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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jodyjohnson" data-source="post: 1643816" data-attributes="member: 5590">I think the two changes from 3.0 to 3.5 that overcompensated the druid were: 1) Moving Wildshape to supernatural instead of spell-like and 2) Boosting Polymorph and subsequently Wildshape to grant creature type.While the switch to supernatural keeps Wildshape from being interuptable and dispellable it also, well, makes it undispellable.  Undispellable buffs are pretty powerful.  -- House rule 1:  Break enchantment can possibly end a wildshape through the end transmutation clause (subject to caster level check).  Dispel Magic and Greater Dispel cannot.  Mages Disjunction ends it.The change to polymorph which grants creature type boggles the mind.  Especially given the number of abilities that were shifted from special qualities to being a factor of type - most notably the Plant type.  Wildshape didn't have plant as a standard option in 3.0 and then added it in 3.5 plus the gaining type aspect.  Undispellable buffs covering a long list of effects = unbalancing in my book.It also adds the element of animal buffs enhancing the druid.  Most of these are better than buffs for human types and stack with the already substantial boost from Wildshape.  -- House rule 2:  Polymorph and thus Wildshape do not grant type.  --  not sure what to do with favored enemy bonuses and Bane weapons.</blockquote>