Totem Polymorph Duration
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:47 pm
Suggestion: Extend/change the duration of -polymorph for Totem Druids, to no longer be Hours/CLevel but perhaps even 24 Hours.
Reasoning: For characters who make use of disguise and description changes, or players who wish to RP from a more animalistic perspective, at lower levels especially, it can cause RP issues when a character suddenly reverts form out of the blue, or if the player has stepped away and transformed while AFK. At higher and epic levels the duration is generally going to be sufficiently lengthy enough to get a good amount of RP done and to find a private spot to refresh the polymorph duration if needed, but by that point it's pretty much already lasting around 24 hours. The effect has a cooldown but infinite uses regardless, so by the time it runs out it can be cast again anyway, taking up a potentially otherwise useful round in combat, or disrupting ongoing RP.
Potential Benefits: Players will no longer need to worry about randomly revealing their true racial identity, or having to sulk off somewhere to refresh the duration every few in-game hours, permitting for better flowing RP. No more sudden moments in combat where a character has suddenly lost most of their HP and survivability because an effect core to their design has 'run out' when said character has a (potentially, mechanically) limitless source for that power.
Potential Issues: I'm unsure on the mechanical aspects- it might be linked to Wild Shape duration, or other racial -polymorph durations and might cause issues with those, and they might have specific durations for balancing issues.
Reasoning: For characters who make use of disguise and description changes, or players who wish to RP from a more animalistic perspective, at lower levels especially, it can cause RP issues when a character suddenly reverts form out of the blue, or if the player has stepped away and transformed while AFK. At higher and epic levels the duration is generally going to be sufficiently lengthy enough to get a good amount of RP done and to find a private spot to refresh the polymorph duration if needed, but by that point it's pretty much already lasting around 24 hours. The effect has a cooldown but infinite uses regardless, so by the time it runs out it can be cast again anyway, taking up a potentially otherwise useful round in combat, or disrupting ongoing RP.
Potential Benefits: Players will no longer need to worry about randomly revealing their true racial identity, or having to sulk off somewhere to refresh the duration every few in-game hours, permitting for better flowing RP. No more sudden moments in combat where a character has suddenly lost most of their HP and survivability because an effect core to their design has 'run out' when said character has a (potentially, mechanically) limitless source for that power.
Potential Issues: I'm unsure on the mechanical aspects- it might be linked to Wild Shape duration, or other racial -polymorph durations and might cause issues with those, and they might have specific durations for balancing issues.