The transform spell lets your transform one living thing into another, but does not really touch upon what comes with it.
If a character is transformed into an orc, does he get its physical stats? Its body points? Its mental stats? Access to any special abilities, such as the petrifying gaze of a medusa?
And, more importantly, can he cancel its effects before the spell runs out, and can he continue casting spells in his new form?
Likewise, how much control does the caster have over these effects?
Great question,
Transformation is a bit open to GM interpretation as far as how to handle each type of transformation. Here's one way to judge it that I use (your methods may vary):
Transform doesn't heal you. Damage carries between transformed states. If you're down by 17BP and transform into an ogre, you are still down by 17BP. If transforming causes your accumulated damage to exceed your form's BP maximum, you drop.
It's up to the GM how adjudicate complex situations. For instance, if a character has his STR boosted by an Aid spell and is then transformed into a creature with high STR, is his new STR still aided? Things like that are difficult to judge and should be the responsibility of the GM.
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