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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cactot" data-source="post: 3402949" data-attributes="member: 13700">erm?how would that be better?when shapeshifted per the phb2 rules you lose all benefits of worn equipmentthe lvl 12 forest avenger form gives you +12str, +12NA, but your natural attack damage die goes down to 1d8 from 3d6 (without being enlarged), plus your speed would go from 40' to 20'the str bonus would really only be +8, as you would have to either bypass or delay warshaper, and you would lose out on 4 con, 2 fast healing, extra reach, and immunity to crits.i would say equipment,  +4con, +2 fast healing, +5' reach, immunity to crits and higher BAB is better than +8str (easily compensated for with magical +str and weapon enhancement equipment), and +12na (significantly less than magic armor + ring of protection + bonus to NA)plus I really have no idea how dual wielding would work with slam attacks.  To add insult to injury the shapechange variant completely prohibits spellcasting while shifted.Also, i wasnt really looking for a completely different class/playstyle but more enhancements to the current build.  Else the perfect answer to any sort of optimization build would be "become a kobold _____ and become punpun" or a less extreme example "why play a non-casting fighter, just play CoDzilla, they do everything better anyhow, as well as have spells"if i was going go go along those lines druid/warshaper/MOMF/natures warrior would be far better.alternatively if your suggestion was in order to qualify for the warshaper class through the shapeshifter variant, thats a brilliant idea. feral dwarf - maxed con/strshapeshifter druid 1warblade/crusader? 2-5warshaper 5-8deepwarden 9-10warblade/crusader 11-20 would have HUGE HP (32 con should be achievable (18 +2dwarf +2feral +4warshaper +6magic), as well as that con to AC (say +11) that stacks with heavy armors, plus good damage with +8 to str he would have a base ac (with no magic) of 33...9 plate8 con6 natural armor10 base</blockquote>

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