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Urban Shepherd Druid beast shapes question

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I'm wondering what type of beasts would fit an urban Druid: Shepherd. I'm angling for a street urchin who fell in love with the tamed and untamed animals of the city.

Finding beasts at 1/2 CR and lower is easy, but is there anything that makes sense at 1 and 2?



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Depends on the city and location really. A port town in the tropics would have lots of more interesting options in addition to what you would normally find in a town.

Aside from that, Giant Spiders live in urban areas. Aurochs and Giant Boars are a bit of a stretch, but they are basically beefed up variations of standard livestock so they might be applicable.
 

In the modern world, a number of medium to large predators seem to show up in cities with some regularity (and even seem to thrive): bears, leopards, mountain lions, coyotes, and even large constrictor snakes. Deer and feral hogs are nuisance critters in modern cities. Don't forget about the alligators in the sewer (and on golf courses). Horrific as it is, bear and bull fighting were things back in the day (and if you are feeling Roman empire-esque, lions and tigers were part of the "attraction").

Throw in a rich animal collector who dies (and whose collection runs loose) and you can justify a lot of critters (not just beasts).
 

I'm wondering what type of beasts would fit an urban Druid: Shepherd. I'm angling for a street urchin who fell in love with the tamed and untamed animals of the city.

Finding beasts at 1/2 CR and lower is easy, but is there anything that makes sense at 1 and 2?

Does a shepherd druid ever get CR 2 wildshape forms?

Or is this for summons?
 


As mentioned, depending on the surrounding area any sort of scavenger or forager might wander into a city, unless the entire place is surrounded by dozens of leagues of cleared farmland. Cities near and especially on the water could have mischievous river otters or hordes of really large crabs roaming the waterfront like other cities have rats. Maybe even dolphins or seals or sea lions in a coastal port. Cities in forests could have deer and coyotes - in real life, coyotes are found in most major cities within their habitat range these days. They could also have bears, since they're found in any climate cooler than sub-tropical temperatures. And especially in cities in colder, snowy climates, it wouldn't be uncommon to have bear or even moose/elk sightings.
Subtropical places would almost undoubtedly have problems with lizard infestations, and possibly wild pigs, and wet subtropical places would have gators. (Just go to Florida or Puerto Rico and see the lizards hanging out all over everything.)
And then there's the birds... Gulls are scavengers, and found nearly everywhere humans are. If the city has a fair number of building higher than two stories tall, then it's possible that some sort of raptors like hawks or falcons may be nesting there and hunting the rats and squirrels living below them. A cathedral spire might even have an eagle nesting on it.
 


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