PF - Doppelmancer Ideas

[unseenmage]

Have been invited to a new PF game at level 10 and the below spells, templates, and creatures are what I've been toying with using as the theme for a new character or two.

Have also been contemplating a limiter for Simulacrum, Trompe L'oeil, and Alter Ego. That the creature to be copied must instead be the 'character' to be copied. That the subject must be present for the duration of creation and copies can only be made of specific individuals inn the gameworld instead of just generic statblocks. It admittedly isn't too great of a hoop to jump through but I think it could act as a limiter as well as open up some good roleplaying opportunities.

I'm sure I am overthinking/overcomplicating things. Is there a more straightforward method to field (potentially) armies of copies of specific individuals?


Alter Ego (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Annis%20Hag%20Alter%2 0Ego): Creates a possibly uncontrolled, normally uncreatable construct version of a 3 Int creature at the cost of (CR+1)*(CR+1)*250gp plus cost of body.
Awaken Construct (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Awaken%20Construct): Grants unintelligent construct an Int score and free will at the cost of 2,000gp per HD.
Simulacrum (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/coreRulebook/spells/simulacrum.html): Creates a half HD version of a creature whose HD are no more than twice your CL at the cost of 500gp per HD of the simulacrum. (Bonus: Some Simulacrum Q&A. (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjk7q7llrXVAhWD6SYKHXvbCTMQFggvMAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpaizo.com%2Fthreads%2Frzs2ljov%3 FSimulacrum&usg=AFQjCNFFJBXboeJHdO4hEdOJEptvsnC6jQ))
Trompe L'oeil (http://archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Trompe%20l%27Oeil): Creates a painting pseudo-phylactery for the construct-pseudo-lich of an intelligent creature that retains its superpowers at the cost of 500gp per HD plus cost of painting OR (CR+1)*(CR+1)*250gp plus cost of body.
Waxwork Creature (http://archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Waxwork%20Creature): Creates an unintelligent or sentient construct wax sculpture of a non-construct creature that loses its superpowers at the cost of 500gp per HD plus cost of wax OR (CR+1)*(CR+1)*250gp plus cost of body where the CRs depend on the waxwork's HD.

These Constructs are too weak for simulacrumization and unintelligent so Trompe L'oeil could only be modeled after awakened versions (if that works (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?532093-PF-Simulacrum-of-Awakened-Construct)).
Angelic Guardian (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Angelic%20Guardian)
Emerald Automaton (http://archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Emerald%20Automaton)
Poppet, Small (http://archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Poppet,%20Small)
Poppet, Tiny (http://archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Poppet,%20Tiny)
Tattoo Guardian (http://archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Tattoo%20Guardian)

These unintelligent creatures have mundane usefulness that is intrinsic to their shape and not dependent on their HD so simulacrum of them are just as useful as the original.
Adamantine Golem (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Adamantine%20Golem)
Animated Object, Large (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/constructs/animated-object/) Clockwork Shop (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/other-rules/downtime/#TOC-Rooms)
Animated Object, Huge Clockwork Shop
Behemoth Golem (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Behemoth%20Golem)
Gunpowder Ooze (http://archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Gunpowder%20Ooze)

These creatures are already intelligent and so ripe for having Trompe L'oeil modeled after them.
Shell Sentinel (http://archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Shell%20Sentinel)
Trompe L'oeil Doppelganger (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/bestiary/doppelganger.html)
Trompe L'oeil Shadow (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/bestiary4/shadowCreature.html#shadow-creature) Doppelganger
Living Cave Painting (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Living%20Cave%20Paint ing)
Mask Golem (http://archivesofnethys.com/MonsterDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Mask%20Golem)
Shield Guardian (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/bestiary/golem.html#shield-guardians) Mask Golem
Trompe L'oeil Mimic (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/bestiary/mimic.html)
Trompe L'oeil Giant (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/bestiary/monsterAdvancement.html#giant-creature) Mimic



