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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.
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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.
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@enkryptor Related for sure, but polymorph isn't wild shape. They are not duplicates.
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@enkryptor Related for sure, but polymorph isn't wild shape. They are not duplicates.
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@enkryptor Related for sure, but polymorph isn't wild shape. They are not duplicates.
– Adam
1 hour ago
@enkryptor Related for sure, but polymorph isn't wild shape. They are not duplicates.
– Adam
1 hour ago
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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 her 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.
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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 her 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 57 mins ago
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up vote
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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 her 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 57 mins ago
Matt Vincent
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up vote
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up vote
4
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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 her 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 57 mins ago
Matt Vincent
7,04921441
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 her 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.
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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
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6
@enkryptor Related for sure, but polymorph isn't wild shape. They are not duplicates.
– Adam
1 hour ago
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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