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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 7241033" data-attributes="member: 54629">Hi all,While I've DMed for moon druids before, I'm still not sure I fully understand how they're supposed to work. The main point of uncertainty for me is with skill bonuses. Since a druid takes on the beast's physical stats, do physical skill modifiers get recalculated when they transform?By way of example, let's say I'm playing a 3rd level druid with Str 10 and proficiency in Athletics. My normal Athletics bonus is +2. Now I know that if I were to transform into a beast that also has proficiency in Athletics, then I am supposed to just use the beast's bonus if it is higher than mine ... but what if I transform into a beast that doesn't have proficiency in Athletics but *does* have a higher Strength score? Do I recalculate the Athletics bonus? If the beast had Str 14, for instance, would my Athletics bonus become +4?Or is wild shape always an either/or thing? That is, you only ever use a number that's either on your sheet or in the beast's statblock, in which case the above druid's Athletics bonus would stay at +2, even if a given beast form has a higher Strength.How do other people handle this?Thanks in advance!</blockquote>