Combining forms?


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Scarab Sages

I was wondering if it's legal to combine forms?

For instance would a Nanjin druid(Naga Aspirant) be able to combine the Ice domain's "Body of Ice" with her "Wildshape"/Nagashape?

Also I was wondering if I anyone had an advice for playing such a "Naga aspirant"?

I was thinking of going with these ability scores:
STR 14(16) DEX 10 CON 14 INT 8(6) WIS 16 CHA 12(14)

Silver Crusade

Considering that the Body of Ice ability is a supernatural ability that isn't dependant on your physical form, and not a polymorph spell, you can definitely have the effects of both active at the same time.

That's some pretty cool flavor right there.

Scarab Sages

Thanks

I had considered giving the character "Aspect of the wolf" eventually(would be a bit strange but I'd like the stat increase)
Seeing your post however makes me think I wouldn't be able to use it together with the Nagaform until lvl 20.

Was just considering what this character could become If it's really possible to be a Naga using "Beast shape 3", "Body of Ice" & some other bonus such as aspect of the wolf.

Since at lvl 20 the Naga form become your true form

Shadow Lodge

Polymorph Rules wrote:

While under the effects of a polymorph spell, you lose all extraordinary and supernatural abilities that depend on your original form (such as keen senses, scent, and darkvision), as well as any natural attacks and movement types possessed by your original form. You also lose any class features that depend upon form, but those that allow you to add features (such as sorcerers that can grow claws) still function. While most of these should be obvious, the GM is the final arbiter of what abilities depend on form and are lost when a new form is assumed. Your new form might restore a number of these abilities if they are possessed by the new form.

You can only be affected by one polymorph spell at a time. If a new polymorph spell is cast on you (or you activate a polymorph effect, such as wild shape), you can decide whether or not to allow it to affect you, taking the place of the old spell. In addition, other spells that change your size have no effect on you while you are under the effects of a polymorph spell.

So any domain abilities that add features or change your form should be useable with Wild Shape (or Naga Shape) as long as they're not explicitly polymorph effects and don't change your size. As you guessed, Aspect of the Wolf, a polymorph spell, is incompatible with Wild Shape/Naga Shape until you get True Naga. It's to prevent stacking too many big stat boosts.

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