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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Enrahim2" data-source="post: 8952179" data-attributes="member: 7039850">This is why I think expandability by third parties might be the key. Put some templates covering the main roles like the ones you suggest in the phb, but provide guidance in the dmg for how to add new - which matches more closely those "chose traits" ideas that has been floating around here. This way third parties can concentrate of filling any holes that are found while soely focusing on how this works as a wild shape option.So for instance you start level 1 with access to "simple shape" templates. At level 5 you unlock access to "utility shapes" and at 9 you unlock "advanced shapes". Moon druid gets combat boosts to any shape. If there is a worry that this causes too many options in game, you might consider limiting the number of known shapes (one per 2 levels?), reflecting the druid getting attuned to more aspects of the nature.This way we still can get versatility trough added content, but it is not entangled with monster design sensibilities. A dire cameleon might for instance be low CR due to limited combat ability against anything but the tiny creatures it can swollow whole with it's ranged sticky tounge attack. But it could be insanely powerfull for an utility focused druid. With this change the monster designer can happily release their vision, and if this causes a demand on stealthy range draggers, someone else can do the work of seeing how to balance such in as an utility or advanced shape template.</blockquote>

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