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You must meet the requirements of the base class to employ their abilities. For example, if the mimic was not lawful good they could not duplicate a paladin's abilities. However, they may use Use Magic Device checks at the moment they attempt to copy a class feature, in order to fake the alignment. If the check fails, the use of copy class feature is wasted until the requirements are met.
Spellcasting and mechanics similar to spellcasting may be duplicated, but face a special restriction. In order to prepare spells (for prepared casters) or gain spells known (for spontaneous casters) they must have a record in a Book of Mimicry. The mimic book is like a spellbook, holding notes on the particular spells, knowledge, and techniques of the particular classes. The mimics gains spells and such abilities known by scribing them from other sources, and does not gain any known by virtue of their class. When they copy spellcasting or similar abilities, they must prepare the spells or maneuvers, and then may use them as normal for their duplicated class. Like above, any spells or similar abilities used are not refreshed until its normal refresh conditions are met (usually 8 hours of rest). Finally, regardless how many classes are duplicated, a mimic can only cast 1 spell level per mimic level per day. That is, a 20th level mimic can cast any combination of spells from any number of classes, so long as the total spell levels do not exceed 20, be it twenty 1st level spells, or two 9th level spells and one 2nd level spell. As with normal mimicry, caster level is equal to mimic level, and it uses the appropriate ability score.
A mimic can also store maneuvers or invocations in their Book of Mimicry, and it functions identical to copying the spellcasting features, except they may only learn up to 1 maneuver/invocation level per class level per day, and may refresh it as many times as they need while it lasts. They must meet the pre-requisites involved, such as qualifying for a high level maneuver. For example, a level 15th mimic can learn a level 7th maneuver, and two 3rd level maneuvers, and use them any number of times, but cannot learn any more maneuvers until they have rested for 8 hours. Features gained by copy class feature cannot be used as pre-requisites for feats or classes.
'''{{Anchor|Enhanced Body}}:''' At 4th level, a mimic is able to treat herself as if she were a weapon, enhanceable in its own right. She may enhance her unarmed strike as if it were a manufactured weapon, and her body as if it was armor with an armor bonus of +0, using the normal costs for enhancement.
'''{{Anchor|Mimic Appearance}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Supernatural|Su]]):''' At 4th level the mimic is so good at mimicking, they can mimic faces and appearances as well. 2/day they may duplicate the effects of a ''[[SRD:Disguise Self|disguise self]]'' spell.
'''{{Anchor|Mimic Opponent}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Supernatural|Su]]):''' At 5th level, a mimic may attempt to duplicate the actions of an opponent instead of an ally. When attempting to do so, the opponent must make a [[Will]] save, DC 10 + 1/2 HD + [[CHarismaCharisma]]. On a failed save, the mimic successfully duplicates the opponents action under the same restrictions and abilities of Mimicry. On a successful save the mimicry fails and the action is wasted.
'''{{Anchor|Counterattack}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' At 6th level, a mimic is so good at copying others she can read their actions before they occur and set herself up for a counterattack. When stuck in melee, there is a 20% chance the mimic will counterattack immediately after the opponent's attack is resolved. Check only once per target. No matter how many attacks are made, they only have a 20% chance of incurring the counterattack in that round. This is an attack of opportunity and consumes one use of an attack of opportunity for the round, and you may once counterattack once per round, even if you possess [[Combat Reflexes]].
