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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8159023" data-attributes="member: 2629">1.) Dominate targets and then hide their domination with Nystul's Magic Aura.&nbsp; When used on world leaders, you can have them fabricate a situation where transition of power to the wizard makes sense, then use the dominate to position them in a way that results in their deaths (Oh no, the celebration no a remote island after the leaders transitioned power to the wizard was ambushed by terrorists and everyone but the wizard died).&nbsp; Without creativity, you need to do these one at a time, but patience is a virtue.2.) Go to a small region.&nbsp; Take it over with brute force as the threat of Meteor Showers is a threat of total destruction.&nbsp; Force or persuade them to fight for you against larger regions, which you can take with the combined power of your magic and armies.&nbsp; Grow your forces.3.) Fabricate a threat or convince the populace the government is a threat.&nbsp; Destroy it.&nbsp; Win the hearts and minds of the populace and convince them to put you in charge.&nbsp; Rinse and repeat with larger and larger areas.4.) Meteor Swarms, Otiluke's Freezing Sphere, etc... can be used to lay waste to huge regions.&nbsp; As can Shapechange and dragon breaths.&nbsp; Just destroying people can give you an easy path to controlling the rest.&nbsp; This differs from 2 as you are destroying all the more powerful opposition rather than conquering it.5.) Wish cheese, if your DM allows it.&nbsp; &quot;I wish that I have conquered the world&quot; may work in some games.&nbsp; There are a huge number of ways to use wish to either gain control, or destroy.6.) Similar to 1, but you replace the leaders with Simulacrums and hide their nature with Nystul's Magic Aura.&nbsp; I do not consider this the Simulacrum cheese (multiple simulacrums) you referenced.7.) You could also just destroy most of the world by unleashing some ancient horror upon it.&nbsp; If you're the only 20th level out there, there must be some nice hidden horrors out there waiting to be released.&nbsp; Then you can rule the remains after you leash it again.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 8159023, member: 2629"] 1.) Dominate targets and then hide their domination with Nystul's Magic Aura. When used on world leaders, you can have them fabricate a situation where transition of power to the wizard makes sense, then use the dominate to position them in a way that results in their deaths (Oh no, the celebration no a remote island after the leaders transitioned power to the wizard was ambushed by terrorists and everyone but the wizard died). Without creativity, you need to do these one at a time, but patience is a virtue. 2.) Go to a small region. Take it over with brute force as the threat of Meteor Showers is a threat of total destruction. Force or persuade them to fight for you against larger regions, which you can take with the combined power of your magic and armies. Grow your forces. 3.) Fabricate a threat or convince the populace the government is a threat. Destroy it. Win the hearts and minds of the populace and convince them to put you in charge. Rinse and repeat with larger and larger areas. 4.) Meteor Swarms, Otiluke's Freezing Sphere, etc... can be used to lay waste to huge regions. As can Shapechange and dragon breaths. Just destroying people can give you an easy path to controlling the rest. This differs from 2 as you are destroying all the more powerful opposition rather than conquering it. 5.) Wish cheese, if your DM allows it. "I wish that I have conquered the world" may work in some games. There are a huge number of ways to use wish to either gain control, or destroy. 6.) Similar to 1, but you replace the leaders with Simulacrums and hide their nature with Nystul's Magic Aura. I do not consider this the Simulacrum cheese (multiple simulacrums) you referenced. 7.) You could also just destroy most of the world by unleashing some ancient horror upon it. If you're the only 20th level out there, there must be some nice hidden horrors out there waiting to be released. Then you can rule the remains after you leash it again. [/QUOTE]

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