How to take over the world

[Darklone]

Pardon my pig ignorance, but what the feck's a Red Wizard?

A FR prestige class described in the DMG 3.5.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

And, the only one who can cast Simulacrum is probably a Vampire or crumbly old Lich anyway (presumably you do not lose the Red Wizard PrC when you gain an undead template).

That works just fine. The Zulkir of Necromancy (Szass Tam) is a Lich and a Red Wizard.

 

[Altalazar]

You forgot about the part where the duplicated high level casters and dragons figure out that they are more powerful than the original red wizard, kill him, and then fight amongst themselves to see who is REALLY going to be in charge...

 

[KarinsDad]

You forgot about the part where the duplicated high level casters and dragons figure out that they are more powerful than the original red wizard, kill him, and then fight amongst themselves to see who is REALLY going to be in charge...

You forgot about the part where the Simulacrum spell states:

"At all times the simulacrum remains under your absolute command"

 

[the Jester]

Alas, simulacrum costs xp.

 

[jgsugden]

You forgot step 0:

0) Find a dumb DM.

D&D is a massive game. There are thousands and thousands of rules to manage. Those rules interact in many different ways. There are hundreds of exploitable 'cracks' in the rule interactions that can result in ridiculous ramifications if a DM doesn't step in and seal them. Any DM worth a grain of salt can find many ways to fix problems like this one. It is part of a DM's job to seal these cracks.

 

[KarinsDad]

You forgot step 0:

0) Find a dumb DM.

Who said this was for PCs?

Step 0:

0) Find a smart DM.

 

[Altalazar]

You forgot about the part where the Simulacrum spell states:

"At all times the simulacrum remains under your absolute command"

The Dragons aren't simulacrums of the caster...

 

[KarinsDad]

The Dragons aren't simulacrums of the caster...

What's your point?

It does not matter which creature you duplicate, the simulacrum is still under control of the original caster.

 

[Greybar]

Good time to plug The Jester's story hour, where the plot problems of trying this are explored in wonderful detail!

john