Polymorph other was a powerful and common spell that let one change another individual into another form.[2]
Effects[]
When cast, the targeted creature was completely transformed. Not only was their physical appearance altered, but their abilities, intelligence, personality and skills as well. The targeted creature could only be transformed into another creature, the caster was unable to use this spell to transform an individual into an object or a plant nor a non-corporeal form. The transformation was a shock on the target's system, there was a chance the targeted creature was killed by the spell. If killed while the spell was in effect, the targeted creature reverted to their natural form. Any equipment in the physical possession of a targeted creature was melded into their new form.[2]
Once transformed, the targeted creature acquired not only the physical form but also the abilities of their new body. There were some limits. If transformed into a form whose natural abilities included innate magical abilities, the polymorphed creature did not inherit these abilities. If a doppelganger, druid, lycanthrope or other natural shapeshifters were targeted with this spell, the effect of the spell was limited and their form was transformed for only a very short period of time.[2]
If the polymorphed individual lost their original mentality and personality and fully adapted the mentality of their new form, they effectively became their new form, even acquiring any innate magical abilities. The only way to reverse this was if a wish spell was cast upon them. If the polymorphed individual only lost their individuality to their new form, a dispel magic spell would revert their physical form to their original form but they still retained the individuality of their polymorphed form. For example, if a human who was polymorphed into a copper dragon came to believe fully they were indeed a copper dragon, after returning to their human form, they now believed they were a copper dragon who has been polymorphed into a human.[2]
Components[]
In addition to verbal and somatic components, this spell required a material component, the cocoon of a caterpillar. The spell cast by wu jen used the wings of a moth wrapped in a piece of silk.[2][5]
History[]
This spell was invented in −2017 DR by Netherese arcanist Quantoul. It was the last spell he developed and was originally called Quantoul's othermorph.[1] The spell was found in several spellbooks such as the Book of Bats[7], Bowgentle's Book[8] and the Tome of the Unicorn.[9]
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See Also[]
- Polymorph (spell)
- Baleful polymorph
- Polymorph self
- Flesh to stone
- Stone to flesh
- Transmute mud to rock
- Transmute rock to mud
- Transmute water to dust
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 22, 24, 26. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Mark Middleton et al (March 1998). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Three. (TSR, Inc), pp. 673–674. ISBN 978-0786907915.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 78. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
- ↑ Joseph Clay (January 1989). “Hey, Wanna Be a Kobold?”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #141 (TSR, Inc.), p. 43.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 86. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ Ossian Studios (June 2018). Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford. Beamdog.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Tim Beach (November 1995). Pages from the Mages. Edited by Jon Pickens. (TSR, Inc.), p. 16. ISBN 0-7869-0183-7.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Tim Beach (November 1995). Pages from the Mages. Edited by Jon Pickens. (TSR, Inc.), p. 24. ISBN 0-7869-0183-7.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book Three: Erlkazar & Folk of Intrigue”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), p. 10. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.