druid wild shape max HD

[Bad Paper]

Does Wild Shape top out at maximum 15HD like Polymorph does? Can a druid ever be a Dire Tiger, or does she have to wait for Shapechange for that?

 

[Thanee]

Of course, the same 15 HD limit applies.

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Thanee

 

[MoogleEmpMog]

The 15 HD cap does not apply. A druid can eventually, explicitly wildshape into a Huge elemental, which has 16 HD, and the max hit dice of animals into which he can wildshape are one of the aspects specifically 'noted here' - and so supercede the spell description. As always, specific over the general.

 

[Lord Pendragon]

The new form’s Hit Dice can’t exceed the character’s druid level.

Unlike Polymorph, the HD cap for wildshape is the character's druid level. Hence, at 16+ level, the druid can change into creatures with greater than 15HD, that fulfill the other requirements of the ability.

 

[Thanee]

Oops! Yeah, my bad.

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Thanee