best form for a 5th level druid?

[glass]

WS doesn't give Rac Bonus Feats, but you could train you riding dog comanion or black bear companion to track for you.

I doesn't? Are you sure about that?

I'll have to have another look.

EDIT: Well there's nothing in the wildshape description that says it doesn't grant bonus feats, so it does, unless polymorph doesn't either. Better go and chack that too

glass.

 

[Krelios]

Actually racial bonus feats are pretty much the only thing Wildshape does grant.

 

[mikebr99]

WS doesn't give Rac Bonus Feats, but you could train you riding dog comanion or black bear companion to track for you.

Sure it does...

WS uses Polymorph, which uses Alter Self

You acquire the physical qualities of the new form while retaining your own mind. Physical qualities include natural size, mundane movement capabilities (such as burrowing, climbing, walking, swimming, and flight with wings, to a maximum speed of 120 feet for flying or 60 feet for nonflying movement), natural armor bonus, natural weapons (such as claws, bite, and so on), racial skill bonuses, racial bonus feats, and any gross physical qualities (presence or absence of wings, number of extremities, and so forth). A body with extra limbs does not allow you to make more attacks (or more advantageous twoweapon attacks) than normal.

I've highlited the specific reference from the spell...


Mike

 

[Yarkul]

The crocodile is rather nice too with its d12+6 tail slap, bit slow though (20ft.). That or leopard i guess.

 

[mikebr99]

Leopard (standard animal) is pretty good.

Bye
Thanee

Nod... Pounce can be very handy

Mike

 

[glass]

EDIT: Well there's nothing in the wildshape description that says it doesn't grant bonus feats, so it does, unless polymorph doesn't either. Better go and chack that too.

I finally followed the chain and tracked it down. Wildshape is based on Polymorph, which is based on Alter Self, which says:

You acquire the physical qualities of the new form while retaining your own mind. Physical qualities include natural size, mundane movement capabilities (such as burrowing, climbing, walking, swimming, and flight with wings, to a maximum speed of 120 feet for flying or 60 feet for nonflying movement), natural armor bonus, natural weapons (such as claws, bite, and so on), racial skill bonuses, racial bonus feats, and any gross physical qualities (presence or absence of wings, number of extremities, and so forth). A body with extra limbs does not allow you to make more attacks (or more advantageous two-weapon attacks) than normal.

(emphasis mine).

So, you do get racial bonus feats in wildshape!


glass.

 

[glass]

Sure it does...

Great minds think alike, Mike.


glass.

 

[Brother MacLaren]

The crocodile is rather nice too with its d12+6 tail slap, bit slow though (20ft.). That or leopard i guess.

That tail slap has to be a mistake... no possible reason why a crocodile's tail slap should be more effective than its bite, or why a Medium creature should have a natural attack that does 1d12.

 

[mikebr99]

Great minds think alike, Mike.


glass.

Why, yes they do glass.


Mike

 

[mikebr99]

That tail slap has to be a mistake... no possible reason why a crocodile's tail slap should be more effective than its bite, or why a Medium creature should have a natural attack that does 1d12.

SHHHHHH!

Ok people... keep moving. Nothing to see here.



Mike