Questions tagged [simulacrum]
For questions about simulacrums (or simulacra) in tabletop RPGs, usually referring to a constructed duplicate of another creature. In various editions of D&D (and related RPGs such as Pathfinder), the Simulacrum spell is used to create a copy of the spellcaster that obeys their commands; questions about this spell are often about its limitations or its interaction with other spells.
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Will the golem's recovery ability also apply to a golem copy created with the simulacrum spell?
Previously, I asked whether it was possible to copy a golem using the simulacrum spell in 3.5e, and was told that it was possible. And when each golem receives a magic attack of a certain attribute, ...
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Is it possible to clone a golem with a simulacrum spell?
Is it possible to copy a golem with the simulacrum spell? Can ‘any creature’ include golems? If this is possible, it's a slightly different story, but I was wondering if it would also be possible to ...
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Is it possible for the Simulacrum spell to duplicate a target's divine rank?
Is it possible for the simulacrum spell to duplicate a target's divine rank? If possible, to what extent is it possible? If it is really possible, is it possible for a mortal wizard without a divine ...
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How does a simulacrum deal with complications?
In DnD 5e, Simulacrum says: "The simulacrum is friendly to you and creatures you designate. It obeys your spoken commands, moving and acting in accordance with your wishes and acting on your turn ...
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What are ways to copy self?
Intention is: make a copy of self (as in PC) as close to the original as possible. Copy goes on adventures while original works in the lab and only gets involved when copy dies or is captured. Target: ...
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What is the origin of the simulacrum spell?
Simulacrum is a peculiar wizard spell that is widely held to be broken when it comes to power level, and is the source of so many rules questions that it is one of the very few spells has its own tag, ...
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About Solar's simulacrum
The simulacrum has less HD than the original creature, but to what extent does it retain the original creature's abilities? For example, How many spells and spell-like abilities does Solar's ...
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Does a Protean Scourge's simulacrum retain the ability to split up and recombine?
The simulacrum has less HD than the original creature, but to what extent does it retain the original creature's abilities? The Protean Scourge (Monster Manual III, p. 126) has the Split ability the ...
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Can fast healing or regeneration from the original creature repair a damaged simulacrum?
A damaged simulacrum must normally be repaired over 24 hours at a cost of 100 gp per hp. If the original creature had the ability for fast healing or regeneration, would it work?
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Is a simulacrum capable of breastfeeding?
My friends and I made a bet that a Simulacrum is not capable of breastfeeding. My friend's character is married to a wizard, and in the discussion of how magic could be applied in family life, the ...
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Can the current HP of a damaged Construct/Simulacrum be increased by spells or class features that don't specify "Healing"?
As of the 2018 PHB errata, the creature generated by Simulacrum is a construct. Constructs cannot be healed by many spells or features, such as Cure Wounds or a Paladin's Lay on Hands (that ...
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Can the Simulacrum of a Bard regain its Bardic Inspiration dice?
The spell Simulacrum reads as follows: It obeys your spoken commands, moving and acting in accordance with your wishes and acting on your turn in combat. ...The simulacrum lacks the ability to learn ...
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What deductive reasoning capabilities would a soulless Simulacrum with an Intelligence score of 22 have?
Assume that: A level 17 Wizard (School of Evocation) with an Intelligence score of 22 is able to create a finite but arbitrarily large number of simulacrums of himself, using the widely known ...
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Would simulacrum be affected by ageing? [duplicate]
Since it is a spell with a duration "instantaneous", the spell ends after it is cast and the copy created will remain there. And it says: It appears to be the same as the original, but it ...
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Using RAW, can the Polymorph Any Object spell allow a Simulacrum to gain in power?
I was unable to delete this and post the revised question. I apologize to those who have invested time in answering, but I feel that this is now more evidence based than presentation based and better ...
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