| Elitechobohax |
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I have a question i'd love to get some input on regarding Alter Self.
The question is this: Can you use Alter Self to assume a specific form of another person. According to the polymorph rules, you cannot, unless its specified.
And in the Alter Self spell, this line "Components V, S, M (a piece of the creature whose form you plan to assume)" seems to indicate, at least to me, that you can ONLY turn into the person of whom you have the piece of.
Example: I have chopped of a piece of flesh from Captain Jack Sparrow and i cast Alter Self with the hand as the material component. According to my reasoning, i'm now, Captain Jack Sparrow as i assumed his form. A fully mimicked version of him in all physical aspects. I dont have the mannerism, his knowledge and quirks and what not ofcourse.
My GM insists that Alter Self i unable to mimic a persons form completely and i believe that you can.
Am i way off base here? Or is the spell easy to interpret in both ways?