3 Answers. The new form can be any beast whose challenge rating is equal to or less than the target’s. A reasonable interpretation is that the PC needs to have knowledge of the beast.
Can you polymorph a wild shape?
Wild Shape only requires that the druid has seen the animal before, but Polymorph has no such restriction. The DM has been enforcing the “must have seen it before” rule on the Druid’s wild shapes, but now the druid is coming up on 9th level and will be able to shift into CR3 beasts.
Can you polymorph a druid in wild shape?
Nope. Polymorph replaces all your game statistics so they no longer have Wild Shape or any other ability to change shape.
Can you polymorph into an Owlbear?
Dead things tend to have 0HP so no, you can’t use Polymorph on something that is dead. Based on this: The transformation lasts for the duration, or until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies.
Do you need to know the creature to use polymorph to change someone into that creature?
Do you need to know the creature to use Polymorph to change someone into that creature? YES, the character needs to know about the creature to be able to choose it and it is down to the DM’s judgement whether they do.
When does polymorph give a druid new wild shape forms?
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your action to magically assume the shape of a beast that you have seen before. So, the Wizard and Druid player in the party began thinking this over. Wild Shape only requires that the druid has seen the animal before, but Polymorph has no such restriction.
What does the description of polymorph spell say?
Is it something in the middle like: Hey I learned Polymorph, now I know all the beasts out there, but I only know their shape and size and nothing about abilities etc… The description of the spell says: The new form can be any beast whose challenge rating is equal to or less than the target’s.
Do you need to know the creature’s CR to choose it?
YES, the character needs to know about the creature to be able to choose it and it is down to the DM’s judgement whether they do. Of course the character casting the spell may know the beast form but may not have a good idea of the beast form’s strength (the players will know this as its CR) compared to the target.
