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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 6516370" data-attributes="member: 15700">I'll say the same thing I said earlier:play the druid first and see how actual play goes before even worrying about changing the rules. 5e, more than any other edition in my opinion, is not good to do theorycrafting with because so many other factors that happen in game impact your guesses.Seriously, play the druid first.&nbsp; You might not need to change anything, depending on your playstyle.&nbsp; Why create any extra work for yourself when it's not needed?For example, the ONLY level where I see some balance issues is level 2.&nbsp; Certainly not up to level 6 (not sure where you got that number from).&nbsp; By level 3, the barbarian was a lot more &quot;effective&quot; in battle than the bear shaped druid due to higher damage output and damage resistance.&nbsp; Especially when the druid had to revert back to human many times a lot sooner than he wanted for things like talking or going across a rope bridge.If I were to make any change at all that sounds reasonable, it would be the CR 1/2 until level 4, but that's it, and even that's not needed.&nbsp; As long as you enforce existing restrictions (like the animal you've seen, which it seems a lot of people ignore), then I really don't see how or why you'd need to make any&nbsp; other changes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 6516370, member: 15700"] I'll say the same thing I said earlier: play the druid first and see how actual play goes before even worrying about changing the rules. 5e, more than any other edition in my opinion, is not good to do theorycrafting with because so many other factors that happen in game impact your guesses. Seriously, play the druid first. You might not need to change anything, depending on your playstyle. Why create any extra work for yourself when it's not needed? For example, the ONLY level where I see some balance issues is level 2. Certainly not up to level 6 (not sure where you got that number from). By level 3, the barbarian was a lot more "effective" in battle than the bear shaped druid due to higher damage output and damage resistance. Especially when the druid had to revert back to human many times a lot sooner than he wanted for things like talking or going across a rope bridge. If I were to make any change at all that sounds reasonable, it would be the CR 1/2 until level 4, but that's it, and even that's not needed. As long as you enforce existing restrictions (like the animal you've seen, which it seems a lot of people ignore), then I really don't see how or why you'd need to make any other changes. [/QUOTE]

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