D&D 5E DRUID TRANSFORMATION !!

[kerbarian]

In our game, the Druid gets random creatures. Conjure Animals does not state that the Druid gets the exact animals he wants, so in order to cast it to get the chance to "look at it" could mean casting the spell a lot, at least at our table.

As is, Conjure Animals is powerful. Allowing the player to pick the exact perfect creature to summon makes it even more powerful. The player of our Druid suggested this house rule himself and he now rarely tries to conjure CR 1/4 Wolves for Pack Tactics, instead he picks a lot of different CRs based on how many creatures he wants.

Conjure Animals and Conjure Woodland Beings are quite overpowered for their levels if the caster gets to choose exactly which creatures show up. My initial assumption for those spells was that the caster could choose -- when in doubt, give players agency -- but it's not explicitly stated that the caster can choose anything other than CR.

I agree that having the DM choose the specific creatures that show up is a good way to play those spells for the sake of game balance, and it's within RAW.