Spells
Ally Across Time (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Ally%20Across%20Time) SL 2
Army Across Time (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Ally%20Across%20Time) SL 5
Bilocation (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Bilocation) SL 9
Clone (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Clone) SL 8
Darting Duplicate (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Darting%20Duplicate) SL 1
Enter Image (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/advancedPlayersGuide/spells/enterImage.html) SL 3
Fearsome Duplicate (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Fearsome%20Duplicate) SL 3
Horrific Doubles (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Horrific%20Doubles) SL 4
Instant Fake (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Instant%20Fake) SL 4
Majestic Image (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Majestic%20Image) SL 4
Mirror Hideaway (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Mirror%20Hideaway) SL 2
Mirror Image (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Mirror%20Image) SL 2
Mirror Transport SL 4
Project Image (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Project%20Image) SL 7
Sculpt Simulacrum (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/ultimateMagic/spells/sculptSimulacrum.html) SL 2
Shadow Conjuration (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/coreRulebook/spells/shadowConjuration.html) SL 4
Smug Narcissism SL 5
Symbol of Mirroring (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Symbol%20of%20Mirroring ) SL 2
Threefold Form (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Bilocation) Druid 9
Twin Form (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Twin%20Form) Alchemist 6
Twine Double (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Twine%20Double) SL 3
Vomit Twin (http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Vomit%20Twin) SL 4

Items
Boniface Paint (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Boniface%20pain t) 15gp
Book of Night without Moon (http://archivesofnethys.com/MagicWondrousDisplay.aspx?FinalName=Book%20of%20Ni ght%20without%20Moon) 15,000gp
Dagger of Doubling (http://archivesofnethys.com/MagicWeaponsDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Dagger%20of%20Do ubling) 10,302gp
Discretion Charm (http://archivesofnethys.com/MagicWondrousDisplay.aspx?FinalName=Discretion%20C harm) 3,500gp
Hat of Disguise (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/coreRulebook/magicItems/wondrousItems.html#hat-of-disguise) 1,800gp
Marvelous Pigments (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/coreRulebook/magicItems/wondrousItems.html#marvelous-pigments) 4,000gp
Mirror of Guarding Reflections 7,000gp
Mirror of Life Trapping (http://archivesofnethys.com/MagicWondrousDisplay.aspx?FinalName=Mirror%20of%20 Life%20Trapping) 200,000gp
Mirror of Opposition (http://archivesofnethys.com/MagicWondrousDisplay.aspx?FinalName=Mirror%20of%20 Opposition) 92,000gp
Mirroring Belt (http://archivesofnethys.com/MagicWondrousDisplay.aspx?FinalName=Mirroring%20Be lt) 36,000gp
Ring of the Shadow Victim (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/MagicRingsDisplay.aspx?FinalName=Ring%20of%20the%2 0Shadow%20Victim) 101,000gp
Ring of the Stone Sibling (http://archivesofnethys.com/MagicRingsDisplay.aspx?FinalName=Ring%20of%20the%2 0Stone%20Sibling) 7,400gp
Shadowbound Chains (http://archivesofnethys.com/MagicWeaponsDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Shadowbound%20Ch ains) 19,725gp
Sharding (http://archivesofnethys.com/MagicWeaponsDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Sharding) weapon enhancement +2
Woad Painting Kit (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/advancedClassGuide/gear/alchemicalTools.html#woad-painting-kit) 300gp

[unseenmage]

Marvelous Pigments (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/coreRulebook/magicItems/wondrousItems.html#marvelous-pigments) presents an interesting doppelmancy option. One imagines painting dummies or statues in the likeness of one's enemies or allies that can later be illusioned or even animated.

Also makes me wonder which Constructs can have their nonmagical unanimated bodies crafted purely from Marvelous Pigments? If the GM considers such objects to be "objects of value" that are replaced with "inexpensive materials" then this is a no-go from the get-go. Additionally, certain materials are explicitly disallowed by the item itself including "precious metals, gems, jewelry, ivory" with the addition of "and so on" theoretically including any weapon and armor special materials. Also, other materials are explicitly allowed by the item including "tin, lead, glass, brass, bone".

