Various
polymorph blunders in 3.5 (probably inconclusive):
1.
The
polymorph spell says:
"The subject’s creature type and subtype (if any) change to match the new form".
vs
The "Special Abilities and Conditions" chapter of the SRD (probably in the 3.5 DMG), under "polymorph":
"Since creatures do not change types, ..."
The entire text following "creatures do not change types" (the rest of the "polymorph" entry) makes little sense in 3.5.
2.
The
shapechange spell says:
"You also gain the type of the new form in place of your own."
While this is correct, it is superfluous in 3.5 now that
polymorph says the same thing. (It didn't in 3.0.)
3.
Potential errata: The
shapechange spell says:
"...you lose your own supernatural abilities". In 3.0 all polymorph spells caused you to loose your supernatural abilities. In 3.5 this was changed in all the spells based on alter self/polymorph
except for, apparently, the 9th level spell in the chain. This seems like an unintentional 3.0 holdover to me, especially considering how poorly the
shapechange spell is written with regards to the 3.5
polymorph changes.
4. The
shapechange spell says:
"The new form does not disorient you." This sentence should be removed.
Polymorph no longer has a disorientation penalty.
5. The
shapechange spell says:
"Parts of your body or pieces of equipment that are separated from you do not revert to their original forms." This makes little sense in 3.5 unless a sentence stating the opposite (separated parts revert to their original forms) was erroneously left out of alter self/polymorph.
[Or unless Iku Rex missed it in alter self. Ignore this point. It's not an error. ]
6.The
polymorph any object spell says:
"This spell functions like polymorph, .... . However, several of the examples in the table break the "within one size category of your normal size" rule from alter self/polymorph. If this is an intended exception it should be stated in the spell description.