Majic Jar a Clone?


Rules Questions


Can a creature use magic jar to possess a clone of another creature? Clone does not have a soul, so can't be sensed from the jar, but if jar literally lies in the clone's chest can it be possessed?


That's a good question. As long as the Clone is laying around inert and doesn't have a soul in it I don't think Magic Jar would actually work. It could be argued that you might be able to use Possess Object. I think you would have to use Mind Swap or Major Mind Swap. Unfortunately, those would require that you share the same race.

In D&D 3.5 Celestials had the ability to fuse with mortals as a counterpart to demonic possession, but it didn't require a soul replacement. So, what I would do is force a Lantern Archon to fuse with the Clone, and then you can use Magic Jar or even Parasitic Soul to make it permanent. Otherwise murder some hapless Commoner, use the spell Create Soul Gem, and then use the rules for a Soulbound Doll. At that point the object has a soul again and you can use the Magic Jar line of spells.

Hope that helps.


CloudCobra wrote:
Otherwise murder some hapless Commoner, use the spell Create Soul Gem, and then use the rules for a Soulbound Doll. At that point the object has a soul again and you can use the Magic Jar line of spells.

That would be evil!

I guess I will just get a goblin from my goblin soul-farms.

Possess object should work since corpse or clone is an object, thanks!

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