What happens to a Mimic when it sleeps?

[Gazakazan]

Long story short. My party thought that a chest might be a Mimic, and took the standard precautionary actions, murder/destruction. Afterward the question was asked if they had put it to sleep, via the witch hex, would it automatically revert back to its native form?

Is this established somewhere? Or just left up to the DM?

[Ciaran Barnes]

If legacy is any indicator, then a treasure chest just might be its native form. Seriously though, it's completely up to the GM.

[Saldiven]

Bah.

GMs who have their mimics look like chests are being unimaginative (also, based the the "average size" listed in the Bestiary, either those chests are huge or the mimics are tiny).

How about a mimic taking the form of a bed? Or a chest of drawers? Or a cabinet? A wardrobe? Why not a wall-to-wall carpet? The bestiary description says that there are "legends" of some so large they take the form of houses or ships....

A GM hasn't adequately developed his mimic-fu until the party feels the urge to randomly destroy every piece of furniture they come across.

As to the OP, there's nothing in the bestiary that even indicates what it's native form might be.

[Tacticslion]

This can be confirmed by independent sources~! O.O

... no, but seriously, Ciaran is correct.

That said, looking at their entry, it looks a little bit like a unique variant of the change shape effect, in which case they remain in that form "indefinitely" - which looks, to me, like even when asleep. But it's really up to the GM! :)

[Snowlilly]

Why do you assume mimics need sleep :p

[Sundakan]

[Debbiedowner]Because the Aberration Type specifically says Aberrations need to breathe, eat, and sleep.[/Debbiedowner]

[OldSkoolRPG]

Tacticslion wrote:

This can be confirmed by independent sources~! O.O

Thanks alot! I didn't know that about that comic until you posted the link and now I have blown over half the work day reading through it.

[Ventnor]

It turns into a bed.

[dragonhunterq]

Door is my favourite 'hiding' spot for a mimic, what adventuring party can resist knowing what loot is behind a closed door...

[zainale]

i would thing that mimics would never sleep some sneaky adventurers might steal their loot or sneak pass them and then what would the mindless aberration eat.

[Guru-Meditation]

It stays in its form when it sleeps.

All those change shape types only revert on death.

[Lune]

I think they are prone to snoring though. Sometimes even night terrors.

[born_of_fire]

Best Mimic encounter ever? Rowboat Mimic sitting ever so invitingly on the shore of that underground lake. Good times.

As for what happens when they sleep...I'm with G-M

[Kayerloth]

born_of_fire wrote:

Best Mimic encounter ever? Rowboat Mimic sitting ever so invitingly on the shore of that underground lake. Good times.

As for what happens when they sleep...I'm with G-M

LOL, mine waited to "announce its presence" until well out over the lake and then said more or less "ante up or learn to swim".

[The Skeptical Gnome]

Do mimics even sleep? I can't really recall if aberrants need to. I feel like they do. I haven't checked myself, but look at the mimic shape changing ability, and look at the rules for the spell it's based on.