DDAL Polymorph and drop monster into a pickle jar.

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Okay situation. PC casts polymorph on a monster. Grick Alpha in this case. Turns it into a starfish. Drops it into a pickle jar. Their argument is that even after an hour, it could not shift back due to not having the strength. My counter it depends and you have an hour before I make a decision.

Your input please.

Where do they get a pickle jar?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

If you turn someone into a cat they would have the mind of a cat. Would a cat know to intentionally injure itself to break polymorph?

Cats are crafty as hell. I wouldn't put it past them.

 

[jasper]

Where do they get a pickle jar?

Brought with them

 

[aco175]

Where do they get a pickle jar?

This guy happened to have a power to let him find one automatically.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Brought with them

Ah yes, the Deli Shop Owner background, of course!

 

[Crimson Longinus]

I'm still trying to figure out why putting a starfish in a pickle jar would make it immediately lose 1 HP.

It is allergic to pickles?

 

[Demetrios1453]

Brought with them

They really like pickles. Can't have a good dungeon crawl without that sour crunchy snack!

 

[Incenjucar]

Pickle Grick will simply cobble together new limbs to fight with, now with the benefit of being harder to hit.

 

[aco175]

Maybe the PCs visited Red Larch.

 

[J.Quondam]

I'm still trying to figure out why putting a starfish in a pickle jar would make it immediately lose 1 HP.

Given how loudly some people complain when their burger order gets botched, I've always assumed pickles did at least 5d6 damage or so.