The mimic first appeared for second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the second volume of the Monstrous Compendium series (1989). In this set, the creature is described as magically-created, and usually appears in the form of a treasure chest, although its natural color is a speckled grey that resembles granite.
How fast do mimics grow?
A meal of one or two humanoids could sustain a mimic for several weeks. They reproduced by splitting, growing to adulthood within a few years.
Can mimics be tamed?
Mimics are monsters, so even a tamed one might revert to instinct when caught unaware. Furthermore, you’ll have to figure out how it learns to change its shape.
Can you befriend a Mimic?
Mimics are smarter than animals, but only just. If you could raise one, or befriend one, that could work. You might not need to use magic.
Do mimics have a size limit?
A mimic can have almost any dimensions, but usually is not more than 10 feet long. A typical mimic has a volume of 150 cubic feet (5 feet by 5 feet by 6 feet) and weighs about 4,500 pounds.
Do mimics have to be chests?
No, but it’s still a different means to the same end, and it’s still hardware dictating design. Random encounters were instituted to free up memory, after all. Mimics have started to show up more often outside the RPG genre in recent years, though they’re almost always still chests.
Can a mimic ( container form ) hold items?
The Mimic has an acidic bite, and is a creature, not actually a container. Can a Mimic store items? Shapechanger. The mimic can use its action to polymorph into an object or back into its true, amorphous form. A chest has an inside and an outside.
Can a mimic hold loot in its gizzard?
Maybe each mimic has its own “true, amorphous form”. Or maybe they look like this: If so, that juicy treasure that was inside the chest would probably be lolling about inside that remarkably large mouth. It’s fairly common in published adventures for e.g. a roper to have loot in its gizzard.
Can a mimic turn an object into an object?
The mimic is only an object when it’s using it’s shapechanger ability (my emphasis): The mimic can use its action to polymorph into an object or back into its true, amorphous form. Its statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Can a mimic mimic another creature in RuneScape?
Obviously though, being a Mimic, it’d be a cakewalk for a party like that. The mimic ‘s Shapechanger trait does state that it can transform in to any object, and only while motionless. The mimic can use its action to polymorph into an object or back into its true, amorphous form. […]
