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Simulacrum specifically states that the duplicate is a creature and can be affected as a normal creature.

I used to officiate high school football games. While there is a PHB/rulebook that tells me "this is what constitutes holding", there is also a DMG/case book/officiating mechanics manual/wisdom passed down from experienced officials that guides me on when and how to actually call and enforce a...

He has a legendary artifact that allows him to clone himself or he's actually the avatar of a deity or something. Because here's the thing with there being a "by the book" way to do it: why hasn't every wizard capable of casting 9th level spells done this? If this works, your world should be...

Clone requires that your soul transfer to the inert clone upon your death. It doesn't seem reasonable to say that your soul could divide itself among multiple bodies. You can't use contingency with wish. Contingency can only be used with spells of 5th level and lower. On the other hand, just...

I know. That was a specific criticism. You seemed to indicate that a meaningless choice could be made meaningful by adding complexity. Your counterexample to Hemlock wasn't much more than just restating his example back at him. You framed the question in terms of making decisions that increase...

The polymorphed target's game statistics are replaced by the new form's, but it retains its alignment and personality. So, why would some high level/high CR rando agree to be polymorphed into you? And if he doesn't agree and fails the save, why would he agree to use the 9th level spell slot to...

Sure. This is just disproving dave2008's theory of the perfectly balanced game, though, and isn't my point. I was accepting, for the sake of argument, his statement that characters' effectiveness could be equivalent in order to state that complicating a decision doesn't make it meaningful. I...

I know. Your phrasing of the question is much more effective, though. ;) Hemlock responded that he would not enjoy this game because the choices he'd be making wouldn't be meaningful. dave2008 tried to explain that the choices could be made meaningful. Complex decisions that take time and...

It's even simpler. If people really want to have 1 encounter days, they just need the PCs to believe that they're getting 6-8 encounter days. I very rarely run adventuring days with 6-8 encounters in them. But I do it often enough, and remind the PCs that I will often enough, that they usually...

A complex choice is not necessarily a meaningful. Your example is just a more complicated form of Hemlock's analogy. There is no meaningful difference between "every weapon does d8 damage" and "every weapon does d8 or d10 damage, but the d10 weapons hit 18% fewer times". This does not make any...

I think CapnZapp and Erik have it correct. WoTC wants to expand the game with options, not rulesets. That leaves us responsible for deciding which options are, uh, options, but also doesn't break compatibility. Somebody with the Basic Rules PDF and somebody else with whatever this new book will...

Right. Level 20 characters have ways to deal with poor saving throws other than just ability scores. It's not the game's problem that some players don't/won't use them.

Being good at something doesn't necessarily mean you're always good at it.

Abjuration 4 Divination 1 Illusion 7

Abjuration 15 Divination 12 Illusion 17 Transmutation 14

Sounds like you need to kill it faster! :D

Abjuration 16 Conjuration 6 Divination 16 Enchantment 10 Illusion 20 Transmutation 12

The best healing is to kill it so fast that you don't get hurt in the first place.

Abjuration 24 Conjuration 18 Divination 22 Enchantment 20 Illusion 24 Necromancy 6 Transmutation 13

Abjuration 22 Conjuration 20 Divination 18 Enchantment 20 Evocation 16 Illusion 21 Necromancy 20 Transmutation 20