TheAnnoyingMinMaxer
Villager
1. Yes, the simulacrum itself is an illusory duplicate, but when you True Poly it into either the pitfiend or dragon, you change it into actually that. When the time's up, it remains that way, permenantly. Then you tell it to shapeshift into a humanoid form, and magic jar the human form. You could do this whenever you need your old body, I guess.<DM Hat>
1. simalcrum is an illusionary duplicate of the wizard with half hitpoints and all other abilities. Not a living being that can be possessed. So no magic jar.
2. shapechanging into Dragon or Pitfiend would work but I probably wouldn't let them have granular control of exact age. (if I did your enemies would as well)
3. you are going to just summon and bind lower planer creatures to create an army. Summoning them that way means when they die they actually die. What is your plan when an Arch Devil shows up to collect payment/retribution for you permanently killing his devils. I'd love to see the payment that is worth more than the soul of a wizard that can do this. (and no on the selling soul but staying on the prime material till you die. The payment would have to be so legendary the Archdevil would be shocked you could do it)
5. when you show up with an army of Devils, how do you keep heaven out of it? no way to hide the massive aura of evil that they would emanate. Every good cleric and paladin for a mile would know something bad was coming, and be praying for guidance. If hell's involved, heaven's involved. Just the way it works.
2. Yes, I'm aware that some DMs will shut the age idea down. I talked about that in my plan.
3. If you want, bind lower CR celestials to your service or wish in a conjure celestial. you could also try an elemental or fey. You might even be able to create your own race of cr 9 creatures that are either elementals, fey, or celestials, using the DM guide section on creating monsters of certain CR.
4. Why is there not a four? JK
5. 3 pretty much sums this up. and again, If you're about to die, then just plane shift yourself away.
As for this, You have two seventh level slots, along with an eighth and ninth one. Use one of them, and plane shift again to a place where they can't find you. If you need more help, follow mystra, goddess of magic or another god who is fine with your agenda (or several, for that matter). Mystra is best in my opinion because she is impressed with big displays of magic and commands her followers to protect the strongest mages, and she may even do so herself. Plus, she's neutral, so she would be fine with you trying to take over the world as long as you're nice to her and worship her enough.forgot 6.
Gods are not only effective on one plane they just have to worry about dying on other planes. That doesn't mean they can't send ARMIES of their followers led by SOLARS, DEVA's, demigods, Heroes and the like. Or just cut a deal with the being in charge of the plane to imprison you forever as an integral part of the plane. And that's just being cheesy. If a pantheon of gods really wanted you dead, they'd probably send in thier version of Loki, or Hel to deal with you. But the ways to find you, kill you, or even imprison you once you start hiding in other planes is virtually unlimited.