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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolfwood2" data-source="post: 3796711" data-attributes="member: 39394">I think with Simulacrum, we need to go back and look at the original intent of the spell.The idea is to present an option for the classic, "wizard substitutes a subservient duplicate for the highly ranked person".  The idea is not to get a powerful minion for combat or useful spell-like abilities.I'd therefore suggest:A. Restrict it by Type.  Only humanoids, (maybe) giants, and (maybe) monstrous humanoids.B. Clarify that a simulacrum is a Construct and has all applicable construct qualities.C. A simulacrum can have no attribute score greater than a 15 or greater than that of the original, whichever is less.D. A simulacrum has construct hitdice equal to that of the original .  (If the original has both racial and class hitdice, it has construct hitdice both sources.)  It's BAB and saves are calculated from the construct hitdice.  It is proficient with all weapons and armor that the original creature is proficient with.It does however have all of the original's feats, including real or virtual feats granted by class level, though some of these may be non-functional due to its lower ability scores and lower BAB.  It has half of the original's skill ranks (round down) bu speaks all languages spoken by the original.  It otherwise has none of the original's class features.  It has no supernatural, spell-like, or extraordinary abilties.E. A simulacrum is a perfect physical duplicate, indistinguishable from the original by means of Spot checks.  A DC 15 heal check will reveal it is not alive, but this requires a hands-on examination.F. A simulacrum will obey its creator absolutely.  It has an academic knowledge of the world, but it does not personally remember anything of the original's life and much be carefully coached by its creator to successfully impersonate the original.Simulacrum is a 5th level Wiz/Sorcspell [Illusion, Shadow] that requires ruby dust in the amount of 100 per hitdice.  Casting time of 12 hours plus ice and snow.</blockquote>

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