If you did not dismiss the familiar then you can only change the form. So the answer of your question on whether you change the type: that is up to you.
Can you use true polymorph on your familiar?
As stated in the first section, nothing about true polymorph cancels the effects of the find familiar spell. Thus, you can still cast spells through your homunculus familiar because find familiar says: Finally, when you cast a spell with a range of touch, your familiar can deliver the spell as if it had cast the spell.
Can a familiar hold a spell 5e?
… Finally, when you cast a spell with a range of touch, your familiar can deliver the spell as if it had cast the spell. Your familiar must be within 100 feet of you, and it must use its reaction to deliver the spell when you cast it. If the spell requires an attack roll, you use your attack modifier for the roll.
What can I have as a familiar DND?
You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an animal form you choose: bat, cat, crab, frog (toad), hawk, Lizard, Octopus, owl, Poisonous Snake, fish (quipper), rat, raven, Sea Horse, Spider, or Weasel.
Can a find familiar cast a polymorph spell?
While polymorph bans the polymorphed form from cast spells, the wording of the find familiar spell states that familiars do not cast spells–they only deliver them. Finally, when you Cast a Spell with a range of touch, your familiar can deliver the spell as if it had cast the spell.
What happens if you Polymorph a familiar into a beast?
Yes, if you polymorph your familiar into a beast, he can attack now. The familiar for the duration of the spell becomes whatever beast you polymorphed him into, gaining all the benefits & hinderances that beast form gives, except he keeps his alignment and personality. He is no longer a familiar, but he is still knows that you were his master.
Can You Polymorph a wizard familiar in RuneScape?
Yes, a familiar can probably be polymorphed. However, wizard familiars cannot take the attack action and I’d rule that still doesn’t change. The creature is also limited to something within its own CR or lower, which is 0. Some options could be: An eagle.
Can you explain why a true polymorphed simulacrum?
Being a simulacrum isn’t an effect applied to a creature, it’s a fundamental part of what they are. True polymorph changes what they are. They aren’t a copy anymore, they are the real thing. And true polymorph will always make it a real thing because it can turn rocks into real, permanent creatures.