If somone could help me out with their understanding on the rules, would a PC true polymorphing into a creature with legendary action (ie: Sphinx) have access to those legendary actions considering they are now a true version of that creature or does it still count as only assuming the form. My understanding that rule quoted below was in reference to Shapechange which specifically states you do not get legendary actions.
If a creature assumes the form of a legendary creature, such as through a spell, it doesn't gain that form's legendary actions, lair actions, or regional effects.
The rules governing legendary creatures say clearly that you don't get legendary actions if you assume the form of a legendary creature.
There is nothing specific in the true polymorph spell that contradicts that, so that spell doesn't change anything and the above general rule applies.
That the shapechange spell makes specific mention of not getting legendary actions is a redundant mention of the general rule, not evidence that spells not containing redundant mentions of the rules are intended to break the general rule.
Thanks for the assistance peeps, I know the rule I quoted was from an errata. Anyway, that puts a dampener on my plans of being an all powerful beholder!
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If somone could help me out with their understanding on the rules, would a PC true polymorphing into a creature with legendary action (ie: Sphinx) have access to those legendary actions considering they are now a true version of that creature or does it still count as only assuming the form. My understanding that rule quoted below was in reference to Shapechange which specifically states you do not get legendary actions.
You have a good point. In the spell description there is no mention to the legendary actions, whether the polymorphic creature can use it or not.
As a DM, I would say no, for the same reasons they are not allowed using Shapechange.
The rules governing legendary creatures say clearly that you don't get legendary actions if you assume the form of a legendary creature.
There is nothing specific in the true polymorph spell that contradicts that, so that spell doesn't change anything and the above general rule applies.
That the shapechange spell makes specific mention of not getting legendary actions is a redundant mention of the general rule, not evidence that spells not containing redundant mentions of the rules are intended to break the general rule.
Thanks for the assistance peeps, I know the rule I quoted was from an errata. Anyway, that puts a dampener on my plans of being an all powerful beholder!