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If a Druid sees an animal’s corpse, can they wild shape into that animal?
The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are InIs a dead creature's body considered an “object”?In D&D Adventurers League, what can Druids Wild Shape into?Do fey spirits in the form of creatures from the Conjure Animal Spell count towards creatures one has seen for Wild Shape?Can druids Wild Shape into creatures other than beasts?Can a druid use a focus to cast beast spells while in wild shape?The Druid is being better burglar than the Rogue. How can I fix that?Can you wild shape into an animal that has a template applied?Can Polymorph be used to give a druid new Wild Shape forms?Is there anything stopping a druid from combining animals to form a new wild shape?What creature(s) can a Moon Druid transform into that would benefit from their armor?Can a druid Wild Shape into a Cranium Rat and use Telepathy?
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A Druid’s wild shape says
you can use your action to
magically assume the shape of a beast that you have seen before.
However, if a Druid sees the creature’s corpse, can they turn into a living version of the creature?
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A Druid’s wild shape says
you can use your action to
magically assume the shape of a beast that you have seen before.
However, if a Druid sees the creature’s corpse, can they turn into a living version of the creature?
dnd-5e class-feature druid wild-shape
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A Druid’s wild shape says
you can use your action to
magically assume the shape of a beast that you have seen before.
However, if a Druid sees the creature’s corpse, can they turn into a living version of the creature?
dnd-5e class-feature druid wild-shape
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A Druid’s wild shape says
you can use your action to
magically assume the shape of a beast that you have seen before.
However, if a Druid sees the creature’s corpse, can they turn into a living version of the creature?
dnd-5e class-feature druid wild-shape
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On a literal reading, no
Corpses are objects. Jeremy Crawford has advised as much on twitter:
A non-undead corpse isn't considered a creature. It's effectively an object. (https://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/05/14/corpse-creature-or-object/)
And see Is a dead creature's body considered an "object"? which addresses this.
A beast is a type of creature. So, having seen an animal's corpse, you haven't seen a beast.
From an in-universe point of view, you could perhaps justify this by saying the Druid needs to see how the beast moves before turning into it.
Many DMs might rule you could
My above answer is a painfully literal reading of the rules, and I personally would allow a Druid who'd seen an animal's corpse to turn into it.
answered 7 hours ago
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A little support for the "no" RAW answer: sageadvice.eu/2015/05/14/corpse-creature-or-object
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I am not aware of any raw to support this answer, so we'll have to go with what makes sense.
You can Wildshape into the shape of dead animals.
It seems overly pedantic to assume that the beast is no longer similar enough to itself when it was alive that you don't gain what you need to be able to morph into it. Especially since you only need to see it in order to use the ability (rather than needing to touch a living, breathing thing).
And just to throw in the "plain English interpretation", the corpse is still the "shape of a beast" that you have seen before; you saw the "shape of a beast"(assuming that it hasn't been butchered or something similarly disfiguring).
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I assume you mean Wild Shape rather than Shapechange?
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@Vigil fixed, thanks!
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On a literal reading, no
Corpses are objects. Jeremy Crawford has advised as much on twitter:
A non-undead corpse isn't considered a creature. It's effectively an object. (https://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/05/14/corpse-creature-or-object/)
And see Is a dead creature's body considered an "object"? which addresses this.
A beast is a type of creature. So, having seen an animal's corpse, you haven't seen a beast.
From an in-universe point of view, you could perhaps justify this by saying the Druid needs to see how the beast moves before turning into it.
Many DMs might rule you could
My above answer is a painfully literal reading of the rules, and I personally would allow a Druid who'd seen an animal's corpse to turn into it.
answered 7 hours ago
VigilVigil
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A little support for the "no" RAW answer: sageadvice.eu/2015/05/14/corpse-creature-or-object
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– Blake Steel
7 hours ago
add a comment |
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On a literal reading, no
Corpses are objects. Jeremy Crawford has advised as much on twitter:
A non-undead corpse isn't considered a creature. It's effectively an object. (https://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/05/14/corpse-creature-or-object/)
And see Is a dead creature's body considered an "object"? which addresses this.
A beast is a type of creature. So, having seen an animal's corpse, you haven't seen a beast.
From an in-universe point of view, you could perhaps justify this by saying the Druid needs to see how the beast moves before turning into it.
Many DMs might rule you could
My above answer is a painfully literal reading of the rules, and I personally would allow a Druid who'd seen an animal's corpse to turn into it.
answered 7 hours ago
VigilVigil
6,5553184
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A little support for the "no" RAW answer: sageadvice.eu/2015/05/14/corpse-creature-or-object
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– Blake Steel
7 hours ago
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On a literal reading, no
Corpses are objects. Jeremy Crawford has advised as much on twitter:
A non-undead corpse isn't considered a creature. It's effectively an object. (https://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/05/14/corpse-creature-or-object/)
And see Is a dead creature's body considered an "object"? which addresses this.