Based on the examples given I am going to go by the assumption that "objects of value" refers to objects whose substance is valuable and not objects whose complexity or skill to create is valuable. Meaning the item should be able to create masterwork equipment, alchemical items, mundane traps, clockwork components, and art objects so long as the component parts aren't made of disallowed materials and the value of the depicted object is 2,000gp or less.
Conversely to painting masterwork items painting broken items would seem to be allowable as well. Which could open up the gp restriction some, but not much. (As per the Broken condition, “Items with the broken condition, regardless of type, are worth 75% of their normal value.” This can be assumed to be true for the corpses of constructs as well.)
Will also be assuming that negative space cannot be created because of the simple logic of that statement. So no pits or replacing wall space with a doorway or cheap passwall effects.


Much like Fabricate, this item works on a volume limitation for which it is useful to know the smallest volume a given unanimated construct body can occupy. For that I refer to the squeezing rules (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=292212), they being the best example of how small a given creature of a given size can functionally be.

So using Fabricate to craft the body of a construct presents an issue; How much volume does a creature's body occupy?
For the longest time I've just used its combat space but that's inaccurate to the point of absurdity, especially with hollow creatures (an animated cage or room or hollowed out corpse).

Today it hit me, why not use the creature's combat space when it's Squeezed into a smaller space?
We have the Squeezing movement rules to limit how small a space a creature of a given size can occupy; why not employ them?

So, when using the Fabricate spell, or Marvelous Pigments magic item when applicable, to craft a constructs body the necessary volume is 2 sizes smaller than the resultant construct because that's how little space the Squeezing rules say a body of that size can possibly occupy. (Eg. a large body could be compressed into a small creatures space.)

Using the squeezing idea it looks like the Pigments can make up to one squeezed Gargantuan construct body, 2 Huge, 8 large, 64 Small or Medium, or 8,000 fine or diminutive squeezed construct bodies. Rare is the Gargantuan construct body or Downtime Building that costs 2,000gp or less so even if we can cheese something that big out of the Pigment's volume restrictions it is unlikely
to ultimately be that useful. Best I can imagine is a 2,000gp piece of statuary or a Gargantuan skeleton (since bone is explicitly allowed) or gargantuan tree (many plants are mundane items and foodstuffs would seem to set precedent for plant matter at the least) that can be animated at a later date.

Alter Ego unanimated Construct bodies
As Alter Ego doesn't have creation information see the below 'Priced by CR unanimated Construct bodies'.

Animated Object Building unanimated Construct bodies
Thanks to this list of Downtime Buildings organized by their Animated Object sizes (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=20204081&postcount=8) we can also determine how many buildings the Pigments can create if said buildings were 'squeezed' into a smaller space; they'll be painted either as an inert animated object squeezed into a smaller space or as an unsassembled pile of materials. They should occupy the same space regardless. Furnishings or a single mundane trap will occupy volume as a creature of the room or building they're augmenting.
A Gargantuan Animated Object can be made from a room or building of up to 64 squares. Using the Pigments to make a Gargantuan squeezed building will use up the Pigments volume limitation completely.
Alchemist (building) | 41–94 squares | 1,940gp
Brewery (building) | 36–89 squares | 1,450gp
Granary (building) | 40–80 squares | 1,200gp
Spending 4,000gp to buy Pigments and spending 10 minutes painting to get 2,000gp building, even a Gargantuan one, would seem to be a bit of a waste. Especially when that building is unfurnished, unstaffed, and not even trapped. I am looking forward to trying to find an opportunity where it would be helpful in-game though!

Priced by CR unanimated Construct bodies
Using the Building and Modifying Constructs info from Ultimate Magic we can, with GM permission, price Constructs by their CR instead of their, often seemingly random, listed prices. Additionally, by creating a " new " Construct identical to an existing Construct that lacks a price for creation we can effectively use this method to provide prices for unpriced Constructs.

Using the below guidelines we find that the most expensive unanimated Construct body we can paint with the Pigments is up to CR 6.

