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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 1480257" data-attributes="member: 2629">Polymorph has many problems. Back when Andy Collins was answering questions, he addressed these issues. If an item can be worn or held by the new form, it remains. There is never an option. If it can remain, it does. If it can't, it doesn't.It does not need to be the appropriate size if it is to be held. A medium human holding a medium longsword that polymorphs into a large troll will be holding his unchanged medium longsword. If the item is nonmagical and is too small for the new form, it melds with the form. For instance, a medium human in nonmagical gloves that polymorphs into a troll will have his gloves meld into him. Objects that are too large for the new form should also meld, even though they could technically be worn by the new form. For example, a medium human in nonmagical platemail that polymorphs into a bat will have his platemail merge with him.As magical armor does not resize, it will merge with any change in size and with any significant change in form. A human polymorphed into an orc would not lose his magical armor, but bt he would if he polymorphed into a hill giant or a medium wolverine.Armors with the wildshape quality merge with the caster as normal during a wildshape, but continue to provide their armor bonus when merged. They do not provide other bonuses. For example, a fire resistant wildshape hide armor will provide an armor bonus while the druid is wildshapes, but not fire resistance.There are no official guidelines on what may and may not be worn in a given form. The DM must logic those out for themself. Andy Collins did recommend being as permissive as reason would allow.I hope this information helps.</blockquote>

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