What happens to a polymorphed character if he is shorn as a sheep?
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So I'm playing a wild magic sorcerer and rolled a 78 on my Wild Magic Surge, polymorphing me into a sheep after my unsuccessful wisdom save.
My friendly companion now wants to shear me, but I will turn into my previous form in an hour.
If they shear me and polymorph ends, what will happen with my wool?
Will I loose hair on my real body?
Will the wool disappear?
Our DM made the following ruling, considering [persistence in Druid's Wild Shape]:
You can shear the sheep.
A successful Animal Handling check is needed vs the sheeps Insight
check. If the sheep is charmed or tamed (by whatever action) you get
advantage on the Animal Handling throw.
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So I'm playing a wild magic sorcerer and rolled a 78 on my Wild Magic Surge, polymorphing me into a sheep after my unsuccessful wisdom save.
My friendly companion now wants to shear me, but I will turn into my previous form in an hour.
If they shear me and polymorph ends, what will happen with my wool?
Will I loose hair on my real body?
Will the wool disappear?
Our DM made the following ruling, considering [persistence in Druid's Wild Shape]:
You can shear the sheep.
A successful Animal Handling check is needed vs the sheeps Insight
check. If the sheep is charmed or tamed (by whatever action) you get
advantage on the Animal Handling throw.
dnd-5e spells polymorph
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Oct 3 at 17:35
Your character has very interesting friendly companions.
– TimothyAWiseman
Oct 3 at 19:54
Baaad things, man!.
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So I'm playing a wild magic sorcerer and rolled a 78 on my Wild Magic Surge, polymorphing me into a sheep after my unsuccessful wisdom save.
My friendly companion now wants to shear me, but I will turn into my previous form in an hour.
If they shear me and polymorph ends, what will happen with my wool?
Will I loose hair on my real body?
Will the wool disappear?
Our DM made the following ruling, considering [persistence in Druid's Wild Shape]:
You can shear the sheep.
A successful Animal Handling check is needed vs the sheeps Insight
check. If the sheep is charmed or tamed (by whatever action) you get
advantage on the Animal Handling throw.
dnd-5e spells polymorph
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So I'm playing a wild magic sorcerer and rolled a 78 on my Wild Magic Surge, polymorphing me into a sheep after my unsuccessful wisdom save.
My friendly companion now wants to shear me, but I will turn into my previous form in an hour.
If they shear me and polymorph ends, what will happen with my wool?
Will I loose hair on my real body?
Will the wool disappear?
Our DM made the following ruling, considering [persistence in Druid's Wild Shape]:
You can shear the sheep.
A successful Animal Handling check is needed vs the sheeps Insight
check. If the sheep is charmed or tamed (by whatever action) you get
advantage on the Animal Handling throw.
dnd-5e spells polymorph
dnd-5e spells polymorph
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You've got a great question here! I'm not sure if the addition of how it was ruled at your table helps people focus on an answer - but you've got rep now if you'd like to discuss this in Role-playing Games Chat.
– NautArch
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Your character has very interesting friendly companions.
– TimothyAWiseman
Oct 3 at 19:54
Baaad things, man!.
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Oct 3 at 20:38
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You've got a great question here! I'm not sure if the addition of how it was ruled at your table helps people focus on an answer - but you've got rep now if you'd like to discuss this in Role-playing Games Chat.
– NautArch
Oct 3 at 17:35
Your character has very interesting friendly companions.
– TimothyAWiseman
Oct 3 at 19:54
Baaad things, man!.
– KorvinStarmast
Oct 3 at 20:38
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Oct 3 at 17:08
Welcome to the site! Please take the tour for a free badge. Great first question. I added a few relevant tags and edited the question for readability. Hope to see you around!
– David Coffron
Oct 3 at 17:08
You've got a great question here! I'm not sure if the addition of how it was ruled at your table helps people focus on an answer - but you've got rep now if you'd like to discuss this in Role-playing Games Chat.
