Metallic dragons are often able to shapechange into small animals or human forms, and use this ability to secretly help or watch over humans. Dragons also have some innate powers over the element they are linked to.

As above, you can always give any individual dragon the Change Shape ability – a particular blue dragon in Storm King’s Thunder also has it. The key is that the ability is very particular about what it allows the dragon to transform into. Also, there’s always the dragon’s Innate Spellcasting feature.

Note that the age at which a dragon can shapeshift depends on their type: brass and copper dragons can only shapeshift once they reach the ancient category (801+ years), while bronze, gold, and silver dragons can shapeshift starting from adulthood (101+ years).

Not a single one of the ancient, adult or young chromatic dragons have the ability to cast polymorph. It’d be weird if they cast it on themselves as they always deem themselves valuable and would lose their intellect whilst transformed though suppose they could cast it without a second thought on other creatures.

Most commonly, a Dragon trapped in Polymorph tends to look like a Dragonborn or Lizardfolk, but can rarely assume a form similar to any other humanoid instead. If this second option is the case, they can be identified by possessing a few left over draconic traits.

Many dragons (e.g. ancient gold dragons) can polymorph using the Change Shape action: Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form.

Polymorph can’t turn creatures into dragons, only beasts The new form can be any beast whose challenge rating is equal to or less than the target’s (or the target’s level, if it doesn’t have a challenge rating).

They could have called it ‘Shape Change’ but intentionally choose to not declare these dragons shapechangers. It is not an oversight, it is clearly intentional. Which means that they are not immune and can not use their ability if they are polymorphed.

Yes, but not with Wild Shape. To turn into a dragon a druid must use a level 9 spell to cast Shapechange (also available to wizards.) Fun fact- there is some debate as to whether you can then use the dragon’s ability to shapechange once you are in that form…

Fortunately, you don’t have to hit Tarrasque on a 19 in order to hurt him. If you have 50 archers shooting each round, you can deal an average of 92.5 damage, of which Tarrasque will heal 40 and suffer 52.5. At that rate, you’ll finally kill him after 17 rounds, or about 34 arrows per archer.

The Tarrasque is a colossal reptilian beast from the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. This massive monster is primal and savage; it has no alignment nor does it have any real intelligence.

No, you can’t true polymorph into yourself. If you turn a creature into another kind of creature, the new form can be any kind you choose.

So, changing a creature’s race with true polymorph is possible, it’s just not simple. By the same token, you can’t turn your buddy the Male Human Fighter 20 into a Female Human Fighter 20.

Choose one creature with at least 1 hit point or nonmagical object that you can see within range. The transformation lasts for the Duration, or until the target drops to 0 Hit Points or dies. If you concentrate on this spell for the full Duration, the transformation becomes permanent.

4 Answers. Yes you can. The spell never makes any specific claims about the age of a creature, only its challenge rating. So you could turn yourself into an elf or similarly long-lived creature which is also a level 20 wizard.

No. Polymorph changes your body, which is unrelated to your class. They would keep whatever class levels they have in their new body. Though some abilities might not function in an unusual body.

Creatures with True Sight see the PC The wording on True Polymorph has changed in later printings and on D&D Beyond. It now says: If you concentrate on this spell for the full duration, the spell lasts until it is dispelled.