Would you be able to take the form of an Atomie Lich using Undead Anatomy III?
Technically can't because of the polymorph restriction of sizes but well if you are the DM...do whatever is appropriately dramatic.
Polymorph restriction of sizes?
AHHH I answered my own question.
Polymorph spells cannot be used to assume the form of a creature with a template or an advanced version of a creature.
So lich would not work. Lich is an acquired template. Good to know!
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OK, so I did some thinking about this. I think the entire undead anatomy spell line is a bit weird.
So it turns out zombies and skeletons are also templates applied to a base creature. Technically speaking, you shouldn't be able to polymorph to those creatures ever. However, undead anatomy I says (bold for emphasis)
When you cast this spell, you can assume the form of any Small or Medium corporeal creature of the undead type, which must be vaguely humanoid-shaped (like a ghoul, skeleton, or zombie).
So perhaps the spell is saying that there's an exception to the rules for polymorphing. You can assume *any* undead creature. . . including those with templates. . . as long as they're vaguely humanoid shaped. There are a number of templated undead creatures, so this opens the door for lich, juju zombie, skeletal champion, penanggalen, graveknight, jiang-shi, and vampire.
Well. . . shoot.
When you cast this spell, you can assume the form of any Small or Medium creature of the animal type.
When you cast this spell, you can assume the form of any Small or Medium creature of the humanoid type.
The same text is in all these spells |:
I don't know. The entire spell line seems to be broken. If you can't do skeleton, zombie, lich, juju zombie, skeletal champion, penanggalen, graveknight, jiang-shi, and vampire. . . you're going to miss out on a lot of the functionality.
Bleh.