– NautArch
Oct 3 at 17:35
You've got a great question here! I'm not sure if the addition of how it was ruled at your table helps people focus on an answer - but you've got rep now if you'd like to discuss this in Role-playing Games Chat.
– NautArch
Oct 3 at 17:35
Your character has very interesting friendly companions.
– TimothyAWiseman
Oct 3 at 19:54
Your character has very interesting friendly companions.
– TimothyAWiseman
Oct 3 at 19:54
Baaad things, man!.
– KorvinStarmast
Oct 3 at 20:38
Baaad things, man!.
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Oct 3 at 20:38
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It's a DM's call
The 5e rules do not address this, so it is a DM's call. If a DM is looking for historical precedence from previous editions to help guide there decision, 3.5e had the following rule for alternate forms (which included Wild Shape):
A creature using alternate form reverts to its natural form when killed, but separated body parts retain their shape.
... but 3.5e also had the following rule for the Alter Self spell (which included Polymorph):
When you revert to your true form, any objects previously melded into the new form reappear in the same location on your body they previously occupied and are once again functional. Any new items you wore in the assumed form and can’t wear in your normal form fall off and land at your feet; any that you could wear in either form or carry in a body part common to both forms at the time of reversion are still held in the same way. Any part of the body or piece of equipment that is separated from the whole reverts to its true form.
answered Oct 3 at 17:40
Matt Vincent
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So the wool might become skin? Yikes
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:22
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@DonQuiKong Gah no! The wool would become body hair. Your sheep retains its skin when shorn.
– Myles
Oct 3 at 20:25
@Myles but I have less body hair than a sheep, the best fit would be that the wool is part of the skin afterwards. Otherwise you'd be pretty hairy when turning back unshorn.
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:28
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@DonQuiKong So the wool can change size to become the small amount of body hair you had. It would be the same if you were shapeshifted into a giant and had an arm cut off - the removed parts return to their original size. (And if for some reason it were unclear which body part corresponds to which, I would let the person who cast the shapeshifting spell make that choice.)
– Brilliand
Oct 3 at 21:03
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What I'm wondering now is if you morphed into an elephant, and someone managed to tie your trunk around your neck, what would happen if you morphed back?
– joeytwiddle
Oct 4 at 3:32
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1 Answer
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It's a DM's call
The 5e rules do not address this, so it is a DM's call. If a DM is looking for historical precedence from previous editions to help guide there decision, 3.5e had the following rule for alternate forms (which included Wild Shape):
A creature using alternate form reverts to its natural form when killed, but separated body parts retain their shape.
... but 3.5e also had the following rule for the Alter Self spell (which included Polymorph):
When you revert to your true form, any objects previously melded into the new form reappear in the same location on your body they previously occupied and are once again functional. Any new items you wore in the assumed form and can’t wear in your normal form fall off and land at your feet; any that you could wear in either form or carry in a body part common to both forms at the time of reversion are still held in the same way. Any part of the body or piece of equipment that is separated from the whole reverts to its true form.
answered Oct 3 at 17:40
Matt Vincent
7,28921443
So the wool might become skin? Yikes
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:22
5
@DonQuiKong Gah no! The wool would become body hair. Your sheep retains its skin when shorn.
– Myles
Oct 3 at 20:25
@Myles but I have less body hair than a sheep, the best fit would be that the wool is part of the skin afterwards. Otherwise you'd be pretty hairy when turning back unshorn.
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:28
6
@DonQuiKong So the wool can change size to become the small amount of body hair you had. It would be the same if you were shapeshifted into a giant and had an arm cut off - the removed parts return to their original size. (And if for some reason it were unclear which body part corresponds to which, I would let the person who cast the shapeshifting spell make that choice.)
– Brilliand
Oct 3 at 21:03
3
What I'm wondering now is if you morphed into an elephant, and someone managed to tie your trunk around your neck, what would happen if you morphed back?
