Mako Senako |
I know the wild special ability allows a druid to keep their armor bonus when they wildshape, but as a oracle who may eventually gain access to monstrous physique II, and Form of the Dragon III, I'd like to keep my armor bonus, upon further re-reading I see that polymorph effects that still retain a general humanoid shape allow you to keep your armor on though it may resize i assume to fit your new humanoidish form so Monstrous Physique II to is probably fine since i'll be using it to play out/trump up my Changeling (hag) blood, but I'd like to be able to keep my AC when im in Dragon Form since I know that form tends to be very melee oriented form.
supervillan |
Does your mystery have an "armour" revelation, such as Dark Tapestry's Cloak of Darkness? These work in polymorphed forms. Some GMs might want you to activate the armour revelation after changing shape but I don't think that's necessary with Cloak Of Darkness. Other revelations might have different descriptions though.
Mako Senako |
I wish it did, but other than Draconic Resistance which gains increasingly higher energy resistance to a specific energy type, and increasingly higher natural armor there is nothing else in it that provides armor. Bad part is, is that the natural armor from the revelation doesn't specifically say enhancement bonus so i can't even hope to add it to whatever the polymorph effect gives. :(
Scott Wilhelm |
Have Barding Armor made for your special Form, then don the armor after you transform. There is a spell, Swift Girding that lets you don any suite of armor. It takes a Standard Action to cast. You might get a Wand.
I know the wild special ability allows a druid to keep their armor bonus when they wildshape
You mean the Armor Enchantment, or is there a some class ability or something that I don't know about?
Darksol the Painbringer |
Unless you Polymorph via Wild Shape, then no, you can't. If you have a generous GM, they could rule that the Wild property would work with any sort of Polymorph effect, not just Wild Shape, but that's wishful thinking on my part. Polymorph effects are extremely powerful, and that might tip the scales in a direction that would have dire consequences.
My suggestion? Get a wand of Mage Armor (only the same value as a Wand of Cure Light Wounds, for an hour I might add, so it's plenty of time for a single non-resting dungeon crawl), or provide your friendly party Wizard with a Pearl of Power level 1 so he can cast that spell for you (and with enough CLs, will last for the entire day); at least that way you won't have to spend skill points into UMD to get your benefit, and have to waste a long amount of time hoping you make the UMD check.
Remember that it's armor bonuses, from items, that cease functioning, not just armor itself. So you can't, for example, wear Bracers of Armor, a Corset of Dire Witchcraft, or a Gunman's Duster, to get an Armor Bonus to AC, polymorph yourself, and still receive those bonuses. You have to benefit from a spell or something that's not an item to receive an Armor or Shield bonus.