Polymorph other on self?
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Mustrum_Ridcully
Legend
If you still can cast Dispel Magic in the new form, yes. But be aware of the Disorientation problems. It might be better to cast Polymorph Other again to polymorph you back to yourself. (No Dispell Roll)
Jeremy
Explorer
Permanent means it lasts until dispelled. Instantaneous would be irreversible via dispel magic.
Yes you can polymorph other on yourself as you meet the criteria for the target, one creature I believe.
Yes you can dispel it (without rolling) if you are in a form that is capable of casting spells and you have the spell available.
Yes you can get killed before you explain that you aren't really a troll in town if you don't have a dispel magic ready.
Yes you can polymorph other on yourself as you meet the criteria for the target, one creature I believe.
Yes you can dispel it (without rolling) if you are in a form that is capable of casting spells and you have the spell available.
Yes you can get killed before you explain that you aren't really a troll in town if you don't have a dispel magic ready.
rushlight
Roll for Initiative!
Going back to look at Dispel Magic, it says: "A dispelled spell ends as if its duration had expired." Also, it goes on to say that you can't dispel effects like reverting a pertrified character as, "The magic has departed leaving only perfectly normal stone in its wake". If Dispel Magic can counter any permanant spell, why have the spell Remove Blindness/Deafness? The spell Blindness/Deafness has a permanant duration. I don't believe you can use Dispel Magic to restore someone who was hit with Powerword Bilnd.
It seems obvious that Dispel Magic only affects spells with a set duration. Otherwise you could just cast Dispel Magic on your buddy who was just killed with a Powerword Kill spell...
It seems obvious that Dispel Magic only affects spells with a set duration. Otherwise you could just cast Dispel Magic on your buddy who was just killed with a Powerword Kill spell...
The Sigil
Mr. 3000 (Words per post)
Look again...
Look again... Flesh to Stone is a spell of Instantaneous, not permanent duration (as is PW Kill).
An spell of instantaneous duration "goes off" and then the magic departs, leaving the effects (statue in flesh to stone, dead man in PW kill, big ol' singed area with fireball and so on).
A spell of permanent duration requires magic to maintain the effects (poly other implies that your natural form is still human or whatever, not donkey or troll) and it is only the persistence of the magic that keeps things from "reverting" to the way they were prior to the spell's casting.
Again, "permanent" spells can be dispelled. "Instantaneous" spells cannot (even if their effects are long-lasting or permanent).
Think of it like a torch... if I burn a piece of paper in my torch, the paper burns and is gone (instantaneous) regardless of whether I put the torch out later. The effect (destruction of the paper) of my "torch" spell lasts long after the torch is gone.
If I am relying on my torch for light, and my torch goes out, the effect (the light) goes out with it. The effect lasts only as long as the torch does (permanent spells).
--The Sigil
rushlight said:
Look again... Flesh to Stone is a spell of Instantaneous, not permanent duration (as is PW Kill).
An spell of instantaneous duration "goes off" and then the magic departs, leaving the effects (statue in flesh to stone, dead man in PW kill, big ol' singed area with fireball and so on).
A spell of permanent duration requires magic to maintain the effects (poly other implies that your natural form is still human or whatever, not donkey or troll) and it is only the persistence of the magic that keeps things from "reverting" to the way they were prior to the spell's casting.
Again, "permanent" spells can be dispelled. "Instantaneous" spells cannot (even if their effects are long-lasting or permanent).
Think of it like a torch... if I burn a piece of paper in my torch, the paper burns and is gone (instantaneous) regardless of whether I put the torch out later. The effect (destruction of the paper) of my "torch" spell lasts long after the torch is gone.
If I am relying on my torch for light, and my torch goes out, the effect (the light) goes out with it. The effect lasts only as long as the torch does (permanent spells).
--The Sigil
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ConcreteBuddha
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"It might be better to cast Polymorph Other again to polymorph you back to yourself. (No Dispell Roll)"
If you cast Polymorph Other to turn yourself back, you would turn yourself into an average creature of your previous race, not "yourself." Therefore, you would have generic physical stats.
(Example: If previously human: 10 Str, 10 Dex, 10 Con)
If you cast Polymorph Other to turn yourself back, you would turn yourself into an average creature of your previous race, not "yourself." Therefore, you would have generic physical stats.
(Example: If previously human: 10 Str, 10 Dex, 10 Con)
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