Is there any way an artificer can do this?

What happens to a clone if it is removed from its container after it matures, does it die/wither away?

Quote from TheGoat >>

I might be missing something, but there doesn't appear to be a limit on the number of clones that can be created. A wealthy necromancer could in theory create hundreds of these things and always transfer into the next one down the line when they die. It seems to me like a pretty cheap path to immortality that doesn't require any of the sacrifices that a lich must make. This series of hidden clones also seems more secure than a phylactery, and one doesn't even need to be on the same plane as their clone for their soul to successfully transfer. This really begs the question, why become a lich when there is a much better option available?

 as a lich you  have a good exuse to kill pepole

Quote from SethTheFrank >>

Well, The Goat, you should read about Manshoon.  As to whether it is "better" than becoming a lich, there is the issue of power. Lichdom is supposed to expand powers, not just make the being immortal. Also, remember that a Lich really is much more immortal. As long as the phylactery exists, so does the lich. The cloner merely has a number of clones. There is also a personality issue.  Many power mad, would be immortals couldn't abide the possibility of lying dormant.  Then there is the terrible possibility of what might have happened to the clone before it awakens.... many dark paths.

 store in demi-plane with random objects so noone elso can open it and all yuor problems are solve. you do need to learn planar travel or somthing simalar o escape demi-plane but still

Quote from C4boi >>

Have a elemental or other higher being guard it for you in exchange for whatever. Alternatively you summon/enthrall a creature to guard the clones for you. You are now free to do whatever while knowing your future is secure.

 think demi-plane is saffer

Quote from Zsahman >>

I am curious. Does this spell allow me to do this for my friends or informed members. Like say my buddy the barbarian who he and I both enjoy the dark side of humour. Would I be able to create a clone for him? Or say we want to speak to someone. I go up to him. Offer him immortality. He foolishly agrees. We make the body for him. He pays for 3 clones. He does not know how exactly it works. Then down the road. Send in an assassin, kill him. Keep him imprisoned. People think he is dead and don’t search for him. And we have said hostage for what ever reason? 

 haha love it

With this spell can't rich pepole ie kings and queens hire wisards to do this for them. no more war of sucsesion

As per the new Errata, they've gotten rid of the Medium size requirement!! 🥳🥳🥳

[New] Clone (p. 222). In the Components entry, “hold a Medium creature” is now “hold the creature being cloned.” In the description’s first sentence, “a living, Medium creature” is now “a living creature”. In the description’s second sentence, “a sealed vessel” is now “the vessel used in the spell’s casting.”

yes you can do this to other people, it has a range of touch

So... Can this work with True Polymorph? TP your character into an Adult Gold Dragon, relevel into a lvl 20 Gold Dragon wizard, clone the lvl 20 Gold Dragon wizard, kill character, revive in cloned creature. Boom, Gold Dragon is now the character's true type?

This could be used to kidnap someone  they send in a assassin to some rich noble and take 1 inch of the targets fleshing any diamonds they find cast then go back to base then cast the spell wait the 120 days then kill ur target and leave a note saying something like we have he's soul and a new body for him and if you what him back safely then in a few days send a nover note to who ever you what the ransom from with a sending stone with the targets voice or something like that as  Proof that he is alive then meet for the swap or if you have time to wait then get them to do the spell once you have the payment and give them 1 inch of flesh with the spell in a spell ring or something you thiger it out but and when the time is up kill ur hosting so he can go back home

Quote from Veilu >>

Reasons why this spell is NOT broken:

-  but none of the original's equipment.

and since only wizards can cast this spell... Congratulations, you managed to survive, but you are now a wizard without a spellbook and the only spells at your disposal are the spells you had prepared before, but you also don't have a magic focus nor component pouch, so good luck casting spells :)

 

 

Beyond 20

 

 

 

 

 

 You can cast drawmij's instant summons on your spellbook so you can teleport it back to you once you're in the clone (be sure to leave the sapphire and a spare arcane focus next to the clone beforehand).

