Looking for a reference

[Rozman]

I could swear I saw something recently & officially (?) encouraging DM's to be liberal in determining what items you may wear while in various forms (Polymorph, Wildshape, etc.)

Does anyone know where to locate (URL, published source?) this info so that I could direct a 3rd party to it?

Thanks a bunch.

 

[mikebr99]

Animal Item Slots

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Although it's easy to imagine an animal benefiting from magic equipment beyond a simple saddle and a suit of barding, fitting a mount's physiology to the list of item slots available to characters is not an easy task. Try the following variant list of item slots for quadruped animals (and other monsters when appropriate).
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• One skull cap or helm
• One pair of lenses or goggles
• One collar
• One saddle blanket or vest
• One saddle or jacket
• One belt or strap worn in front of or over the haunches
• One pectoral or harness worn over the chest or shoulders
• One pair foreleg bracers
• One pair of foreleg shoes or mitts -- hoofed creatures wear shoes and creatures with paws wear mitts
• Two rings -- creatures with toes wear rings on the toes and creatures with hooves wear "rings" just above fore hooves
• One pair of hind leg shoes or mitts -- hoofed creatures wear shoes and creatures with paws wear mitts

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from...​

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/re/20031125a​

Mike​

 

[Will]

Of course, this confuses the issue of whether similar items should be absorbed when polymorphing.

I really wish they'd outline what can and can't be worn in various types of bodies.

That is, while you can imagine designing a belt of giant strength for a horse, does a belt designed for a human shift when you polymorph into one?

 

[mikebr99]

That is, while you can imagine designing a belt of giant strength for a horse, does a belt designed for a human shift when you polymorph into one?

Sure... only weapons do not modify themselves WRT the new form or size change.

If the new form has a slot for the belt, then it modifies itself to suit.

Mike