Might this low ac be offset by having the ability to change into something with more hp and a better ac at higher levels? I assume so
Thing is, while it balances out supposedly in the long run it can be very powerful to broken for a long stretch of levels, out fights the main combatants and it certainly attracts Character Optimizer types. It is on wotc's watch list for potential errata. You would not be the first who's altered it, but I recommend just disallowing that version of the druid since altering a significant ability is easy to mis-adjust and leave the character too little power.The druid's Wild Shape ability looks overly powerful. At 2nd level, you can change into a brown bear, gain an extra 4d10+12 hit points, and this can be done twice per short rest?
Has anyone considered changing this to twice per long rest?
Thing is, while it balances out supposedly in the long run it can be very powerful to broken for a long stretch of levels, out fights the main combatants and it certainly attracts Character Optimizer types. It is on wotc's watch list for potential errata. You would not be the first who's altered it, but I recommend just disallowing that version of the druid since altering a significant ability is easy to mis-adjust and leave the character too little power.
The druid's Wild Shape ability looks overly powerful. At 2nd level, you can change into a brown bear, gain an extra 4d10+12 hit points, and this can be done twice per short rest?
Has anyone considered changing this to twice per long rest?
It's great... until you realise how low the druid's AC is.
Short rests tend not to be as common as you think, either.
Cheers!
The druid's Wild Shape ability looks overly powerful. At 2nd level, you can change into a brown bear, gain an extra 4d10+12 hit points, and this can be done twice per short rest?
Has anyone considered changing this to twice per long rest?
True. In our table no one has picked to be a Druid yet but personally I either I don't allow Wild shape druids at my table or the player is really persistent, we have an agreement that its twice per long rest. It wouldn't under power the Druid since Wild Shape is not its ONLY ability. Worse thing is he'll revert to casting spells and/or attacking normally.