Clone (/klōn/)

This spell grows an inert duplicate of a living creature as a safeguard against death.

Effect

The clone spell effectively made a dormant clone from a 1 cubic inch of flesh in 120 days within an appropriately sized container. The creature could be made younger than the original and would remain dormant until the soul of the original was free and willing to return. It was only after the 120 days that the clone matured and then could be able to take the soul.
The clone had all the memories and abilities of the original but none of the possessions.

Manifestation

Sweat drips into your eyes but you continue chanting, resisting the urge to wipe it away. A flawed gesture now will waste much careful effort and likely rob you of a rare component worth a king’s ransom. You smell a scent that is a mix of burnt hair and bacon, then briefly lose consciousness. You come to, still chanting the last words, and make the final gesture with relish, knowing that while many days must pass, the spell is complete.

Discovery

The spell was attributed to Netherese arcanist Dethed in −1897 DR (Toril) and was originally known as Dethed's clone.

Clone

Necromancy Level 08

Material Components

The spell required verbal and somatic components, a diamond worth at least 1000 gold pieces, 1 cubic inch of flesh from the creature to be cloned, and an appropriately sized container worth at least 2000 gold pieces.
A diamond worth at least 1,000gp and at least 1 cubic inch of flesh of the creature that is to be cloned, which the spell consumes, and a vessel worth at least 2,000gp that has a sealable lid and is large enough to hold a Medium creature, such as a huge.

Gestures & Ritual

Verbal Component: "Imitor Corpus Perfectus"
Verbal Component (Alternative): "If my body dies, and I fall prone; Move my soul to this empty clone"

Related School

Necromancy

Effect Duration

Instantaneous

Effect Casting Time

1 hour

Range

Touch

Level

8

PHB, page 222. Available in the SRD.

Clone

8-level Necromancy

Casting Time: 1 hour

Range/Area: Touch

Components: V, S, M

Materials: a diamond worth at least 1,000 gp and at least 1 cubic inch of flesh of the creature that is to be cloned, which the spell consumes, and a vessel worth at least 2,000 gp that has a sealable lid and is large enough to hold the creature being cloned, such as a huge urn, coffin, mud-filled cyst in the ground, or crystal container filled with salt water

Duration: Instantaneous

This spell grows an inert duplicate of a living creature as a safeguard against death. This clone forms inside the vessel used in the spell’s casting and grows to full size and maturity after 120 days; you can also choose to have the clone be a younger version of the same creature. It remains inert and endures indefinitely, as long as its vessel remains undisturbed.

At any time after the clone matures, if the original creature dies, its soul transfers to the clone, provided that the soul is free and willing to return. The clone is physically identical to the original and has the same personality, memories, and abilities, but none of the original's equipment. The original creature's physical remains, if they still exist, become inert and can't thereafter be restored to life, since the creature's soul is elsewhere.

Available for: Classes: Wizard Subclasses: Arcana Cleric, Arcane Trickster Rogue, Eldritch Knight Fighter Note: Both the Fighter (Eldritch Knight) and the Rogue (Arcane Trickster) spell lists include all Wizard spells. Spells of 5th level or higher may be cast with the aid of a spell scroll or similar.