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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 6838738" data-attributes="member: 1465">I don't think memory should be an issue.On the other hand, I've always been undecided whether this spell should allow the target to know who she really is, or if instead it should force the target to behave like a beast of the assumed form (i.e. &quot;to think she is that animal&quot;). It's just that I am not fully sure what &quot;personality&quot; means, if it's just a set of characteristics (e.g. &quot;hot-tempered&quot;, &quot;coward&quot;, &quot;generous&quot;, &quot;inquisitive&quot;...) or if also means &quot;conscience&quot; and &quot;sense of self&quot;.To play it simple, you can (option #1) just let the target be herself, and only worry about the Int/Wis/Cha scores when you need them in a dice roll, but don't significantly change how the character thinks (a little bit like you may be allowed to do if you get Int/Wis/Cha damage, although this doesn't normally happen in 5e).OTOH I often think that Polymorph works better as an offensive spell, as there is less room for abuse compared to using it as a buff. So an option #2 that could be at least interesting to try out, would be for the spell to really wipe out the target's mind for the duration, while retaining the sub-conscious (and so the alignment and the personality characteristics), and see how it works -&gt; this would clearly discourage the buff use, but would make for some very interesting situations when the NPCs use it against the PCs!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 6838738, member: 1465"] I don't think [I]memory[/I] should be an issue. On the other hand, I've always been undecided whether this spell should allow the target to [I]know[/I] who she really is, or if instead it should force the target to behave like a beast of the assumed form (i.e. "to think she [I]is [/I]that animal"). It's just that I am not fully sure what "personality" means, if it's just a set of characteristics (e.g. "hot-tempered", "coward", "generous", "inquisitive"...) or if also means "conscience" and "sense of self". To play it simple, you can (option #1) just let the target be herself, and only worry about the Int/Wis/Cha scores when you need them in a dice roll, but don't significantly change how the character thinks (a little bit like you may be allowed to do if you get Int/Wis/Cha [I]damage[/I], although this doesn't normally happen in 5e). OTOH I often think that [B]Polymorph[/B] works better as an offensive spell, as there is less room for abuse compared to using it as a buff. So an option #2 that could be at least interesting to try out, would be for the spell to really wipe out the target's mind for the duration, while retaining the sub-conscious (and so the alignment and the personality characteristics), and see how it works -> this would clearly discourage the buff use, but would make for some very interesting situations when the NPCs use it against the PCs! [/QUOTE]

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