Simulacrum, Seekers, and Silliness

[Linae]

So I have just recently gained another degree of understanding of spells and now know how to make a Simulacrum, and since I like being a good pathfinder and helping those that came before me. I was wondering if I could send my Simulacrum out on non seeker missions. I would gladly kit her out for these missions with my own funds, leave a will with her that would explain what to do in case of her death, and my simulacrum will generally be a helpful pathfinder as I was in my non seeker days.

I feel this would be a good way to keep my pulse on the society and be a better seeker.

I guess I am asking is this okay to do.

[Drahliana Moonrunner]

The problem is that simulacra aren't adaptable, as the spell state, they have no way to improve themselves, which means they can't learn.

They're useful for rote tasks such as guarding your castle, filing your scrolls, or being the greeter at the door for when you don't want to handle the riff raff yourself. That's essentially what my wizard uses them for. (think of the Mr. Atoz duplicates in the Star Trek episode "All Our Yesterdays".)

But they totally fail at being the adaptable and imaginative hero which is absolutely necessary for a Pathfinder mission.

[Taenia]

Although the idea of having a character that is a "variant" simulacrum of a previous character is kinda cool.

[Luke_Parry]

Locally, we explain the 50,000,000 Kyra pregens (which always seem to be the ones picked if there is need of a pregen to bulk-out a table) as all being simulacra of the 'original' Kyra ;-)

[Rosc]

Luke Parry wrote:

Locally, we explain the 50,000,000 Kyra pregens (which always seem to be the ones picked if there is need of a pregen to bulk-out a table) as all being simulacra of the 'original' Kyra ;-)

Oh, that's a nice idea. I've always been a fan of the split timelines/timetravel theory, since it can explain why you would see a terrible fate befall -REDACTED- and then bump into them 4 scenarios later.

I'm going to alter my theory. Each time a Kyra is played, a new branching timeline is born. She isn't just our top healer, she is the reason that the Pathfinder Society hasn't collapsed the entire canon timeline. You know the thing I'm talking about.

I could also see a character concept springing from a rogue Simulacrum that gains independence and seeks to be unique. Kind of an Aasimov vibe.