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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6117535"><p>I would like to see them move away from specific animal forms and instead have "types" where you gain specific abilities, stat modifications, limitations and so on.</p><p></p><p>IE: "Bear" form, granting you increased HP, defenses and saves, but reduced speed, limited to no spellcasting.</p><p>"Eagle" form, granting you flight, increased speed, better reflexes but lower HP and maybe some minor spells.</p><p>"Snake" form, granting you increased speed, a few special abilities, increased damage and so other things.</p><p></p><p>These "aspects" or "forms" could then be re fluffed as necessary, basically giving you a damage, support, defensive or other bonus and appropriate limitations, with the specific appearance being up to the player. Perhaps give them some suggested visualizations for each one, as a "scout" you could be an Eagle, Hawk, Crow, or Bat. As a "defender" you could be a Bear, Rhino, Hippo or other large animal. As a "damager" you could be a snake, a tiger, wolf or raptor. Or whatever your imagination wants.</p><p></p><p>I think this would resolve a lot of the abuse that comes from stealing specific rulebook forms. Leave "Specific forms" as features to be gained at high levels to druids who specialize in one area, defensive druids get access to elemental abilities. Offensive druids get dragons or something.</p><p></p><p>One of the biggest abuses with "wild shape" was the fact that the Druid could, at any given time, step on everyones toes, and often outdo them. We need a way to ensure that the druid is not capable of doing that. I hate to claim the "hybrid tax" but really if you can be anything, you shouldnt be as good as someone who can ONLY be that thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6117535"] I would like to see them move away from specific animal forms and instead have "types" where you gain specific abilities, stat modifications, limitations and so on. IE: "Bear" form, granting you increased HP, defenses and saves, but reduced speed, limited to no spellcasting. "Eagle" form, granting you flight, increased speed, better reflexes but lower HP and maybe some minor spells. "Snake" form, granting you increased speed, a few special abilities, increased damage and so other things. These "aspects" or "forms" could then be re fluffed as necessary, basically giving you a damage, support, defensive or other bonus and appropriate limitations, with the specific appearance being up to the player. Perhaps give them some suggested visualizations for each one, as a "scout" you could be an Eagle, Hawk, Crow, or Bat. As a "defender" you could be a Bear, Rhino, Hippo or other large animal. As a "damager" you could be a snake, a tiger, wolf or raptor. Or whatever your imagination wants. I think this would resolve a lot of the abuse that comes from stealing specific rulebook forms. Leave "Specific forms" as features to be gained at high levels to druids who specialize in one area, defensive druids get access to elemental abilities. Offensive druids get dragons or something. One of the biggest abuses with "wild shape" was the fact that the Druid could, at any given time, step on everyones toes, and often outdo them. We need a way to ensure that the druid is not capable of doing that. I hate to claim the "hybrid tax" but really if you can be anything, you shouldnt be as good as someone who can ONLY be that thing. [/QUOTE]
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