– joeytwiddle
Oct 4 at 3:32
add a comment |Â
up vote
15
down vote
It's a DM's call
The 5e rules do not address this, so it is a DM's call. If a DM is looking for historical precedence from previous editions to help guide there decision, 3.5e had the following rule for alternate forms (which included Wild Shape):
A creature using alternate form reverts to its natural form when killed, but separated body parts retain their shape.
... but 3.5e also had the following rule for the Alter Self spell (which included Polymorph):
When you revert to your true form, any objects previously melded into the new form reappear in the same location on your body they previously occupied and are once again functional. Any new items you wore in the assumed form and can’t wear in your normal form fall off and land at your feet; any that you could wear in either form or carry in a body part common to both forms at the time of reversion are still held in the same way. Any part of the body or piece of equipment that is separated from the whole reverts to its true form.
answered Oct 3 at 17:40
Matt Vincent
7,28921443
So the wool might become skin? Yikes
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:22
5
@DonQuiKong Gah no! The wool would become body hair. Your sheep retains its skin when shorn.
– Myles
Oct 3 at 20:25
@Myles but I have less body hair than a sheep, the best fit would be that the wool is part of the skin afterwards. Otherwise you'd be pretty hairy when turning back unshorn.
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:28
6
@DonQuiKong So the wool can change size to become the small amount of body hair you had. It would be the same if you were shapeshifted into a giant and had an arm cut off - the removed parts return to their original size. (And if for some reason it were unclear which body part corresponds to which, I would let the person who cast the shapeshifting spell make that choice.)
– Brilliand
Oct 3 at 21:03
3
What I'm wondering now is if you morphed into an elephant, and someone managed to tie your trunk around your neck, what would happen if you morphed back?
– joeytwiddle
Oct 4 at 3:32
add a comment |Â
up vote
15
down vote
up vote
15
down vote
It's a DM's call
The 5e rules do not address this, so it is a DM's call. If a DM is looking for historical precedence from previous editions to help guide there decision, 3.5e had the following rule for alternate forms (which included Wild Shape):
A creature using alternate form reverts to its natural form when killed, but separated body parts retain their shape.
... but 3.5e also had the following rule for the Alter Self spell (which included Polymorph):
When you revert to your true form, any objects previously melded into the new form reappear in the same location on your body they previously occupied and are once again functional. Any new items you wore in the assumed form and can’t wear in your normal form fall off and land at your feet; any that you could wear in either form or carry in a body part common to both forms at the time of reversion are still held in the same way. Any part of the body or piece of equipment that is separated from the whole reverts to its true form.
answered Oct 3 at 17:40
Matt Vincent
7,28921443
It's a DM's call
The 5e rules do not address this, so it is a DM's call. If a DM is looking for historical precedence from previous editions to help guide there decision, 3.5e had the following rule for alternate forms (which included Wild Shape):
A creature using alternate form reverts to its natural form when killed, but separated body parts retain their shape.
... but 3.5e also had the following rule for the Alter Self spell (which included Polymorph):
When you revert to your true form, any objects previously melded into the new form reappear in the same location on your body they previously occupied and are once again functional. Any new items you wore in the assumed form and can’t wear in your normal form fall off and land at your feet; any that you could wear in either form or carry in a body part common to both forms at the time of reversion are still held in the same way. Any part of the body or piece of equipment that is separated from the whole reverts to its true form.
answered Oct 3 at 17:40
Matt Vincent
7,28921443
edited Oct 3 at 19:24
answered Oct 3 at 17:40
Matt Vincent
7,28921443
answered Oct 3 at 17:40
Matt Vincent
7,28921443
answered Oct 3 at 17:40
Matt Vincent
7,28921443
7,28921443
So the wool might become skin? Yikes
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:22
5
@DonQuiKong Gah no! The wool would become body hair. Your sheep retains its skin when shorn.
