Spells / Polymorph
Polymorph
transmutation (polymorph)
LevelAdept 4, Alchemist 5, Arcanist 5, Sorcerer 5, Wizard 5Casting time1 standard actionRangetouchTargetsliving creature touchedDuration1 min/level (D)Saving throwWill negates (harmless)ComponentsV, S, M (a piece of the creature whose form you choose)
Engine mechanics - what the game actually does
BuffWill save negates
willing target: animal as beast shape II (Large animal: +4 size Str, -2 Dex, +4 natural armor), elemental as elemental body I, humanoid as alter self; 1 min/CL
Classified by SpellMechanics from this spell's own body text; the same object drives the game engine, the cards, and this page.
Description
This spell transforms a willing creature into an animal, humanoid or elemental of your choosing; the spell has no effect on unwilling creatures, nor can the creature being targeted by this spell influence the new form assumed (apart from conveying its wishes, if any, to you verbally). If you use this spell to cause the target to take on the form of an animal, the spell functions as beast shape II . If the form is that of an elemental, the spell functions as elemental body I . If the form is that of a humanoid, the spell functions as alter self . The subject may choose to resume its normal form as a full-round action; doing so ends the spell for that subject.