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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 6405703" data-attributes="member: 15700">Only if you can convince your DM where your PC happened to see a giant hyena, dire wolf, and giant spider.&nbsp; It seems a lot of people keep forgetting that you can't change into a beast your PC hasn't seen yet.I just DM'd a session last night with a moon druid in the party.&nbsp; Level 4 PCs.&nbsp; Earlier they fought giant toads, which are now his favorite animal to shape change into.&nbsp; Yes, lower level moon druids are pretty powerful, but nothing game breaking.&nbsp; This is probably because the group isn't allowed to short rest whenever they want, so he actually has to decide when to shapechange.&nbsp; Additionally, there's been times when he's had to go back to human form before his time was up when he didn't want (crossing a rope bridge for instance) or times when he had to use another shape for out of combat purposes (like a spider to explore the minotaur beetle's lair).&nbsp; So much like a wizard with direct damage spells that far outdo a fighter's attack but are very limited in how often you can do it, in my experiences of actual play, the moon druid's shape at low levels allows the druid to soak and deal much more damage than a fighter, but on a limited # of combat rounds; the rest he is far behind the fighter with his low AC, low HP, and low attack ability modifiers (since his high stats are in WIS instead of STR or DEX).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 6405703, member: 15700"] Only if you can convince your DM where your PC happened to see a giant hyena, dire wolf, and giant spider. It seems a lot of people keep forgetting that you can't change into a beast your PC hasn't seen yet. I just DM'd a session last night with a moon druid in the party. Level 4 PCs. Earlier they fought giant toads, which are now his favorite animal to shape change into. Yes, lower level moon druids are pretty powerful, but nothing game breaking. This is probably because the group isn't allowed to short rest whenever they want, so he actually has to decide when to shapechange. Additionally, there's been times when he's had to go back to human form before his time was up when he didn't want (crossing a rope bridge for instance) or times when he had to use another shape for out of combat purposes (like a spider to explore the minotaur beetle's lair). So much like a wizard with direct damage spells that far outdo a fighter's attack but are very limited in how often you can do it, in my experiences of actual play, the moon druid's shape at low levels allows the druid to soak and deal much more damage than a fighter, but on a limited # of combat rounds; the rest he is far behind the fighter with his low AC, low HP, and low attack ability modifiers (since his high stats are in WIS instead of STR or DEX). [/QUOTE]

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