I think it might matter if it wants to trick more people if the weight feels correct for what it is

What a monster!

This is what I sent to Matt.

Latest on Tempest. Tempest has been feeding her baby mimic fish and rats. So far, litter box training has been abysmal at best🤢😔. She’s decided to name it Munch and she speaks to it constantly (much to its dismay). She keeps it locked in her room. It’s a good thing she’s  not above lying because the cat population has decreased in the neighborhood🫣. Tempest has been seen calling for kitties in the alleys and she tells onlookers that she’s helping search for a neighbor’s lost kitty😉. Does she get the feeling that Munch can be trained to be a good pet/watch dog?She found it shaped like a box sitting on her desk in front of the window🤭 “here kitty kitty….

Just a chest in a room. Everyone thinks its a mimic. Its not. They open the chest and there's a cool helmet inside. The helmet is a mimic. 

haha get trolled you really thought that it was a treasure chest lolololoolololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol L bozo + ratio

This thing has gigantic teeth it was also trying to digest my friend but then spat him out and he had 1 hp!!!

Wrong, the Mimic's monster features are way better.

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Because it "use[s] its action to polymorph," I think its weight would actually change to that of whatever object it now resembles.

 I think it would be the same in every form because it says 'it's stats stay the same', so I would assume so would it's general mass would stay the same as well

Since these guys are amorphous and have reasonable intelligence, they could join together to form one large mimic.

What do you think: A plasmoid who either is a warlock and takes the mask of many faces invocation, OR does the same with the eldritch initiate feat.

Mimic PC

Also, what if a mimic gets curious about humanoid life and impersonates a human by shapechanging into a VERY realistic mannequin with their own equipment? What if this mimic gets wrapped up in an adventuring party and has to maintain the illusion?

My one question is what kind of class and archetype they should take to better fit the mimic(s’) statistic(s). I’m currently thinking fighter with the unarmed fighting style. Possibly also taking the grappler feat later. Possibly battle master to invest more in the grappling thing.

lol

Why are they monstrosities? They seem more like an ooze or an aberration. Due to their true form’s amorphous nature, the pseudopods, or their alien-ness.

To me monstrosities seem like animal-like creatures, twisted or enchanted by magic. The most animal like feature of the mimic is it’s teeth, and even that is a long stretch.

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Because it "use[s] its action to polymorph," I think its weight would actually change to that of whatever object it now resembles.

 I think it would be the same in every form because it says 'it's stats stay the same', so I would assume so would it's general mass would stay the same as well

 Changelings’ masses don’t need to remain the same, and since the very nature of the material mimics are made of changes, it makes sense to me that their mass would too. Volume mostly remains the same though

Why would it not want to be in object form? possibly if someone stuck a bomb to it and it was intelligent enough to think, “Aw, crap!”

A room with a smothering rug, animated armor, and several mimics in various forms. Pure evil.

Can’t stop smiling when I see this🤣👍

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Mimic: "This isn't even my final form!" *polymorphs into a coat rack* bwahahahaa!

 ha haha

POV. You see a room with a chest, coat rack, rug, and a table. You think the chest is a mimic. You walk in you feel your feet getting bitten. You have discovered a rug mimic!

"Its statistics are the same in each form." It's only its appearance that changes. Although the stat block does not include details about its weight, assume the weight remains the same. It doesn't become the objects it transforms into. Yes it says "polymorph" but that is not to be confused with the spells Polymorph and True Polymorph, which legitimately transform one thing into another. It doesn't become metal, stone or wood, so you can't harvest materials from it when transformed. It can take on the appearance of armor, and your DM might even allow for a creature to wear it, but it is still a living creature. Personally, I would treat it as half cover, like standing behind another creature, and apply the "Hitting Cover" variant rule.

Can you train or tame one? How? -Those are all DM's discretion.

Can a mimic transform into a whole house, etc. -not a medium sized one. Remember, "Its statistics are the same in each form" -meaning it can only shapechange into something that is medium sized. However, nothing is preventing a DM from making different sized mimics.

Remember also the ADHESIVE trait. Attacking a mimic results in the weapon becoming stuck to it. Retrieving a stuck weapon should require a strength check as an action. If that sounds oppressive, take a look at its statistics. Low AC, low damage, low movement, 1 attack per turn, above average HP. This isn't a creature that overpowers you. This is a creature that waits for you, then tries to outlast you once its caught you. It's a living trap.

All that being said, your table, your rules. Ultimately, fun is what's most important. 

I forgot how many hit points these mfs have

i don't want to open any chests anymore