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<blockquote data-quote="Iku Rex" data-source="post: 536044" data-attributes="member: 752">Like I said above, you have to stop seeing polymorph as a spell that turns you into a new creature. See it as a spell that changes your body to resemble a new form, and in some cases helps you use your new muscles.As a snake you can still wrap yourself around an enemy (grapple), you can still inflict damage by squeezing, you just can't do it with the specialized instincts and unique constriction muscles of a constrictor snake. (I don't know that much about snake physiology, but I'm pretty sure constrictor snakes have special biological mechanisms to help them squeeze hard and maintain the pressure.) If all it takes is a snake-form, then why don't all snakes have the constrict ability? As for a non-movement natural abilities: There aren't that many, which is probably why there is no (Na) descriptor in the first place. But natural armor is a natural ability according to the glossary. And you would get racial skill bonuses unless they are based on the form's mind (like a craft skill). (Technically natural attack routines are natural abilities, but apparently you're not supposed to get those with polymorph.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Iku Rex, post: 536044, member: 752"] Like I said above, you have to stop seeing polymorph as a spell that turns you into a new creature. See it as a spell that changes your body to resemble a new form, and [i]in some cases[/i] helps you use your new muscles. As a snake you can still wrap yourself around an enemy (grapple), you can still inflict damage by squeezing, you just can't do it with the specialized instincts and unique constriction muscles of a constrictor snake. (I don't know that much about snake physiology, but I'm pretty sure constrictor snakes have special biological mechanisms to help them squeeze hard and maintain the pressure.) If all it takes is a snake-form, then why don't all snakes have the constrict ability? As for a non-movement natural abilities: There aren't that many, which is probably why there is no (Na) descriptor in the first place. But natural armor is a natural ability according to the glossary. And you would get racial skill bonuses unless they are based on the form's mind (like a craft skill). (Technically natural attack routines are natural abilities, but apparently you're not supposed to get those with polymorph.) [/QUOTE]

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