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My group encountered an evil wizard and we struck first. The druid of the group cast Baleful Polymorph on him and he Failed his Fort save, but passed his will save.
The evil wizard effectively turned into a frog, but retained his spells, mind, and ability.
My question is this: Druids have to take feats to be able to cast spells in animal form, so it stands to reason that the evil wizard can't cast spells while he is "Frogged."
If you turn an enemy wizard into an animal and he passes the will save but fails the fort save is he totally dependent upon someone else to transform him back into a humanoid to be able to cast? Or can he still cast as an animal despite not having Natural Spell?
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In order to be able to cast any spells, he must be able to provide the Verbal, Somatic, and Material/Focus components of the spell in question. While polymorphed into an animal, he would presumably lose his ability to provide the Verbal or Somatic components as animals are unable to speak and generally lack the proper appendages.
Furthermore, when someone is turned into an animal through a polymorph spell, all their gear melds into the body of the new form, including the spell component pouch. This means that it is very difficult for the wizard to get the Material and Focus components of spells without seeking out a new source.
What this all means is that the wizard could theoretically cast spells if he had the Still Spell, Silent Spell, and Eschew Materials feats, as necessary. If he lacks the proper feats to remove the components he cannot provide, he cannot cast the spell.
As Domingo said. In addition, the following can come into play:
Any polymorph effects on the target are automatically dispelled when a target fails to resist the effects of baleful polymorph, and as long as baleful polymorph remains in effect, the target cannot use other polymorph spells or effects to assume a new form. Incorporeal or gaseous creatures are immune to baleful polymorph, and a creature with the shapechanger subtype can revert to its natural form as a standard action.
Bolded for emphasis. So not only can he not cast spells, even if he could, he can't revert back to his normal form. The only exception is for creatures with the shapechanger subtype.