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<blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 8788641" data-attributes="member: 508">Bearing in mind I'm not familiar with the 5E Druid or subclasses and know even less about Shannara druids, the following suggestion came to mind:Instead of wildshaping into an animal so many times per day, maybe he can summon an aspect of nature that many times a day.&nbsp; This would be similar to a summoning spell, but the &quot;creature&quot; summoned (which could have pretty much the same stats as a normal creature of that type) would be a physical manifestation of nature created from whatever natural elements are available.&nbsp; So instead of summoning a black bear in a forest, the roots and vines of the forest vegetation weave themselves into the rough shape of a bear, which attacks as a bear but maybe has the relevant characteristics of a plant.&nbsp; Or in a desert environment, the druid summons forth a panther whose body is composed entirely of sand and rocks.&nbsp; And maybe in a field, a bunch of flowers and thorny weeds weave themselves into the semblance of a serpent.&nbsp; Once the duration of the summoning has finished, the creature's &quot;body&quot; reverts back to normal, with sand and rocks falling where they are and any living plant matter re-rooting itself back into the soil.This image from the 3E Manual of the Planes is a good representation of what I was imagining:[ATTACH=full]263029[/ATTACH]As the druid advances in power, he becomes able to summon forth more powerful manifestations of nature.Johnathan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Richards, post: 8788641, member: 508"] Bearing in mind I'm not familiar with the 5E Druid or subclasses and know even less about Shannara druids, the following suggestion came to mind: Instead of wildshaping into an animal so many times per day, maybe he can summon an aspect of nature that many times a day. This would be similar to a summoning spell, but the "creature" summoned (which could have pretty much the same stats as a normal creature of that type) would be a physical manifestation of nature created from whatever natural elements are available. So instead of summoning a black bear in a forest, the roots and vines of the forest vegetation weave themselves into the rough shape of a bear, which attacks as a bear but maybe has the relevant characteristics of a plant. Or in a desert environment, the druid summons forth a panther whose body is composed entirely of sand and rocks. And maybe in a field, a bunch of flowers and thorny weeds weave themselves into the semblance of a serpent. Once the duration of the summoning has finished, the creature's "body" reverts back to normal, with sand and rocks falling where they are and any living plant matter re-rooting itself back into the soil. This image from the 3E [I]Manual of the Planes[/I] is a good representation of what I was imagining: [ATTACH type="full" alt="1664736833103.png"]263029[/ATTACH] As the druid advances in power, he becomes able to summon forth more powerful manifestations of nature. Johnathan [/QUOTE]

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