shilsen
Adventurer
Oghma said:I know Polymorph Self is a big favorite, but I have a little problem with it. It's a bit overpowered, and in a roleplaying sense, Posy hasn't seen many monsters. I believe to transform into an Umber Hulk, or Pixie, Posy would have to have seen or interacted with one. It's hard for me to swallow that Posy could just, *poof* know what an Umber Hulk looks like from stories or even a book. I don't think the rules address it, but it doesn't feel right.
Another problem for Posy with Polymorph Self is that you can only polymorph into a creature up to one size larger than your normal form. Since Posy is a gnome, she would not be able to take on Large shapes, and a number of the more popular ones (like the Umber Hulk you mentioned above) are unavailable.
My personal favourite for 4th level spells is Enervation. No save, and the negative levels are great to use on spellcasters who preapre spells, since they automatically lose one of their highest-level spells for each negative level incurred.