Beast Shape Questions (Specific Forms)

[Yiroep]

So, I had a couple questions about specific things that don't really seem to be completely covered by Beast Shape. To be very clear why, I have a Dark Tapestry oracle who has the Many Forms revelation, and just got the ability to become small and medium magical beasts. So, here it goes.

1. I want to turn into a Galvo. Do I get the electricity damage on their natural attacks or not?
2. I want to turn into a Jackalwere. Can this form cast spells? Seems if it can wield weapons, it can cast spells.

[Brf]

Beast Shape III lists the abilities you get.

It seems to me the Galvo's electricity is part of its natural attack, so I would think you get that. It is not listed as a Special Ability.

You would not get any of the jackelwere's Special Abilities, since they are not listed in Beast Shape I, II or III.

[Starglim]

If a creature ability isn't listed in the spell description (descriptions, for beast shape II and higher) or general polymorph rules (Magic chapter), you don't get it.

Not sure about the galvo. If you become a jackalwere, you don't gain its Change Shape ability, so you take the natural form of a jackalwere, which is a jackal. Jackals don't have hands and, strictly following the statistics of a dog, wouldn't be able to speak or perform verbal components.

[Yiroep]

Ah, good call on the jackalwere. I didn't read about their shapechanging forms, so it's pretty definitive that you are just the jackal form.

For the Galvo, it seems that it would be part of it, but I'm not 100% sure.