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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RUMBLETiGER" data-source="post: 5803706" data-attributes="member: 6674868">in one campaign ruled that one needs to have studied the anatomy of the creature in question to Polymorph, which usually meant you needed to kill one first and have time to poke at the remains.  The PC's first forms were a Deer, a Pelican and a Dog.  As adventures progressed, more forms were acquired from experience.  Studying books with notes on anatomy also counted.  As for assuming the forms of Humanoids like with Alter Self, having seen the creature at least once before was sufficient.  No Knowledge checks, Role Played experiences.I've only tried that once, all other times assumed you Polymorphed whatever.Now this I've never ruled on, I just assumed the casting of the spell allowed you to reach out and know what your options were, like reaching into a Haversack lets you pull out what you were looking for, and you already know all the options of things within the bag.  However I'd assume you could come up with a ruling like my take on Polymorph.</blockquote>