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Message: <blockquote data-quote="clearstream" data-source="post: 7263411" data-attributes="member: 71699">It's true that the BAMF is a bit arbitrary. Let's look harder at the RAW.Per RAW, there's nothing to say the spell does harm to a creature that it encloses. The RAW only says that it can't enclose a creature bigger than large, and that damage can't cross its boundary. It also reads "The sphere is weightless and just large enough to contain the creature or object inside."I think the ruling most compliant with the RAW is that the Worm takes zero damage, and the sphere becomes just large enough to contain it. The Polymorph shenanigans turns out to be a means to get around the "creature or object of Large size or smaller" stipulation.RAW similarly covers the Purple Worm swallowing scenario. Per RAW, the worm has use an action to bite a thing first, before it can swallow it. The characters could plop down the morphed creature hoping the worm will eat it, but the worm likely uses its turn to go for them first seeing as they are threats.Reading that back, I think the RAW actually is pretty clear on what happens here. It's player over-indulgence that is the issue <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devil.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":devil:" title="Devil    :devil:" data-shortname=":devil:" /></blockquote>