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<blockquote data-quote="Papa-DRB" data-source="post: 4785680" data-attributes="member: 51291"><p>The "big" issue for CoDzilla in my mind was the "polymorph problem". Here is the text from the beta document. I won't list all the spells, but if you have the free Beta rules you can look them up.</p><p></p><p>Designer Notes: Polymorph Problems</p><p>Of all the spells in the 3.5 rules set, none has caused more </p><p>arguments or been more abused than polymorph. Such </p><p>problems stem from two sources. First, the spell has never </p><p>been the most clearly worded. What abilities you gain and </p><p>lose are always subject to question. For example, do you lose </p><p>your human bonus feat when you take on another form? </p><p>Second, the spell relies upon the balance of monster abilities to </p><p>function. When you consider the fact that there are thousands </p><p>of monsters to choose from, and some are more powerful than </p><p>others of an equal Hit Dice, this problem becomes apparent.</p><p>To alleviate this problem, we have broken the spell down </p><p>into a host of other spells that allow you to take on the form </p><p>of creatures of a specific type. The spells themselves grant </p><p>you bonuses to your ability scores and special abilities. This </p><p>means that we can balance the spells against each other, </p><p>rather than against all of the monsters ever printed. So while </p><p>your abilities won’t exactly match those of the form you take, </p><p>you will look like the creature and be able to do a number of </p><p>the things the creature can do. Give these spells a try and let </p><p>us know what you think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Papa-DRB, post: 4785680, member: 51291"] The "big" issue for CoDzilla in my mind was the "polymorph problem". Here is the text from the beta document. I won't list all the spells, but if you have the free Beta rules you can look them up. Designer Notes: Polymorph Problems Of all the spells in the 3.5 rules set, none has caused more arguments or been more abused than polymorph. Such problems stem from two sources. First, the spell has never been the most clearly worded. What abilities you gain and lose are always subject to question. For example, do you lose your human bonus feat when you take on another form? Second, the spell relies upon the balance of monster abilities to function. When you consider the fact that there are thousands of monsters to choose from, and some are more powerful than others of an equal Hit Dice, this problem becomes apparent. To alleviate this problem, we have broken the spell down into a host of other spells that allow you to take on the form of creatures of a specific type. The spells themselves grant you bonuses to your ability scores and special abilities. This means that we can balance the spells against each other, rather than against all of the monsters ever printed. So while your abilities won’t exactly match those of the form you take, you will look like the creature and be able to do a number of the things the creature can do. Give these spells a try and let us know what you think. [/QUOTE]
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