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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9023572" data-attributes="member: 7035894"><p>I don't recall your specific system, but in my opinion if you are shifting into an animal, you should be shifting into that specific animal as it exists in the game world, not a player-generated template that the player then slaps a name on...if they even bother. Definitely not some hybrid creature.</p><p></p><p>The overwhelming feedback I got from my players about the beastmaster change to a templated companion in <em>Tasha's</em> was that they <em>hated</em> it. Passionately. They didn't want a magically summoned "beast of the land" or whatever, even though they understood that it was more powerful. They wanted their rangers to have an actual bear, wolf or whatever that they had bonded with and trained. They wanted an animal companion.</p><p></p><p>Similarly, the issue with templates is that they are a design solution that completely fails to address the roleplay aspect that many druid players love: turning into specific animals.</p><p></p><p>I think a far better solution would be to aim for a moon druid who can use wild shape like Doric does in the D&D movie. I think that nailed how a lot of players see the class.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, according to the video the next iteration of druid will be something very different, so I look forward to seeing what is next.</p><p></p><p>Paladin went over positively - no surprise there, nor that allowing smite at range was the one feature that didn't sell. I don't think anyone is shocked. What I am seeing so far is that there is not an appetite from the wider player base for big changes. When they basically just take a class and make some tweaks and quality of life improvements, most folks are happy. This does not surprise me - the whole reason why OneD&D is keeping the 5e chassis is that it has been broadly popular.</p><p></p><p>So I think the next iterations of druid and warlock will be a lot closer to the 2014 versions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 9023572, member: 7035894"] I don't recall your specific system, but in my opinion if you are shifting into an animal, you should be shifting into that specific animal as it exists in the game world, not a player-generated template that the player then slaps a name on...if they even bother. Definitely not some hybrid creature. The overwhelming feedback I got from my players about the beastmaster change to a templated companion in [I]Tasha's[/I] was that they [I]hated[/I] it. Passionately. They didn't want a magically summoned "beast of the land" or whatever, even though they understood that it was more powerful. They wanted their rangers to have an actual bear, wolf or whatever that they had bonded with and trained. They wanted an animal companion. Similarly, the issue with templates is that they are a design solution that completely fails to address the roleplay aspect that many druid players love: turning into specific animals. I think a far better solution would be to aim for a moon druid who can use wild shape like Doric does in the D&D movie. I think that nailed how a lot of players see the class. Anyway, according to the video the next iteration of druid will be something very different, so I look forward to seeing what is next. Paladin went over positively - no surprise there, nor that allowing smite at range was the one feature that didn't sell. I don't think anyone is shocked. What I am seeing so far is that there is not an appetite from the wider player base for big changes. When they basically just take a class and make some tweaks and quality of life improvements, most folks are happy. This does not surprise me - the whole reason why OneD&D is keeping the 5e chassis is that it has been broadly popular. So I think the next iterations of druid and warlock will be a lot closer to the 2014 versions. [/QUOTE]
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