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<blockquote data-quote="mars991370" data-source="post: 9171303" data-attributes="member: 7043366"><p>I would say yes because whether you dip into monk or barbarian you are showing your character took the time to bolser their AC through natural hardiness (CON) or be able to use your wits to predict what the enemy will do and act accordingly (WIS). WIS isn't the ability to directly Dodge an attack I would say because that's DEX and that's already apart of the score. Think of it like this a monks AC is 10+ their ability to predict the attack (wis) + their ability to act on that and Dodge it (Dex). A barbarian is similar but rather than predicting they have learned to use their natural durability to shrug off blows. Druids keep their mind basically in wild shape and know their trainings so they'd still be able to act on it. It's not &quot;moving like a monk&quot; or whatever I've seen here because you still use the beast DEX. So really it would be a monk using their wisdom to predict the attack and using the beast Dexterity to evade it. Thematically if you had a monk druid with a WIS modifier of +5 turn into a saber toothed tiger you would see the AC jump from 12 to 17 not because they got more graceful but because they still have the same brain and trainings. So if someone rolled a 13 and that would hit a normal ST tiger but not this one because they saw that attack coming from a mile away. It's all about the story and how crafty your dm can be if they can't see how a druid monk can still predict attacks and just reposition then I could see why they wouldn't allow it but really it should be kept. An animal with a -1 DEX mod would rightfully still pull down your AC. Ultimately I agree with whoever said that if a druid wants to sacrifice their level 20 feat for druid to snag a bonus in AC they should be allowed but to each their own just thought I'd add my two cents</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="mars991370, post: 9171303, member: 7043366"] I would say yes because whether you dip into monk or barbarian you are showing your character took the time to bolser their AC through natural hardiness (CON) or be able to use your wits to predict what the enemy will do and act accordingly (WIS). WIS isn't the ability to directly Dodge an attack I would say because that's DEX and that's already apart of the score. Think of it like this a monks AC is 10+ their ability to predict the attack (wis) + their ability to act on that and Dodge it (Dex). A barbarian is similar but rather than predicting they have learned to use their natural durability to shrug off blows. Druids keep their mind basically in wild shape and know their trainings so they'd still be able to act on it. It's not "moving like a monk" or whatever I've seen here because you still use the beast DEX. So really it would be a monk using their wisdom to predict the attack and using the beast Dexterity to evade it. Thematically if you had a monk druid with a WIS modifier of +5 turn into a saber toothed tiger you would see the AC jump from 12 to 17 not because they got more graceful but because they still have the same brain and trainings. So if someone rolled a 13 and that would hit a normal ST tiger but not this one because they saw that attack coming from a mile away. It's all about the story and how crafty your dm can be if they can't see how a druid monk can still predict attacks and just reposition then I could see why they wouldn't allow it but really it should be kept. An animal with a -1 DEX mod would rightfully still pull down your AC. Ultimately I agree with whoever said that if a druid wants to sacrifice their level 20 feat for druid to snag a bonus in AC they should be allowed but to each their own just thought I'd add my two cents [/QUOTE]

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