These are our generic Construct Creation rules as compiled from the Building and Modifying Constructs section of the PRD (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/ultimateMagic/magic/buildingAndModifyingConstructs.html).

Price: CR * CR * 500gp
Cost to Create: ½ price plus cost of body
Cost of Body: Price * 0.1 (for a body that costs 10% base price)
(As per the Broken condition, “Items with the broken condition, regardless of type, are worth 75% of their normal value.” This can be assumed to be true for the corpses of constructs as well.)
Time to Create Body: depends on if using the normal laborious crafting rules or the Alternate Crafting Rules
Skill to Create Body: Spellcraft or other appropriate skill; DC equals 5 + CL (usually CL 5 for Craft Construct; or min CL for highest level spell listed in creature entry); plus 5 for each missing prerequisite (all spells and CL for an alchemist); Can ‘Take 10’ but cannot ‘Take 20’; Failing this check means that the item (construct) does not function and the materials and time are wasted. Failing this check by 5 or more results in a cursed item (construct).
Prerequisite spells: Every spell mentioned in the statblock usually. Sometimes omitting spell lists for spellcasting creatures as the sheer volume of spells tends to make them uncraftable otherwise.
Days to Create: 1 day per 1,000gp in price (round up).


Trompe L'oeil unanimated Construct bodies and paintings
A medium Trompe L'oeil canvas is 2,000gp so that exhausts our per item limit as per the Pigments. Small are 1,000gp and smaller are 500gp each.
Assuming we can paint broken objects to reduce the price of what we're painting and Mending it later we still cannot get access to the large Trompe L'oeil canvas at 3,000gp normal and 2,250gp broken.
Assuming that the paintings that act as the body to be animated for a Trompe L'oeil can be rolled or folded to effectively squeeze them into a smaller space we can use our squeezing solution above to get more volume of Trompe L'oeil than normally possible.

Waxwork Creature unanimated Construct bodies
if one can find a price for the wax required for a Waxwork Creature then one assumes we could paint the unanimated bodies. As is we're either painting Art Object sculptures that are wax or using the 'Price By CR' guidelines above to price the body.

Edit:
Lastly, some mundane items that are useful to M. Pigment or to Animate Object at.
Bone Paste (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Bone%20paste)
Key-Wound Rattler (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Key-wound%20rattler)
Lifting Net Trap (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/traps-hazards-and-special-terrains/traps/lifting-net-trap-cr-3/)
Magnetized Ore (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/gameMasteryGuide/hazards.html)
Mnemonic Crystals (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/gameMasteryGuide/hazards.html)
Sentry Mannequin (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Sentry%20manneq uin)
Sky Mine (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Sky%20mine)
Wind Platform (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Wind%20platform )
And other items from this post/thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=21312504&postcount=2).

[unseenmage]

Just a few Doppelmancy Constructs priced using the 'Price by CR' guidelines from the Building and Modifying Constructs section of the PRD.


Medium Animated Object Statue (room) or Monument (building)
(Rooms: 1 Statue)
Medium; 3 HD, CR 3
CP 2: Additional Movement (burrow), Stone (hardness 8)
Price: 2,000 gp
Cost to Create: 1,000 gp
Cost of Body: 200 gp
Skill to Create Body: Spellcraft or Craft (sculpture) DC 16 (DC 21 max)
Prerequisite spells: animate objects
Days to Create: 2 days
(crafted to resemble party members or enemies)

Large Animated Object Traveling Museum (building)
(Rooms: 1 Reliquary, 1 Shack, 1 Tollbooth, 1 Trophy Room)
Large; 4 HD, CR 5
CP 3: Additional Movement (fly), Faster (fly), Improved Attack (melee)
Price: 12,500 gp
Cost to Create: 6,250 gp
Cost of Body: 1,250 gp
Skill to Create Body: Spellcraft DC 16 (DC 21 max)
Prerequisite spells: animate objects
Days to Create: 13 days
(Craft Painting)

