Yaarel
🇮🇱He-Mage
Heh, Im a 4eer.Why have you declined my lob?
Hello? You were here for 3e, right?
Heh, Im a 4eer.Why have you declined my lob?
Hello? You were here for 3e, right?
But who cares about the original design? Folks can play OSR if they want the original design. You aren’t going to sell anyone on a nerf by telling them it’s truer to the original design.I'm not arguing that. Only arguing that if the choice is between a shapeshifter who occasionally casts magic and a caster who has the limited ability to turn into animals, the latter is more true to the original design of the druid.
Masters of the Wild was one of the earliest expansion books for 3e. It contained, among other things, animals for Animal Companions, Dire Animals, Legendary Animals, and a "Using Wild Shape" section.Heh, Im a 4eer.
Maybe some of the Masters of the Wild content is suitable for 5e Beasts.Masters of the Wild was one of the earliest expansion books for 3e. It contained, among other things, animals for Animal Companions, Dire Animals, Legendary Animals, and a "Using Wild Shape" section.
You could reclassify owlbear as a beast.I have a thought, but there’s no simple way to translate it into a rule without adding a new creature type. In addition to Beasts, I think Druids should be able to change into Monstrosities that are comprised of other Beasts.
For example:
YES
Tressym - a cat with bird wings
Owlbear - half owl/half bear
Griffon - half lion/half eagle
NO
Chimera - one head is a Dragon
Hydra - no Beast has 5 heads
Etc.
Or maybe create a new type called Hybrid Beast. But that wouldn’t be backwards compatible with 2014You could reclassify owlbear as a beast.
Pegasus too.