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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7380846" data-attributes="member: 2629">Moon druids are known to be strong at lower levels when wildshape is available - but they fall off rapidly.Common counterpoints:1.) You can't cast spells in wildshape at low levels, so saying you can benefit from the bear form and the spells is a bit off the mark.2.) Their animal forms have limitations.&nbsp; AC is low (11 without spells - 16 with barkskin if you can maintain concentration).&nbsp; You also can't speak.&nbsp; This is a disadvantage that the DM should enforce!&nbsp; Make them player gesture and growl.&nbsp; 3.) Bears don't have great initiative.&nbsp; 4.) Bears tend to feel real strong in combat until 5th level.&nbsp; Then, other classes catch up and pass you as a melee force.5.) You only get 2 wildshapes - and that is a total of two hours, at most.&nbsp; That means that you will sometimes - maybe even often - will not have a wildshape available.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 7380846, member: 2629"] Moon druids are known to be strong at lower levels when wildshape is available - but they fall off rapidly. Common counterpoints: 1.) You can't cast spells in wildshape at low levels, so saying you can benefit from the bear form and the spells is a bit off the mark. 2.) Their animal forms have limitations. AC is low (11 without spells - 16 with barkskin if you can maintain concentration). You also can't speak. This is a disadvantage that the DM should enforce! Make them player gesture and growl. 3.) Bears don't have great initiative. 4.) Bears tend to feel real strong in combat until 5th level. Then, other classes catch up and pass you as a melee force. 5.) You only get 2 wildshapes - and that is a total of two hours, at most. That means that you will sometimes - maybe even often - will not have a wildshape available. [/QUOTE]

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