Simple Shapechange Question [Archive] - Wizards Community

Simple Shapechange Question [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
aaaron0
09-19-07, 04:42 PM Hi,

If you have a spell up that does a physical change (Beast Claws for example) and then you change form (Wildshape or Shapechange) does the spell effect carry over, or would the new form eliminate the change?

Thanks,

Aaron
wizardguy2003
09-20-07, 01:13 PM My opinion is that the new change in shape replaces the previous.
Vharuck
09-20-07, 01:35 PM I have no clue, and there is no such thing as a "simple" polymorph question.
Wellspring
01-13-08, 05:06 PM There's errata that explains this. Basically, the order you cast in does matter. A new form replaces but doesn't necessarily cancel the previous form. If your claw attacks are changed to 1d10 (just for example), and you shift into a form that does 1d6, then your claws are now 1d6 until you shift out/cancel the spell. Assuming that the original spell is still in effect, you return to the previous spell in the stack.

That's why Natural Spell rocks for druids. You take a form, THEN cast appropriate transforming buffs to modify that form. If you do it in the other order, then shifting overrides those buffs.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
aaaron0 09-19-07, 04:42 PM	Hi, If you have a spell up that does a physical change (Beast Claws for example) and then you change form (Wildshape or Shapechange) does the spell effect carry over, or would the new form eliminate the change? Thanks, Aaron
wizardguy2003 09-20-07, 01:13 PM	My opinion is that the new change in shape replaces the previous.
Vharuck 09-20-07, 01:35 PM	I have no clue, and there is no such thing as a "simple" polymorph question.
Wellspring 01-13-08, 05:06 PM	There's errata that explains this. Basically, the order you cast in does matter. A new form replaces but doesn't necessarily cancel the previous form. If your claw attacks are changed to 1d10 (just for example), and you shift into a form that does 1d6, then your claws are now 1d6 until you shift out/cancel the spell. Assuming that the original spell is still in effect, you return to the previous spell in the stack. That's why Natural Spell rocks for druids. You take a form, THEN cast appropriate transforming buffs to modify that form. If you do it in the other order, then shifting overrides those buffs.