“The creature is limited in the actions it can perform by the nature of its new form, and it can’t speak, cast spells, or take any other action that requires hands or speech.”
Do dragons count as Shapechangers?
Dragons in the Dining Room (D&D Twitch Stream): It includes any monster that has (shapechanger) in its type-line. The changeling race doesn’t have this feature. Minotaurs as a race don’t have the (monstrosity) tag as a PC.
Can copper dragons polymorph?
In 2e, copper and brass dragons could not polymorph; they probably didn’t change that.
Can a dragon polymorph into a human?
Many dragons (e.g. ancient gold dragons) can polymorph using the Change Shape action: Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form.
Can the polymorph spell turn a character into a dragon?
The polymorph spell’s description says “new form” at first, but then later specifies that the new form must be a beast (emphasis mine): This spell transforms a creature with at least 1 hit point that you can see within range into a new form. […]
Can you change a dragon’s change shape ability to?
No, you can’t do this. Change Shape lets a dragon turn into “a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own”. A level 20 wizard doesn’t have a challenge rating. You could turn into the CR 12 Archmage, if you wanted, but you couldn’t become any player character, because player characters don’t have challenge ratings.
Can you turn a dragon into a player character?
Change Shape lets a dragon turn into “a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own”. A level 20 wizard doesn’t have a challenge rating. You could turn into the CR 12 Archmage, if you wanted, but you couldn’t become any player character, because player characters don’t have challenge ratings.
Can a 9th level polymorph turn a creature into a creature?
The 9th level spell, True Polymorph, has no such restriction. Creature into Creature. If you turn a creature into another kind of creature, the new form can be any kind you choose whose challenge rating is equal to or less than the target’s (or its level, if the target doesn’t have a challenge rating).
