Companion Polymorph (Ranger Poultice)

Level: Ranger 2

School: Transmutation

Casting

Casting Time: Standard Action, or the first attack of a Full Attack Action

Components: V, S

Effect

Range: Touch

Target or Area: one willing Animal Companion, Mount, or Familiar

Duration: Until the end of your next full night's rest

Saving Throw: Harmless (Fortitude negates)
 Save DC: 10 + caster stat modifier + spell level

Spell Resistance: Yes

Description

Imagine you are riding alone in the midst of hostile country and are waylaid by a pack of Hobgoblins. Then, with a word, your docile-seeming horse suddenly transforms into your pet T-Rex! This is the sort of thing Companion Polymorph Poultice was meant to enable. The holder of this poultice can slather it over their willing mount, companion, or familiar, and it takes on the appearance you wish...until you need it.

You transform the target into a harmless-looking Animal of the same approximate body type. The form assumed must be one considered unobtrusive by local communities, such as a cat, a dog, a hunting hawk, a horse, or a rat. This transformation can reduce the target by up to two size categories, but cannot make an animal smaller than Tiny even if the original creature was smaller than Tiny.

The poultice functions as Summon Monster I (Ranger Poultice), except that the Companion Polymorph never has additional powers and may apply size modifiers as below:

• Tiny Size: Does not have to Squeeze to fit into a Tiny space (20 inches or greater, 1/3rd of a square), adds a +2 size bonus to AC, and Stealth checks, and suffers a -2 penalty to their Might skill and Maneuver Defense, and their Walk speed is reduced by -10 feet. Can share a 5-foot-square with up to one other sized-tiny creature without squeezing.

• Small Size: Does not have to Squeeze to fit into a Small space (30 inches or greater, 1/2 of a square), adds a +1 size bonus to AC, and Stealth checks, and suffers a -1 penalty to their Might skill and Maneuver Defense, and their Walk speed is reduced by -10 feet. Cannot share a 5-foot-square with another sized-small creature, unless squeezing.

• Medium Size: Does not have to Squeeze to fit into a normal space (60 inches or greater, 1 square), no size bonuses or penalties to AC, Stealth, Might, Maneuver Defense, or Walk speed.

• Large Size: Does not have to Squeeze to fit into a Large space (greater than 120 inches, greater than 2 squares), suffers a -1 size penalty to AC, and Stealth checks, and gains a +1 size bonus to their Might skill and Maneuver Defense, and their Walk speed is increased by +10 feet.

• Huge Size: Does not have to Squeeze to fit into a Huge space (greater than 180 inches, greater than 3 squares), suffers a -2 size penalty to AC, and Stealth checks, and gains a +2 size bonus to their Might skill and Maneuver Defense, and their Walk speed is increased by +10 feet.