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19 questions linked to/from Can you permanently True Polymorph into yourself?
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Does Polymorph break attunements with prerequisites?
Some magic items have prerequisites for attunement, most commonly requiring a specific race, class, or alignment. According to the rules on attunement:
A creature's attunement to an item ends if the ...
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Can True Polymorph be used repeatedly to never age?
Let's say we have a level 20 human wizard named Dumbledore. Dumbledore is wicked old. Dumbledore would like to not die of old age, as he has a few enemies left to take care of. Can Dumbledore cast ...
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Can True Polymorph be used to transform someone into a shapechanger creature?
The spell clearly says that it does not affect a shapechanger.
Shapechangers are not affected by this spell.
But has nothing about the opposite.
Would that mean that I can change a Goblin into a ...
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How do multiple castings of True Polymorph interact?
When targeting a creature changed by any form of polymorph affect (Polymorph, Shapechange, Wild Shape, or True Polymorph), do you target the original creature, or the creature in its current form?
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How much control does Polymorph/True Polymorph allow over aesthetics?
Say a level 20 human wizard named Dumbledore would like to become an elf. When casting either Polymorph or True Polymorph, can Dumbledore specify how the elf will look? For example:
"I want to be a ...
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Does a simulacrum have a soul?
Inspired by this question about healing a simulacrum with magic jar.
We know a simulacrum is a creature, but does it have a soul?
Is that part of what is considered a creature's features and ...
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Now that my wizard is a dragon, can I do the following things? [closed]
In a campaign as a wizard at 17th level, I have accomplished turning into an adult gold dragon with variant innate spell casting. My DM and I agreed the dragon can cast spells, but then the following ...
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If I cast True Polymorph on my simulacrum and concentrate for the full duration, will casting Simulacrum again still destroy it?
Simulacrum states:
If you cast this spell again, any currently active duplicates you created with this spell are instantly destroyed.
Does this mean that if I take my simulacrum and permanently ...
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Can the True Resurrection spell resurrect a creature that was originally created by True Polymorph from an object?
If you true polymorph an object into a creature, and concentrate until the effect is indefinite, does the pseudo-creature become a valid target for true resurrection?
As I understand, it would be a ...
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Paladin's Find Steed was True Polymorphed
The paladin in the party I DM for uses the Find Steed spell to summon a saber toothed tiger mount (I'm a nice DM). The spell says:
You summon a spirit that assumes the form of an unusually ...
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Can the True Polymorph spell transform a creature into a custom creature?
The basis for my question is this line in the true polymorph spell (emphasis mine):
Creature into Creature. If you turn a creature into another kind of creature, the new form can be any kind you ...
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How do polymorph-like spells interact with spellcasting capability? [closed]
For this question I am going to define these spells as, namely, Polymorph, True Polymorph & Shapechange. You must also, for the sake of this question, disregard any creature type limitations and ...
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Can a True Polymorphed wizard use a copy of his spellbook?
Consider the following scenario:
A level 20 Wizard duplicates his spellbook and hides one copy. The he casts True Polymorph on himself, becoming a Planetar Angel (the original copy of the spellbook ...
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Can True Polymorph be used to recover from diseases or curses?
Say a level 20 human wizard named Dumbledore is tired of his hand hurting. Said appendage was damaged magically and cannot be cured by any known means (short of deity magic or a Wish spell, which ...
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Can I make an exact copy of myself and my equipment using True Polymorph on a simulacrum?
More wizard shenanigans!
If I create a simulacrum of myself and true polymorph the sim into me, assuming the simulacrum has the same CR/level as I do, can I essentially create an exact copy of myself ...
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