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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brother MacLaren" data-source="post: 4006003" data-attributes="member: 15999">I'd recommend that you ask any players of druids in your game to limit their selection of companions, wildshape forms, and summons to animals that the PC has seen.  Not just dinosaurs, all animals.  It's a moderate restriction on power and entirely in keeping with the flavor of the typical druid.  If the druid has never seen a rhino, it is hard to imagine that he would call on the power of that spirit to aid him in battle.  On the other hand, let him go exploring during down time -- maybe making a journey to the Atraughin Plateau to see what creatures live there if you think it's time he added the Dire Bear to his arsenal.  Not everything "seen" has to be seen in-game, of course.For the extra-planar summons (e.g. elementals, genies), I'd waive the requirement -- basically requiring a greater degree of familiarity with the animal spirits.And the druid will still be quite capable and versatile even with this restriction.</blockquote>