At the moment, I would rule that destroying the undead, defacto resurrects the soul as a living creature, via the awaiting clone that endures "indefinitely".
I would say the clone evolves to also be an undead vessel
But the Clone spell specifies that it creates a "duplicate of a living creature" and after that becomes "inert" thus cannot evolve.
In other words, there is no such thing as an undead Clone.
With regard to a lich, the Clone must have been created before becoming a lich.
(Possibly the option to create a "younger version" of oneself, could allow a lich to create a pre-undead, living, Clone? In any case, the transfer of the willing soul arrives as a living creature. The clone cannot be undead.)
I would say the clone evolves to also be an undead vessel
But the Clone spell specifies that it creates a "duplicate of a living creature" and after that becomes "inert" thus cannot evolve.
In other words, there is no such thing as an undead Clone.
With regard to a lich, the Clone must have been created before becoming a lich.
(Possibly the option to create a "younger version" of oneself, could allow a lich to create a pre-undead, living, Clone? In any case, the transfer of the willing soul arrives as a living creature. The clone cannot be undead.)
But "The clone is physically identical to the original and has the same personality, memories, and abilities"
So I would say that as you evolve with different physical characteristics (vampire teeth or skeletal form) so the clone evolves (including gaining undead abilities).
But yeah that does seem a stretch. In which case I would say the clone is only a clone of the time you cloned it. Effectively you reverse time, and become immortal like Manshoon (which he did).
So when a necromancer who has used Clone becomes a Vampire, Lich, or some other greater undead what happens to his/her/their clones.
Good question!
At the moment, I would rule that destroying the undead, defacto resurrects the soul as a living creature, via the awaiting clone that endures "indefinitely".
Thus no longer a lich.
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I would say the clone evolves to also be an undead vessel
Relatedly, clones seem a way to delay death by old age. Since the clone is "inert", and can even be a "younger version" of oneself?
Effectively, each clone restarts the lifespan, from the last "save" date.
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But the Clone spell specifies that it creates a "duplicate of a living creature" and after that becomes "inert" thus cannot evolve.
In other words, there is no such thing as an undead Clone.
With regard to a lich, the Clone must have been created before becoming a lich.
(Possibly the option to create a "younger version" of oneself, could allow a lich to create a pre-undead, living, Clone? In any case, the transfer of the willing soul arrives as a living creature. The clone cannot be undead.)
he / him
But "The clone is physically identical to the original and has the same personality, memories, and abilities"
So I would say that as you evolve with different physical characteristics (vampire teeth or skeletal form) so the clone evolves (including gaining undead abilities).
But yeah that does seem a stretch. In which case I would say the clone is only a clone of the time you cloned it. Effectively you reverse time, and become immortal like Manshoon (which he did).