magical, polymorph, transmutation
- Casting Time: 2 actions; Somatic and Verbal
- Range: 30 feet
- Target: 1 creature
- Duration: varies
- Save: Fortitude save or Will save; see text
You attempt to transform the target creature into a harmless animal appropriate to the area, with effects based on its Fortitude Save. On a failure, the target transforms for 1 minute per your Proficiency Score but keeps its mind. It can spend three actions on its turn concentrating on its original form, granting it a Will Save to end the effect early. On a critical failure, the target is transformed into the chosen harmless animal, body, and mind, for 24 hours. Baleful Polymorph is on the Arcane and Primal Spell Lists.
Heighten (+2): Using a Level 8 Spell Slot and higher, the duration is extended to indefinite on a critical failure.