Questions tagged [polymorph]
For questions about polymorphing in RPGs, which generally refers to the ability to change a creature or object from one form to another form. This may be done either voluntarily or involuntary.
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Does a True Polymorphed Simulacrum turn to snow when its Polymorphed form drops to 0 hit points?
What happens when a Simulacrum under the effects of a True Polymorph spell is reduced to 0 hit points? Normally when a creature affected by True Polymorph is reduced to 0 hit points, it follows the ...
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What happens if a creature becomes eligible for a template via Polymorph that they can't normally get, then ends Polymorph?
As an example, I turn my familiar into an orc via the spell Polymorph to help fight some were-penguins. It gets chomped by one.
Per the description of a lycanthropes bite attack, "Any humanoid or ...
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If a creature with legendary actions is polymorphed, does it lose its legendary actions?
If a creature has legendary actions or lair actions, does it retain those actions if it becomes transformed by polymorph or similar spells?
The errata states the following is to be added legendary ...
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Can you voluntarily end the effect of One with Plants early?
One with plants is a second level with the concentrate and polymorph traits that has a duration of either 10 minutes or 8 hours depending on which option you choose. Neither concentrate nor polymorph ...
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Does polymorph remove Cold Iron?
The text for polymorphing into a battle form reads:
Your gear is absorbed into you; the constant abilities of your gear
still function, but you can't activate any items.
It seems like the effect ...
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Damage to polymorphed character and caster who cast polymorph
Mage cast polymorph on Fighter to make him Gorilla. Enemy caster cast fireball that hit both Mage and polymorphed Fighter. That hit break concentration for Mage's polymorph. Will Fighter or Gorilla be ...
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Can a creature changed into an object by True Polymorph then be changed into a different object by a second casting of True Polymorph?
The three options given for True Polymorph are:
Creature into Creature
Object into Creature
Creature into Object
Suppose I use the third option — Creature into Object — to turn a goblin into a stone,...
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Darklantern Vigilante's Dark Identity and Polymorph effects
First the ability in question:
Dark Identity (Su): At 1st level, a darklantern can transform into her vigilante identity as a full-round action. When a darklantern switches to her vigilante identity, ...
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Rules as Written and Intended for appearance-changing abilities, mainly Assumed Form and Malleable Flesh
This is probably the biggest mystery I haven't been able to solve about Pathfinder rulings.
These two abilities are so arcane to me that even the intended interpretation of how they're supposed to ...
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Can Kaiju Stance be maintained with Enlarge (4th)?
Relevant Quotes:
Kaiju Stance -
Notable Traits: Polymorph
Your encounter with one of the rare forces of nature known as kaiju has imbued you with knowledge of a martial art that allows you to emulate ...
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What Actions can a Creature Under a Polymorphic Effect Use?
Related, but not the same as, my previous question, but what actions can a polymorphed creature use? I've combed through the Polymorph trait, but it only gives general guidance on using abilities or ...
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Relation between Incorporeal and polymorph effects
How do polymorph spells (like Form of the Dragon or Beast Shape) interact with incorporeality gained via non-polymorph sources?
Do you keep your incorporeality while transforming into something using ...
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What are the best individual natural weapons in the game?
I'm interested because of Morphic Weapons class feature of Warshaper PrC, which I'm currently entering. Our group is limiting the ability to one weapon at a time, so I need the best one (or one among ...
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What happens to your original form when you lose body parts while under the effect polymorph or alter self?
As an example, let us assume someone cuts out your tongue while you are in either polymorph or alter self. What happens when you change back? Do you regain your tongue? Does the cut-out tongue ...
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Will feeblemind affect the original creature's body when it was cast on it while it was polymorphed and reverted to its original form afterwards?
I tend to think that the original body should not be affected by the spell since casting polymorph on an already-feebleminded creature temporarily assumes the game statistics of the beast. ...
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