A beast is a type of creature. So, having seen an animal's corpse, you haven't seen a beast.
From an in-universe point of view, you could perhaps justify this by saying the Druid needs to see how the beast moves before turning into it.
Many DMs might rule you could
My above answer is a painfully literal reading of the rules, and I personally would allow a Druid who'd seen an animal's corpse to turn into it.
answered 7 hours ago
VigilVigil
6,5553184
$endgroup$
On a literal reading, no
Corpses are objects. Jeremy Crawford has advised as much on twitter:
A non-undead corpse isn't considered a creature. It's effectively an object. (https://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/05/14/corpse-creature-or-object/)
And see Is a dead creature's body considered an "object"? which addresses this.
A beast is a type of creature. So, having seen an animal's corpse, you haven't seen a beast.
From an in-universe point of view, you could perhaps justify this by saying the Druid needs to see how the beast moves before turning into it.
Many DMs might rule you could
My above answer is a painfully literal reading of the rules, and I personally would allow a Druid who'd seen an animal's corpse to turn into it.
answered 7 hours ago
VigilVigil
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A little support for the "no" RAW answer: sageadvice.eu/2015/05/14/corpse-creature-or-object
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A little support for the "no" RAW answer: sageadvice.eu/2015/05/14/corpse-creature-or-object
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I am not aware of any raw to support this answer, so we'll have to go with what makes sense.
You can Wildshape into the shape of dead animals.
It seems overly pedantic to assume that the beast is no longer similar enough to itself when it was alive that you don't gain what you need to be able to morph into it. Especially since you only need to see it in order to use the ability (rather than needing to touch a living, breathing thing).
And just to throw in the "plain English interpretation", the corpse is still the "shape of a beast" that you have seen before; you saw the "shape of a beast"(assuming that it hasn't been butchered or something similarly disfiguring).
answered 7 hours ago
goodguy5goodguy5
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I assume you mean Wild Shape rather than Shapechange?
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– Vigil
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@Vigil fixed, thanks!
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I am not aware of any raw to support this answer, so we'll have to go with what makes sense.
You can Wildshape into the shape of dead animals.
It seems overly pedantic to assume that the beast is no longer similar enough to itself when it was alive that you don't gain what you need to be able to morph into it. Especially since you only need to see it in order to use the ability (rather than needing to touch a living, breathing thing).
And just to throw in the "plain English interpretation", the corpse is still the "shape of a beast" that you have seen before; you saw the "shape of a beast"(assuming that it hasn't been butchered or something similarly disfiguring).
answered 7 hours ago
goodguy5goodguy5
9,91623578
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I assume you mean Wild Shape rather than Shapechange?
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– Vigil
7 hours ago
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@Vigil fixed, thanks!
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– goodguy5
6 hours ago
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I am not aware of any raw to support this answer, so we'll have to go with what makes sense.
You can Wildshape into the shape of dead animals.
It seems overly pedantic to assume that the beast is no longer similar enough to itself when it was alive that you don't gain what you need to be able to morph into it. Especially since you only need to see it in order to use the ability (rather than needing to touch a living, breathing thing).
And just to throw in the "plain English interpretation", the corpse is still the "shape of a beast" that you have seen before; you saw the "shape of a beast"(assuming that it hasn't been butchered or something similarly disfiguring).
answered 7 hours ago
goodguy5goodguy5
9,91623578
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I am not aware of any raw to support this answer, so we'll have to go with what makes sense.
You can Wildshape into the shape of dead animals.
It seems overly pedantic to assume that the beast is no longer similar enough to itself when it was alive that you don't gain what you need to be able to morph into it. Especially since you only need to see it in order to use the ability (rather than needing to touch a living, breathing thing).
And just to throw in the "plain English interpretation", the corpse is still the "shape of a beast" that you have seen before; you saw the "shape of a beast"(assuming that it hasn't been butchered or something similarly disfiguring).
answered 7 hours ago
goodguy5goodguy5
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goodguy5goodguy5
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answered 7 hours ago
goodguy5goodguy5
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I assume you mean Wild Shape rather than Shapechange?
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– Vigil
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@Vigil fixed, thanks!
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6 hours ago
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I assume you mean Wild Shape rather than Shapechange?
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– Vigil
7 hours ago
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@Vigil fixed, thanks!
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– goodguy5
6 hours ago
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I assume you mean Wild Shape rather than Shapechange?
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– Vigil
7 hours ago
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I assume you mean Wild Shape rather than Shapechange?
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– Vigil
7 hours ago
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@Vigil fixed, thanks!
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– goodguy5
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@Vigil fixed, thanks!
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