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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Koren" data-source="post: 6872477" data-attributes="member: 6802236">I think the question here can be simplified to "Do effects and conditions carry over when changing from one's main form to the shapechanged/polymorphed/beast form and back, or not."    If an effect from a barkskin spell carries over, then the max hit point reduction from an undead's draining attack would, the curse from a mummy's rotting touch would, and the effects of a heroes feast consumed prior to the day's combat would as well.  The consensus seems to be that positive spell "buff" effects do carry over.  If that's the case, then detrimental effects would logically carry over as well.For instance, a druid's been cursed by a Vistani in CoS for some reason or another, leaving her vulnerable to fire damage.  When the druid wild shapes into a wolf, the curse still applies and if affected by a fireball, the damage is going to be doubled.If we assume that ongoing conditions carry over in this way, then the reduction of max hp from undead attacks would affect the max hp value of both forms.  Likewise, the increase to max hp from Aid would apply to each form shifted into for the duration of the spell, but once the 5 additional hp were lost from the base form, each subsequent shift would not "reapply" them.  Since each use of wild shape is in effect, a "new" beast form, then each would get the increase to max hp (and current hp would start at that new max).Healing caused to one form would not, as damage/healing only affects the forms as spelled out in the Wild Shape class feature.  But a heal over time spell (regeneration for instance) cast on the wild shaped druid would continue to affect the druid in their base form if they shift out, and vice versa.</blockquote>

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