Temple Disple Magic doesn't dispel Polymorph
rashkae
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Neera polymorphed herself into a squirrel while I was too low level to have any dispel magics at my disposal. Unlike the wolf polymorphs, this one couldn't be slept off either. So I went to the nearest temple and was delighted to see that when Neera was the chosen healing recipient, there was a "Dispel Effects" option enabled. Unfortunately, it did not restore her, and after a few tries, I had to resort to the Thalantyr method (resurection.)
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The funny thing is I *think* that the surge happened when she hit an enemy with her staff and added fire damage.
It's the same reason a character receiving "Lesser Restoration" becomes fatigued.
There are other ways to dispel that effect; dispelling arrows are the most reliable, although there's a chance of killing the target especially if the archer has a damage bonus. Not really an option with a level 1 party, though.
Another dispel that's basically useless? Planetars. They get priest dispel magic (and many other priest spells), but their class is pure mage.
And while we're at it, the Dispel Magic on Bala's Axe uses the wielder's priest caster level. Great for a shaman, usable for a high level paladin or ranger, terrible for anyone else.
As for the Planetars, I suppose you could make them cleric/mages of level 25/25 and be done with it. I think I might do that in NearInfinity or EEKeeper once I'm done with BGEE. Gotta check if SCS fixes that though, since I always use it.
Also, I just remembered - there's an even better way to reliably dispel effects from a party member in BGEE, if they're not completely helpless. Just have them drink a potion of magic blocking. It dispels everything, then gives you five rounds of immunity to nearly all magic you're likely to see. A Protection from Magic scroll will do it as well, though those are rarer.