Huge Animated Object Exotic Artisan (building)
(Rooms: 1 Artisan’s Workshop, 1 Bedroom, 1 Kitchen, 1 Lavatory, 1 Sitting Room, 1 Storage, 1 Storefront)
Huge; 7 HD, CR 7
CP 4: Additional Movement (fly), Faster (fly), Trample
Price: 24,500 gp
Cost to Create: 12,250 gp
Cost of Body: 2,450 gp
Skill to Create Body: Spellcraft DC 16 (DC 21 max)
Prerequisite spells: animate objects
Days to Create: 25 days
(Craft Painting)

Gargantuan Animated Object Museum (building)
(Rooms: 1 Guard Post, 1 Office, 1 Reliquary, 2 Statues, 2 Storages, 1 Storefront, 2 Trophy Rooms, 1 Vault)
Gargantuan; 10 HD, CR 9
CP 5: Additional Attack, Additional Movement (fly), Faster (fly), Faster (base), Improved Attack
Price: 40,500 gp
Cost to Create: 20,250 gp
Cost of Body: 4,050 gp
Skill to Create Body: Spellcraft DC 16 (DC 21 max)
Prerequisite spells: animate objects
Days to Create: 41 days
(housing for the Trompe L'oeil)

Simulacrum Awakened Trompe L'oeil Gunpowder Ooze
Large; 10 HD, CR 7?
Scroll 7,275 gp; CL 13; CL check DC 14
(Will want at least two of these for cumulative explosions)

Simulacrum Awakened Trompe L'oeil Behemoth Golem
Large; 11 HD, CR 9?
Scroll 7,775 gp; CL 13; CL check DC 14

Trompe L'oeil Doppelganger
Medium; 4 HD, CR 4
Price: 8,000 gp
Cost to Create: 4,000 gp
Cost of Body: 800 gp
Skill to Create Body: Spellcraft or Craft (painting) DC 16 (DC 31 max)
Prerequisite spells: alter self, animate objects, detect thoughts, enter image, polymorph
Days to Create: 8 days

Trompe L'oeil Shadow Doppelganger
Medium; 4 HD, CR 5
Price: 12,500 gp
Cost to Create: 6,250 gp
Cost of Body: 1,250 gp
Skill to Create Body: Spellcraft or Craft (painting) DC 16 (DC 31 max)
Prerequisite spells: alter self, animate objects, detect thoughts, enter image, polymorph
Days to Create: 13 days

Trompe L'oeil Mimic
Medium; 7 HD, CR 5
Price: 12,500 gp
Cost to Create: 6,250 gp
Cost of Body: 1,250 gp
Skill to Create Body: Spellcraft or Craft (painting) DC 16 (DC 26 max)
Prerequisite spells: animate objects, enter image
Days to Create: 13 days

Trompe L'oeil Giant Mimic
Large; 7 HD, CR 6
Price: 18,000 gp
Cost to Create: 9,000 gp
Cost of Body: 1,800 gp
Skill to Create Body: Spellcraft or Craft (painting) DC 16 (DC 26 max)
Prerequisite spells: animate objects, enter image
Days to Create: 18 days

Trompe L'oeil Awakened Tattoo Guardian
Medium; 4 HD, CR 4
Price: 8,000 gp
Cost to Create: 4,000 gp
Cost of Body: 800 gp
Skill to Create Body: Spellcraft or Craft (painting) DC 18 (DC 48 max)
Prerequisite spells: animate objects, awaken construct, fly, geas/quest, parchment swarm, shield other
Days to Create: 8 days

Trompe L'oeil Living Cave Painting
Medium; 6 HD, CR 5
Price: 12,500 gp
Cost to Create: 6,250 gp
Cost of Body: 1,250 gp
Skill to Create Body: Spellcraft or Craft (painting) DC 16 (DC 41 max)
Prerequisite spells: animate objects, enter image, erase, shadow conjuration, summon nature’s ally III
Days to Create: 13 days

Trompe L'oeil Giant Living Cave Painting
Large; 6 HD, CR 6
Price: 18,000 gp
Cost to Create: 9,000 gp
Cost of Body: 1,800 gp
Skill to Create Body: Spellcraft or Craft (painting) DC 16 (DC 41 max)
Prerequisite spells: animate objects, enter image, erase, shadow conjuration, summon nature’s ally III
Days to Create: 13 days
(am imagining it hiding behind trompe l'oeil paintings or displayed in the gallery as a guardian)

[unseenmage]

Am considering homebrewing a Free Simulacrum spell which would grant a Simulacrum free will and remove the 'cannot become more powerful' limiter. Basically the Simulacrum only version of Awaken Construct and its ilk.

