon an ice skeleton army. Taking our hoard with us will make it difficult for us to retreat if things go badly. Every single skeleton lost to combat would mean treasure lost.

You're assuming that the intent there is to take the treasure out and about instead of just having it guard itself.

[LordBucket]

You're assuming that the intent there is to take the treasure out and about instead of just having it guard itself.

Yes, I was assuming that was the point of having a "walking" hoard. If it isn't, then putting gold in the golems makes even less sense. Gold is 20 times heavier than ice. It will slow the golems down. It also means that anyone who comes in immediately sees that there's treasure. If we keep the gold in the back, behind the golem army, they have to get through them first before they even know whether there's anything worth fighting for.

[GreatWyrmGold]

I'm pretty sure we're leaving.

And, Bucket, do you have any better ideas for transporting treasure than walking ice chests?

[Harbingerjm]

You're assuming that the intent there is to take the treasure out and about instead of just having it guard itself.

Yes, I was assuming that was the point of having a "walking" hoard. If it isn't, then putting gold in the golems makes even less sense. Gold is 20 times heavier than ice. It will slow the golems down. It also means that anyone who comes in immediately sees that there's treasure. If we keep the gold in the back, behind the golem army, they have to get through them first before they even know whether there's anything worth fighting for.

Ice golems main weakness is fire. People tend not to throw fireballs at valuables.