The spell has no effect on a shapechanger or a creature with 0 hit points. An unwilling creature must make a Wisdom saving throw to avoid the effect. This spell transforms a creature that you can see within range into a new form. The Spell Itselfīefore we dig into the specifics of my favorite dnd 5e spell, let's take a look at the raw spell description itself: PolymorphĬomponents: V, S, M (a caterpillar cocoon) There's an amazing number of problems that can be solved with a sudden transformation and to get your creative polymorphing juices flowing we're going to go through everything you need to know. Turn the big bad evil guy into a chicken or turn your ally into a t-rex and watch them rampage through the enemy ranks. The spell polymorph turns a creature (temporarily) into any animal you can think of. Polymorph is the source of some of the funniest D&D stories and is an outlet for a player's creative problem-solving harkening all the way back to the earliest days of the game. Add the book to your GM’s toolkit today! Alternatively, check out the 20 Things Archive for more handy, flavoursome and time-saving 20 Things articles ready for immediate use in your campaign.She Turned Me into a Newt! I Got Better. This article is an extract from The Thingonomicon. The pouch is all but empty-however a determined examination reveals a few flecks of diamond dust stuck to the pouch’s lining. A perceptive reader skilled in the arcane arts may note that several of the diagrams are fatally flawed.Ī flask of holy water and a flask of unholy water-both clearly labelled in Elven-along with a fine painter’s brush, two owlbear feathers and one gigantic feather (perhaps from a roc or other huge bird).Ī small red velvet pouch. The rose’s thorns are yet sharp and its flower emits a particular heady scent.Ī small treatise depicting the various protective circles-against good, evil and so on-along with notes on how to quickly create such protective barriers. Three quills wrapped in an ink-stained cloth and two small vials of ink-red and black-all carried in a small pouch along with several scraps of crumpled parchment.Ī bent iron spike, the head of a hammer and a shard of incredibly tough stone.Ī black velvet cloth inlaid with golden thread wrapped around a dried and perfectly preserved red rose. Barely visible under the blood is some kind of rune, but its meaning is impossible to determine as part of it is missing. Inside the pouch, the wizard stored a variety of dried herbs. An esoteric rune-depicting various types of magic-adorns each stone.Ī slender belt pouch specially treated to be waterproof. It is evident from the hair’s texture-and the slight smell of rotten eggs-the hair is not from a natural source.Ī dozen small semi-circular stones worn perfectly smooth. Three empty potion vials one is marked “invisibility” while the other two smell slightly of cinnamon.Ī locket holding a lock of coarse black hair. Each is in pristine condition-all the skin having been boiled away. Sadly, nothing else of the book’s contents remains.Ī pouch contains a variety of small bones-probably finger bones-clearly “harvested” from a variety of different creatures. The torn and scorched cover of Agananzar’s Workbook is wrapped in cloth and hidden in the wizard’s pack. These comprise several complicated diagrams of various constellations and cryptic notes regarding “the wanderer." This plain scroll tube contains several pieces of parchment the wizard used to make observations of the stars. Most of the pockets hold commonly available spell components, but two hold a single platinum coin. These fine leather boots have four small, unobtrusive pockets hidden inside. It is stoppered with a leather bung that clips into the place. The whole thing is worth 75 gp.Ī leather scroll tube crudely painted bright blue. Each is decorated with a single rune-fire, water, air, earth, dragon, devil, demon-among them. The dagger is clearly unused-its blade is sharp and polished to a high sheen.Ī silver bracelet from which hang several charms. The leather flask itself has a small strap allowing it to be carried over the shoulder.Ī silver dagger concealed is concealed in one of the wizard’s boots. A rune for protection is carved into the tooth.Ī small flask of powered silver (worth 50 gp). Use the list below, to add depth and flavour to a dead wizard’s possessions:Īn amulet comprising a single, yellowed dragon’s tooth suspended from a leather thong. Sadly, most such individuals seem to never carry anything beyond a spell component pouch, a few magic items and some loose coinage. During the course of their adventures, our heroes are likely to slay many evil wizards (and loot their bodies).
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