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<blockquote data-quote="Jefe Bergenstein" data-source="post: 8950351" data-attributes="member: 31506"><p>Essentially on demand allowing you to sub Wis for Dex or Strength is useful in exploration. It's not like barbarians get "Brawn over Brains" that let them sub Strength for Wisdom or Intelligence. Apes can use tools/armor/weapons. So a low level druid in Ape form gets to rock a 18+ Strength and Dex, stats that the non-casters had to invest actual real resources in. Toss on a spare suit of studded leather and pick your shield back up and the druid has an 18 AC. Clearly they need an extra 40 temp hp at level 3 on top of that!</p><p></p><p>People keep bringing up Shillelagh, but that doesnt let you use your Wisdom to shove, grapple, break stuff etc on top of improving your Dexterity save, stealth, initiative, acrobatics, etc. </p><p></p><p>You can also change your size and physically assume animal form, which has tons of uses other than just pure hack and slash. Unless your DM has NPC's randomly attack every animal they come across its a great way to blend in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jefe Bergenstein, post: 8950351, member: 31506"] Essentially on demand allowing you to sub Wis for Dex or Strength is useful in exploration. It's not like barbarians get "Brawn over Brains" that let them sub Strength for Wisdom or Intelligence. Apes can use tools/armor/weapons. So a low level druid in Ape form gets to rock a 18+ Strength and Dex, stats that the non-casters had to invest actual real resources in. Toss on a spare suit of studded leather and pick your shield back up and the druid has an 18 AC. Clearly they need an extra 40 temp hp at level 3 on top of that! People keep bringing up Shillelagh, but that doesnt let you use your Wisdom to shove, grapple, break stuff etc on top of improving your Dexterity save, stealth, initiative, acrobatics, etc. You can also change your size and physically assume animal form, which has tons of uses other than just pure hack and slash. Unless your DM has NPC's randomly attack every animal they come across its a great way to blend in. [/QUOTE]
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