Armor and Shape Changing

[ShadowcatX]

I recall a thread on this before but I haven't been able to find it and I don't recall what decision, if any, was reached.

I know, from the polymorph subschool, that if you take certain forms, your equipment melds into your new form. However, for other forms, such as that of a monstrous humanoid (from monstrous physique), it automatically adjusts to your size.

My question is what happens when there's other changes that are being made? What happens if a magus casts monstrous physique while wearing armor and turns into a gargoyal for example?

[Mort the Cleverly Named]

Lets see what Transmutation says:

Polymorph wrote:

When you cast a polymorph spell that changes you into a creature of the animal, dragon, elemental, magical beast, plant, or vermin type, all of your gear melds into your body... Other polymorph spells might be subject to this restriction as well, if they change you into a form that is unlike your original form (subject to GM discretion). If your new form does not cause your equipment to meld into your form, the equipment resizes to match your new size.

So, individual GM's call. They might say that wings make a gargoyle "unlike your original form", and that wing holes aren't covered by resizing, causing your Magus' armor to meld. Although I guess you could have armor made with room for wings, which would function fine. I wouldn't go that far myself, using the discretion only for really obvious things (mermaids with boots and the like). The other way seems too nitpicky in a system where every medium humanoid can share their full plate. But it is simply going to vary from table to table.

[ShadowcatX]

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