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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nail" data-source="post: 1604992" data-attributes="member: 224">Problems: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If the enemy PCs can't see the druid...the druid can't see the enemy PCs.  It works both ways, you know.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Can't see far enough away to target PCs with spells.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Can't see far enough to be able to direct your SNA creatures to attack.  ..So these uber-buffed SNAs just sit there, next to the druid.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Druid can only Wildshape into a size Small creature...and those are actually quite big, and far from "innocuous".  Check out the animal listing in the MM.  A pretty short list, really.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In any event, you'd better allow the PCs Spot (to notice Druid) and Spellcraft (to detect SNA, etc) checks, where appropriate.</li> </ul>After a short time of this sort of "fun" the PCs would get the hang of it.  ...and if said druid did so, he'd rapidly be out of spells.  Instead of being a fearsome foe...he'd be a sitting duck.  Quack!!!  Realistically he's got limited slots for SNA + buffs: 4-2nd, 4-3rd, 3-4th spells....and he just might wanna save a bit of that in reserve, for when things really get hairy...or is that "scaly"?  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />As for the Infusions: These cost money to create.  Be sure to include that cost in his allowed gear wealth.  Although 12,000gp (9th lvl NPC) may *seem* like a lot, it's not.  This supposedly clever Lizardman druid is not "swimming in Infusions".  BTW: Infusions have the same activation (spell completion) as scrolls, nicht wahr?Except that self same cover from Plant Growth limits their movement as well.  That's liable to be a big problem, as PCs are generally more moble than animals.  YMMV.Moreover, the cover limits where the druid can place his spells...again.Finally, Plant Growth allows the PCs a chance to detect that a druid is in the area: Spellcraft checks.  They'll quickly know what they're up against.Poetic?  Yes.Possible given the RAW?  No.  Sorry, no croc hordes.  The SNA III is necessary to get 1d3 normal sized croc at a time, and a SNA IV gets you 1 giant croc.  Meaning he could have several crocs...but no hordes.  Especially not if he wants to do this 3 or 4 times.Did I mention that one (yep, count 'em => 1) 1st level spell could make this druid's tactic completely flop?    Completely.Still, it's a nice idea.Me too!</blockquote>

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