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Q: Can I repeatedly use the Clone spell and kill the bodies before reanimating in order to create undead without moral quandaries?

BloodySprinklesMy thought process here is that Clones do not have souls and are not creatures that have a consciousness. They’re essentially empty shells that breathe and are waiting for me to die. My idea, step by step: Open a Demiplane and go inside. Cast Wish to cast the Clone spell for me. Waste 16 hours...

 
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I had no idea! Thank you!
 
mods, please never remove David's comment. I had no idea and I've been using <br> for years.
 
rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/104093/… seems super-pertinent to this question, and a possible dupe.
 
I didn’t see that earlier. Thank you.
 
10:03 PM
Are you asking if this is possible mechanically, or if this avoids moral issues? Because the first part we can definitely answer here, but if your question is about ethics then it's super off topic.
 
How is ethics off topic when talking about an alignment based question?
 
There is a very colorful history with alignment questions in the past on this site. Further reading here can help inform you why we decided that most alignment questions are off topic.
 
@BloodySprinkles alignment doesn't have a rigorous mechanical definition in 5e, and you could easily get 12 different answers from 5 different people about the ethical aspects of necromancy depending on which time of the day you're asking them
 
I see. I didn’t know that. Should I edit my question then?
 
It's fine as a mechanics question if that's what you are interested in (i.e. does this work?). The morals will be subjective, but if your group considers that practice ethical, then by all means go for it (but a GM may have some NPCs that still find your actions evil). If you want the mechanics question, edit it to reflect that
 
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Let’s just leave it as a mechanical question then. I understand the conundrum your present.
 
I have marked this question as a favorite since it is the utter opposite of the KISS principle. D&D players have a long history of overcomplicating things.
 
I’m not sure if I should be insulted or appreciative.
 
I've edited the question to focus on mechanics, as you've agreed in the comments. Please check to make sure it's still asking what you want to know.
 
It is. Thank you.
 
It does still say "without moral quandaries" in the title.
 
10:43 PM
@BloodySprinkles Is the new title suitable?
 

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