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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crowley42" data-source="post: 4735363" data-attributes="member: 69450">While I haven't read all of these posts I'd have to agree that a druid unable to shape shift at level one in 4e significantly hinders them.  Unless of course you want to play the spell casting type.  What 4e does is to make a character choose between focusing on making the most of his shape shift ability or of his spell casting ability.  The mechanics in 4e is quite combat focused and as someone said the out-of-combat is more free form.  Mechanically shape shifting doesnt allow the druid to turn into a mouse, and as such no epic lvl 2 druid assissins.  Instead of completely rewritting the class why don't you focus on making it work for you.  IE gain small/large forms at lvl 11 or perhaps via a feat.In older editions the shapeshift introduced higher statistics.  What the new edition does is add low level, less effective shapeshifting (unless your rules loose).  I know in our 3.5 campaign we had a druid that would at 6th lvl mind you, change into an owl and scout ahead and/or fly above the battlefield utilixing the natural spell feat to shoot down splinter bolts at everything and then turning into a bear for some melee action with bear-spell-casting.  THAT was an OP druid.  I much prefer a druid that can only use specific attacks in combat while in form and stepping up as DM to say NO SECRET SQUIRREL SPIES.</blockquote>