– Myles
Oct 3 at 20:25
@Myles but I have less body hair than a sheep, the best fit would be that the wool is part of the skin afterwards. Otherwise you'd be pretty hairy when turning back unshorn.
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:28
6
@DonQuiKong So the wool can change size to become the small amount of body hair you had. It would be the same if you were shapeshifted into a giant and had an arm cut off - the removed parts return to their original size. (And if for some reason it were unclear which body part corresponds to which, I would let the person who cast the shapeshifting spell make that choice.)
– Brilliand
Oct 3 at 21:03
3
What I'm wondering now is if you morphed into an elephant, and someone managed to tie your trunk around your neck, what would happen if you morphed back?
– joeytwiddle
Oct 4 at 3:32
add a comment |Â
So the wool might become skin? Yikes
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:22
5
@DonQuiKong Gah no! The wool would become body hair. Your sheep retains its skin when shorn.
– Myles
Oct 3 at 20:25
@Myles but I have less body hair than a sheep, the best fit would be that the wool is part of the skin afterwards. Otherwise you'd be pretty hairy when turning back unshorn.
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:28
6
@DonQuiKong So the wool can change size to become the small amount of body hair you had. It would be the same if you were shapeshifted into a giant and had an arm cut off - the removed parts return to their original size. (And if for some reason it were unclear which body part corresponds to which, I would let the person who cast the shapeshifting spell make that choice.)
– Brilliand
Oct 3 at 21:03
3
What I'm wondering now is if you morphed into an elephant, and someone managed to tie your trunk around your neck, what would happen if you morphed back?
– joeytwiddle
Oct 4 at 3:32
So the wool might become skin? Yikes
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:22
So the wool might become skin? Yikes
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:22
5
5
@DonQuiKong Gah no! The wool would become body hair. Your sheep retains its skin when shorn.
– Myles
Oct 3 at 20:25
@DonQuiKong Gah no! The wool would become body hair. Your sheep retains its skin when shorn.
– Myles
Oct 3 at 20:25
@Myles but I have less body hair than a sheep, the best fit would be that the wool is part of the skin afterwards. Otherwise you'd be pretty hairy when turning back unshorn.
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:28
@Myles but I have less body hair than a sheep, the best fit would be that the wool is part of the skin afterwards. Otherwise you'd be pretty hairy when turning back unshorn.
– DonQuiKong
Oct 3 at 20:28
6
6
@DonQuiKong So the wool can change size to become the small amount of body hair you had. It would be the same if you were shapeshifted into a giant and had an arm cut off - the removed parts return to their original size. (And if for some reason it were unclear which body part corresponds to which, I would let the person who cast the shapeshifting spell make that choice.)
– Brilliand
Oct 3 at 21:03
@DonQuiKong So the wool can change size to become the small amount of body hair you had. It would be the same if you were shapeshifted into a giant and had an arm cut off - the removed parts return to their original size. (And if for some reason it were unclear which body part corresponds to which, I would let the person who cast the shapeshifting spell make that choice.)
– Brilliand
Oct 3 at 21:03
3
3
What I'm wondering now is if you morphed into an elephant, and someone managed to tie your trunk around your neck, what would happen if you morphed back?
– joeytwiddle
Oct 4 at 3:32
What I'm wondering now is if you morphed into an elephant, and someone managed to tie your trunk around your neck, what would happen if you morphed back?
– joeytwiddle
Oct 4 at 3:32
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Welcome to the site! Please take the tour for a free badge. Great first question. I added a few relevant tags and edited the question for readability. Hope to see you around!
– David Coffron
Oct 3 at 17:08
You've got a great question here! I'm not sure if the addition of how it was ruled at your table helps people focus on an answer - but you've got rep now if you'd like to discuss this in Role-playing Games Chat.
– NautArch
Oct 3 at 17:35
Your character has very interesting friendly companions.
– TimothyAWiseman
Oct 3 at 19:54
Baaad things, man!.
– KorvinStarmast
Oct 3 at 20:38