Druids & Dire Animals?

[Ogrork the Mighty]

Is there any restriction on druids shapechanging into dire animals, other than the normal HD limitation?

 

[Rath the Brown]

Is there any restriction on druids shapechanging into dire animals, other than the normal HD limitation?

Nope. In fact, the PHB uses the dire bear as an example of the hit die limitation.

For instance, a druid can't take the form of a dire bear (a Large creature that always has at least 12 HD) until 12th level, even though she can begin taking Large forms at 8th level.

 

[Ogrork the Mighty]

Cool. Thanks.

 

[Sejs]

Well, size limitations. Other than those two (size, hd), nope.