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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 6406627" data-attributes="member: 45197">Hiya.  See, I think this is part of that "playstyle" you mentioned above a few posts.  You just said "...how to work around the problem as DM". This is a huge spotlight into how I think you approach the game (not that it's bad, just that it's not how I or some others see it). A DM that creates situations where the druid "sneaking around as a rat" (as Cannyjiggit said) isn't "working around a problem"...it's giving the players some challenge to overcome. In this challenge just happens to let a druid with wildshape shine. This is a good thing! The way I see it, it's the same thing as having an encounter with some brigands on a road, where there are some crossbowmen up in trees; the "archer" in the group is going to shine here. This is not a bad thing...it is presenting an encounter that lets the PC's use their most awesome abilities and 'show off'. The DM is not "getting around a problem" when presenting encounters that allow a character to "use up" some of his abilities or otherwise be more effective than others.  The druid using his wildshape to scout ahead isn't in any way, shape, or form (parden the pun!) "suboptimal" nor is the player "playing ball" with the DM. The DM presented a situation. The players can choose however they want to respond. The druid changing into a rat isn't being "suboptimal"...he's being "optimal". Basically, the complete opposite of what you think is happening in the game is actually happening.^_^Paul L. Ming</blockquote>

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