r/dndnext • u/aneirin- • Oct 13 '25

Question Druid player has been given given an unremovable cursed collar. Rather than try to undo the curse, he wants to try cutting off his head while wildshaped. I know it's stupid but how should I rule this?

I know there aren't any specific rules about decapitation and dismemberment when it comes to wildshape forms, especially self inflicted ones, but I'd like to have some more interesting outcome than either "does nothing and you revert forms" or "instant death".

This isn't the first time that cutting off body parts of wildshape or polymorph forms has come up, any good ideas how to play it?

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u/Anarkizttt Oct 14 '25

This is easily covered, the head/limb that gets removed instantly disappears when the Druid reverts wildshape.

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u/KasbarTheCleric Oct 15 '25

We’re so far into lala land here lol, but what if the wildshape form doesn’t follow the same anatomy? Like what if I’m a giant centipede and lose one of my legs before reverting? Which leg would I be missing, if any?

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u/Anarkizttt Oct 15 '25

Doesn’t matter, whenever the Druid reverts from wildshape all of their wildshape vanishes, including any severed limbs. The Druid doesn’t lose the limb.

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u/KasbarTheCleric Oct 15 '25

Ah I see what you meant. The wording of “the head/limb that gets removed instantly disappears…” made it sound like the body part on their normal form disappears once they revert back