Simulacrum Notes:
James Jacobs #1 (http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ljov?Simulacrum#10)
James Jacobs #2 (http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=423?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#21116)
James Jacobs #3 (http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=680?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#33978)
Uses for Simulacrum (http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p7ju&page=2?Simulacrum-uses)

[unseenmage]

Some Ideas
Using Lesser Simulacrum can make mindless constructs, like Animated Objects, which just sit there unless attacked. Perhaps stone blocks exactly large enough to block a hallway or statues of the party or even mundane traps could be created this way.

Use Apparent Master to control Lesser Simulacrum constructs.


Using the False Focus feat and the tattoo holy symbol can make up to 2 HD Lesser Simulacrum without paying the powdered ruby.


Use Lesser Simulacrum to make 2 HD versions of yourself which are free willed but likely helpful.

Use Book of Night Without Moon to steal shadows of Lesser Simulacrum potentially doubling minions.

Currently allows for 5 Lesser Simulacrums for 10 hours and 5 Shadows for 1 hour.

[unseenmage]

The Book of Night Without Moon (http://archivesofnethys.com/MagicWondrousDisplay.aspx?FinalName=Book%20of%20Ni ght%20without%20Moon) makes illusory duplicates of creatures whose shadows are trapped in the book.
Some clarifications...
The trapped shadows of creatures slain after their shadow was trapped remain until used.
Shadow creatures created by the book which are unintelligent gain the ability to follow complex commands as though they were intelligent.


On Simulacrum,
Could one make a Simulacrum of a lower HD version of an existing character?
Could the spellcaster make a Simulacrum of their best friend from when they were children? When they were first level rookies?
Could a Simulacrum be made of the spellcaster's friend before they were level drained? Before they died?

[unseenmage]

Theoretically one could make Simulacrum or Lesser Simulacrum of mundane mechanical traps. Traps that require architecture would require instead making a downtime room/building with the trapped feature. Also, poisons, diseases, and living separate components are likely off limits.

With the above limitations our options are small, nut interesting nonetheless.

Alternatively we could be using the False Focus feat to make small animated object Lesser Simulacrum for free. Which limits our options even further.

Potential mechanical traps to make Lesser Simulacrum small Animated Objects of...
Barbed Wire (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/traps-hazards-and-special-terrains/traps/barbed-wire/) CR 4
Javelin Trap (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/traps-hazards-and-special-terrains/traps/javelin-trap-cr-2/) CR 2
Wall Scythe Trap (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/traps-hazards-and-special-terrains/traps/wall-scythe-trap-cr-4/) CR 4
...there are even a couple of Hazards that could be priced up as custom traps...
Magnetized Ore (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/gameMasteryGuide/hazards.html) CR 2
Mnemonic Crystals (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/gameMasteryGuide/hazards.html) CR 3
...and a list of trap like mundane items...
Balloon Trap (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Balloon%20trap)
Bear Trap (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Bear%20trap)
Black Powder (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Black%20powder% 20%28keg%29)
Buoyant Balloon (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Buoyant%20ballo on)
Camouflage Blanket (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Camouflage%20bl anket)
Key Wound Rattler (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Key-wound%20rattler)
Oil (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Oil)
Sentry Mannequin (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Sentry%20manneq uin)
...and an alchemical item or two for good measure...
Tanglefoot Bundle (http://www.archivesofnethys.com/EquipmentMiscDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Tanglefoot%20bu ndle)

This does beg the question; can one conjure a preset trap into being? A prewound clockwork? A loaded crossbow?
Can one conjure a bucket of fluid above a doorway? An open Bear Trap as opposed to a closed one?