ATHATH
2018-04-10, 01:22 AM
I took a closer look at these guys recently.
If I checked my sources correctly (and if my sources are correct/accurate in the first place), Cranium Rat Swarms and Deep Rothes are the only two creatures in the game that can naturally cast spells and have the Beast type. Deep Rothes just get Dancing Lights at-will (and spell component-less), but Cranium Rat Swarms get quite a few spells, namely Dominate Monster and Confusion 1/day each and Command, Comprehend Languages, and Detect Thoughts (all) at-will (and with no spell components needed!).
Unfortunately, Polymorphing or Wild Shaping into Cranium Rat Swarms in order to get the ability to cast neat spells doesn't seem to work, as both of those abilities forbid you from casting spells while they're active.
My question to the playground, then, is this: Can you do other things with these spells? Can you use them to fuel Divine Smites, for example? Can you break them down into Sorcery Points? Can you store them in... something that stores spells (I can't name anything specific that stores spells off of the top of my head, but I'm pretty sure that there is something that does that)? Can something that steals spells (again, can't name anything off of the top of my head) steal your Cranium Rate Swarm spells?
If I checked my sources correctly (and if my sources are correct/accurate in the first place), Cranium Rat Swarms and Deep Rothes are the only two creatures in the game that can naturally cast spells and have the Beast type. Deep Rothes just get Dancing Lights at-will (and spell component-less), but Cranium Rat Swarms get quite a few spells, namely Dominate Monster and Confusion 1/day each and Command, Comprehend Languages, and Detect Thoughts (all) at-will (and with no spell components needed!).
Unfortunately, Polymorphing or Wild Shaping into Cranium Rat Swarms in order to get the ability to cast neat spells doesn't seem to work, as both of those abilities forbid you from casting spells while they're active.
My question to the playground, then, is this: Can you do other things with these spells? Can you use them to fuel Divine Smites, for example? Can you break them down into Sorcery Points? Can you store them in... something that stores spells (I can't name anything specific that stores spells off of the top of my head, but I'm pretty sure that there is something that does that)? Can something that steals spells (again, can't name anything off of the top of my head) steal your Cranium Rate Swarm spells?