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The Owlbear Druid: How Would You Do It? (A Poll)
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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8702848" data-attributes="member: 6987520"><p>Yeah, but it is a viable option for Wild Shape. The only reason it made it in is because it is a "giant animal" according to the <em>beast</em> type.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps when the next revision/version comes around, they will examine each creature along a more rigid system, and define the lore more clearer in cases like owlbears. Like I wrote above, maybe once owlbears were created by magic, but then were able to breed and continue their species without magic? If that was the established lore, fine.</p><p></p><p>Also, an owlbear is not just a reskinned bear. Owlbears are much more powerful in many ways than even the strongest bears:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]254918[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]254919[/ATTACH]</p><p>While the differences might not seem huge, they are there (and understandable going from CR 2 to CR 3)</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Better AC (+1) due to Better DEX (+2)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">More HP (+17 or 40% more!)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Keen Sight as well as Keen Smell</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Better damage dice (d8s instead of d6s for claws and d10 instead of d8 for bite)</li> </ul><p>RAW, only Moon Druids can reach CR 3 (at 9th level), and while I understand a CR 3 in an encounter for 9th level PCs wouldn't break anything at all, for me it just goes against the current lore for owlbears and my concept of Druids and "nature" vs. "natural".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 8702848, member: 6987520"] Yeah, but it is a viable option for Wild Shape. The only reason it made it in is because it is a "giant animal" according to the [I]beast[/I] type. Perhaps when the next revision/version comes around, they will examine each creature along a more rigid system, and define the lore more clearer in cases like owlbears. Like I wrote above, maybe once owlbears were created by magic, but then were able to breed and continue their species without magic? If that was the established lore, fine. Also, an owlbear is not just a reskinned bear. Owlbears are much more powerful in many ways than even the strongest bears: [ATTACH type="full" width="356px"]254918[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="347px"]254919[/ATTACH] While the differences might not seem huge, they are there (and understandable going from CR 2 to CR 3) [LIST] [*]Better AC (+1) due to Better DEX (+2) [*]More HP (+17 or 40% more!) [*]Keen Sight as well as Keen Smell [*]Better damage dice (d8s instead of d6s for claws and d10 instead of d8 for bite) [/LIST] RAW, only Moon Druids can reach CR 3 (at 9th level), and while I understand a CR 3 in an encounter for 9th level PCs wouldn't break anything at all, for me it just goes against the current lore for owlbears and my concept of Druids and "nature" vs. "natural". [/QUOTE]
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