Quote from Darthvenexus >>

Quote from Veilu >>

Reasons why this spell is NOT broken:

-  but none of the original's equipment.

and since only wizards can cast this spell... Congratulations, you managed to survive, but you are now a wizard without a spellbook and the only spells at your disposal are the spells you had prepared before, but you also don't have a magic focus nor component pouch, so good luck casting spells :)

 

 

Beyond 20

 

 

 

 

 

 You can cast drawmij's instant summons on your spellbook so you can teleport it back to you once you're in the clone (be sure to leave the sapphire and a spare arcane focus next to the clone beforehand).

 I mean at the levels you can cast this Bards can grab it too and they're less limited by spell foci and books. If you really want to go with Wizard you could go with Order of Scribes and then you just need a spare blank spellbook left with the body. Alternatively you could have a Contingency spell ready to teleport your dead body and the book to your clone upon death. There are lots of fun options.

Medium is nowhere in the text...

To be entirely fair, the lich’s soul doesn’t exist in its body as far as I’m aware, but instead stays within the phylactery and powers their undead body. If the body is destroyed but the phylactery survives the body can reform. If the Lich already has a fully formed second body I’d imagine they could use that instead of their undead body but they’d loose the benefits and drawbacks of undeath (minus the reformation part) so their new living body would age and require food etc, but if it was killed the Lich could immediately use the dead body as a vessel and then become undead again. If THAT body was destroyed then they have to go into a new clone or wait to reform. However if the phylactery is ever destroyed at all then the Lich just dies.

Quote from NickedBrass >>

Medium is nowhere in the text...

 Not anymore.

The medium limitation was removed in the official errata. Dndbeyond always uses the most up to date printings.

You're responding to posts that were made before the change.

Quote from Mannimarco_lord_of_evil_kittens >>

Mix this with the Magic Jar spell and there you have a very good alternative to  Lichdom

However this has a few drawbacks

1 you do not become undead so you will keep having to clone yourself wich brings me to point 2

2 you would keep having to buy the materials for the clone spell to repeatedly pump out clone bodies

3 you would still need to keep the original body alive in case of failure of the Magic Jar spell

4 you have to find a safe place to store your clone bodies

5 you have to have to keep these activities a well kept secret

 

I can go on for days

A well built spell list should fix these problems.

1. If you really wanna be undead Arcanist's magic aura should see to that

2. As long as you use containers that arent broken when opened Wish takes care of the material cost.

3.  If the magic jar spell fails you simply go into a clone

4. Demiplane

5. Demiplanes require specific knowledge of that single demiplane to access it. To be safe the clones can be spread out onto multiple demiplanes.

I'd argue that original creature means the creature means the creature the flesh came from. If you clone a clone it would work since the first clone is technically the original creature at the time of casting. So it means you can have only one clone active at a time but could use it again. At least that's my interpretation. Gives you a 3 month window to put down/be put down for good.

Quote from Mannimarco_lord_of_evil_kittens>>

Mix this with the Magic Jar spell and there you have a very good alternative to  Lichdom

However this has a few drawbacks

1 you do not become undead so you will keep having to clone yourself wich brings me to point 2

2 you would keep having to buy the materials for the clone spell to repeatedly pump out clone bodies

3 you would still need to keep the original body alive in case of failure of the Magic Jar spell

4 you have to find a safe place to store your clone bodies

5 you have to have to keep these activities a well kept secret

I can go on for days

A well built spell list should fix these problems.

1. If you really wanna be undead Arcanist's magic aura should see to that

2. As long as you use containers that arent broken when opened Wish takes care of the material cost.

3.  If the magic jar spell fails you simply go into a clone

4. Demiplane

5. Demiplanes require specific knowledge of that single demiplane to access it. To be safe the clones can be spread out onto multiple demiplanes.

Own a graveyard. 

this is a scary concept for anyone who made a lich character