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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8865654" data-attributes="member: 58172">The Druid Wildshape might mechanize as a Channel Divinity. That would actually make it easier to have Druid subclasses to swap Wildshape Channel Divinity for a different Channel Divinity, like summoning.Likewise, &quot;Divinity&quot; can be understood more abstractly as a sacred Community, where nature beings (Elementals, Plants, Beasts, along with living Humanoids) are members of the sacred Community.So far, the 5e Druid has been:• Shapeshifter• Beast magic• Plant magic• Weather magic• Elementalism• Healer• Fey magicThese awkwardly lack synergy in mechanics and thematic focus in concept.Plant magic might work better when understood as an additional Element. Weather magic is Air-Water Elementalism. Then Fire and Earth. Meanwhile, Beast magic and Shapeshifter work well together. Perhaps Beast includes Human too, whence a Shapeshifter that impersonates Humanoids. Living animals also relate to Healing. To take on Elemental forms instead of Beast forms is also possible.Possibly, a future UA will reorganize the Druid features, in order to allow more mechanical specialization and thematic focus.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 8865654, member: 58172"] The Druid Wildshape might mechanize as a Channel Divinity. That would actually make it easier to have Druid subclasses to swap Wildshape Channel Divinity for a different Channel Divinity, like summoning. Likewise, "Divinity" can be understood more abstractly as a sacred Community, where nature beings (Elementals, Plants, Beasts, along with living Humanoids) are members of the sacred Community. So far, the 5e Druid has been: • Shapeshifter • Beast magic • Plant magic • Weather magic • Elementalism • Healer • Fey magic These awkwardly lack synergy in mechanics and thematic focus in concept. Plant magic might work better when understood as an additional Element. Weather magic is Air-Water Elementalism. Then Fire and Earth. Meanwhile, Beast magic and Shapeshifter work well together. Perhaps Beast includes Human too, whence a Shapeshifter that impersonates Humanoids. Living animals also relate to Healing. To take on Elemental forms instead of Beast forms is also possible. Possibly, a future UA will reorganize the Druid features, in order to allow more mechanical specialization and thematic focus. [/QUOTE]

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