Alguns dragões têm o recurso Alterar forma. Por exemplo, o recurso Alterar forma do dragão de ouro antigo é o seguinte:
Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form. It reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (the dragon's choice).
In a new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form.
Isso parece torná-lo elegível para o feitiço Clone, que é o seguinte (grifo meu):
This spell grows an inert duplicate of a living, Medium creature as a safeguard against death. This clone forms inside a sealed vessel and grows to full size and maturity after 120 days; you can also choose to have the clone be a younger version of the same creature. It remains inert and endures indefinitely, as long as its vessel remains undisturbed.
At any time after the clone matures, if the original creature dies, its soul transfers to the clone, provided that the soul is free and willing to return. The clone is physically identical to the original and has the same personality, memories, and abilities, but none of the original's equipment. The original creature's physical remains, if they still exist, become inert and can't thereafter be restored to life, since the creature's soul is elsewhere.
Agora, presumivelmente, se você usou Clone em uma criatura sob os efeitos de True Polymorph, o feitiço apenas clone a camada ativa do True Polymorph, o que significa que a criatura base embaixo não será clonada. No entanto, o recurso Change Shape do dragão concede-lhe especificamente a capacidade de se transformar de volta à sua verdadeira forma com uma ação. Suponho que minha confusão seja exatamente o que isso significa para a criatura clonada. Ainda poderia voltar à sua forma de dragão com uma ação, ou sua "verdadeira forma" agora seria apenas sua forma clonada, tornando essa ação essencialmente inútil?