Body Outside Body

This spell allows the wu jen to create one or more duplicates of himself. These duplicates have the normal ability scores and personality of the wu jen. They carry all the normal equipment of the wu jen, but have none of his magical items. Neither do they possess any of the spell abilities of the wu jen. Their hit points are one-fourth those of the caster. When created, they are obedient to the caster and cooperative with each other, essentially having the same mind.

The duplicates can do anything of which the wu jen is normally capable, except cast spells. They suffer damage as do normal individuals except that if slain they instantly disappear. Each time a duplicate is slain, the caster suffers 10 points of damage. At the end of the spell duration, all duplicates disappear without causing damage to the wu jen, of course. The duplicates are indistinguishable from the caster, even to a true seeing spell.

The material component for this spell is a few hairs from the wu jen's head or beard.

Notes: Common in oriental settings; very rare elsewhere.