This is just curiosity, but I'm wondering about the reason behind this change in Wild Shape and some spells (e.g. Animal Shapes, Shapechange, or Polymorph), where you now "retain your creature type."
If the reason is known from an article, interview or UA, I mean.
Maybe it's to fix some problems or loopholes in the 2014 rules? Or to match the updates in the 2024 rules, features, spells?
And sorry if this has been discussed before. I have a vague feeling it was, but I wasn't able to find a similar topic about it in this or another subforum.
This is just curiosity, but I'm wondering about the reason behind this change in Wild Shape and some spells (e.g. Animal Shapes, Shapechange, or Polymorph), where you now "retain your creature type."
If the reason is known from an article, interview or UA, I mean.
Maybe it's to fix some problems or loopholes in the 2014 rules? Or to match the updates in the 2024 rules, features, spells?
And sorry if this has been discussed before. I have a vague feeling it was, but I wasn't able to find a similar topic about it in this or another subforum.
PS. I'm fine with this change, by the way.
I suspect it's to prevent certain creature-type specific spells working or not working on you, but I don't recall anything specific.