Hawk Diesel
Adventurer
[MENTION=12731]CapnZapp[/MENTION] Sorry if I was unclear. I wasn't saying don't do it. But rather that if you do so, approach with caution. Obviously I don't know the style of your table or how you guys play (personally my tables run higher on the power scale and flexibility in how rules are used). But realistically, no creature statted out in the Monster Manual, Volo's Guide to Monsters, or monsters statted in the adventure modules were created to be used by the players. They were created specifically to represent a variety of ways to challenge the players. They are a tool for the DM. And as such, generally not appropriate to put in the hands of the player. That's not to say all monsters are not appropriate. But that was not the intent behind their design. And so giving access players to them, whether via wildshape, polymorph, shapechange, ect can lead to situations of abuse or otherwise unbalance that player's character in comparison to his/her companions. So if you just open this door, it may have unintended consequences, since you would need to account for things never designed or playtested with the player in mind outside of being an obstacle to them.