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--- shape_change [2023-11-30 00:08] – Add section on creatures struck only by magic weapons poems
+++ shape_change [2024-12-22 15:53] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== Creatures struck only by magic weapons =====
-Being shape changed into a monster does not bypass the "This does not apply to characters of any sort" line on DMG 75. Shape changed characters must have some external means of striking such creatures, such as a magic weapon, spell, or magic item that specifically grants the shape-changed possessor attacks that can bypass such defenses.
+Being shape changed into a monster bypasses the "This does not apply to characters of any sort" line on DMG 75. Shape changing into a monster of sufficient HD will allow striking monsters that can only be hit by weapons with the corresponding plusses. ((We believe that line is intended to indicate that characters do not get the power simply by having a level corresponding to the indicated HD thresholds. ((This ruling also allows druids (and other characters) to fight while shape-changed more often, which is cooler.))
-:!: We are not 100% sold on this ruling yet, though the text does appear very clear. If we find sources that suggest this ruling is bad, we will change it.
+===== Monster shape change =====
+When a monster has a shape change ability, such as the vampire, it is not the same as the 9th level spell //shape change//. When monsters use an innate shape change ability, they retain their same defenses, vulnerabilities, and all powers which would not be made impossible by the new form. Any exceptions to this will be explicitly indicated in the monster description.((See [[https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=92225|this Dragonsfoot thread]].))

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