Where does it say polymorph spells bestow type?

[insaneogeddon]

Its been a given we assume that when polymorphed you gain the type and so the immunities of type: no bleed damage, crit immunity etc for elementals but it never seems to state you get anything but what is mentioned in the spell descriptions. Is that the case?

[blackbloodtroll]

No.

You never gain the type.

You only get what is listed.

This means you can change into creatures that have the Aquatic subtype, but not gain it yourself. Meaning you don't drown on land.

[evolved]

insaneogeddon wrote:

Its been a given we assume that when polymorphed you gain the type and so the immunities of type: no bleed damage, crit immunity etc for elementals but it never seems to state you get anything but what is mentioned in the spell descriptions. Is that the case?

The very specific "you gain...", "you lose..." wording in the polymorph subschool spells are like that specifically to help standardize what was extremely broken and unfair in the previous incarnations of the spell.

You only gain what the spell says you gain, and lose what it says, keeping in mind the section in the rules dedicated to exactly what happens for polymorph subschool spells. (In the Magic secion, under spell descriptions, in the transmutation section, polymorph subsection)

[Dennis Baker]

insaneogeddon wrote:

Its been a given we assume that when polymorphed you gain the type and so the immunities of type: no bleed damage, crit immunity etc for elementals but it never seems to state you get anything but what is mentioned in the spell descriptions. Is that the case?

I suspect this is one of those things where people simply make assumptions without reading the rules thoroughly. You don't gain the type or any of the benefits of the type. You are an elemental shaped wizard who gets a few specific abilities depending on which spell you cast.

[insaneogeddon]

So basically if you want sweet immunities you have to be a Life Oracle, a Stonelord Paladin, a Living Monolith, a Mummified Alchemist or a Knight of the Sepulcher Anti-Paladin or some sort of Synthesist with all the undead body stuff.

[Nymor]

insaneogeddon wrote:

So basically if you want sweet immunities you have to be a Life Oracle, a Stonelord Paladin, a Living Monolith, a Mummified Alchemist or a Knight of the Sepulcher Anti-Paladin or some sort of Synthesist with all the undead body stuff.

That, or simply care to read elemental body III ;)

"This spell functions as elemental body II, except that it also allows you to assume the form of a Large air elemental, large earth elemental, large fire elemental, or large water elemental. The abilities you gain depend upon the type of elemental into which you change. You are also immune to bleed damage, critical hits, and sneak attacks while in elemental form."

[insaneogeddon]

So where it says it is elemental body 3.

Cool that brings the druid into the immunity running and also the fire oracle - fire form with fire wings is a cool image.