# Order of the Stick book 7 discussion thread

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I thought it depended on the type of spell, whether the spell is suppressed or dismissed entirely?

[Earlier discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/7750) (from more than 10 years ago!).

> [@Order of the Stick - Book 5 Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/7749):
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> > [@Order of the Stick - Book 5 Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/7749):
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> > I was wondering the same: what would revert the allosaur to an allosaur? Is it a remove-enchantment type thing? Or is the allosaur now truly a lizard, and no more than that?
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> Baleful Polymorph is a “Permanent” effect (as opposed to an “Instantaneous” effect), which means that it is only the magic holding the allosaur in that form. Hit it with a Dispel Magic or Break Enchantment and the spell keeping the allosaur as a lizard ends.

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