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<blockquote data-quote="MythMage" data-source="post: 3822176" data-attributes="member: 36705"><p>You might be able to use some of the alternate druid class features I'm developing for my work at Dicefreaks. The mechanics could probably use a little fine-tuning, but I think they should be workable.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: teal"><span style="font-size: 15px">MORTAL WILD SHAPE</span></span></strong></p><p>Some druids focus on gaining a variety of natural forms at the cost of uses of the ability and forgoing the study of extraplanar forms.</p><p><strong>Class:</strong> Druid.</p><p><strong>Level:</strong> 5th.</p><p><strong>Replaces:</strong> Wild shape.</p><p>You gain most aspects of wild shape, but certain aspects of it are different.</p><p>At 6th level, instead of gaining an additional daily use of wild shape, the druid gains the ability to become a vermin. From this point onward, the number of uses per day is one less than that noted on Table 3-8: The Druid (PH 35).</p><p>At 16th level, instead of gaining the ability to become an elemental, the druid gains the ability to become a Diminutive animal, vermin, or plant.</p><p>At 20th level, the druid gains the ability to become a Gargantuan animal, vermin, or plant.</p><p><strong>Special:</strong> The Natural Spell feat functions with mortal wild shape just as it does standard wild shape.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: teal"><span style="font-size: 15px">VERMIN COMPANION</span></span></strong></p><p>Some druids feel a stronger connection with vermin than animals, and may acquire a vermin companion instead of an animal.</p><p><strong>Class:</strong> Druid or ranger.</p><p><strong>Level:</strong> 1st (druid) or 4th (ranger).</p><p><strong>Replaces:</strong> Animal companion.</p><p>This alternate class feature functions identically to animal companion, except that you must choose a vermin instead. Even though your companion is a vermin, you may affect it with spells as if it were an animal. You may train it as if it were an animal with Intelligence 1. Choose your vermin from the following list.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Vermin Companions</strong></span></p><p><strong>1st-Level or Higher (Level -0)</strong></p><p>Giant ant, worker</p><p>Giant bee</p><p>Giant fire beetle</p><p>Giant termite, worker (Sand)</p><p>Monstrous centipede, Medium</p><p>Monstrous scorpion, Small</p><p>Monstrous spider, Small web-spinner</p><p>Monstrous spider, Medium hunter</p><p><strong>4th-Level or Higher (Level -3)</strong></p><p>Giant ant, soldier</p><p>Giant bombardier beetle</p><p>Giant praying mantis</p><p>Giant termite, soldier (Sand)</p><p>Giant wasp</p><p>Monstrous centipede, Large</p><p>Monstrous scorpion, Medium</p><p>Monstrous spider, Large hunter</p><p>Monstrous spider, Medium web-spinner</p><p><strong>7th-Level or Higher (Level -6)</strong></p><p>Brine swimmer* (Sand)</p><p>Giant ant lion** (Sand)</p><p>Giant stag beetle</p><p>Monstrous centipede, Huge</p><p>Monstrous spider, Large web-spinner</p><p><strong>10th-Level or Higher (Level -9)</strong></p><p>Lesser knell beetle (MM3)</p><p>Monstrous scorpion, Large</p><p>Monstrous spider, Huge (hunter or web-spinner)</p><p><strong>13th-Level or Higher (Level -12)</strong></p><p>Chelicera (MM3)</p><p>Monstrous centipede, Gargantuan</p><p>Monstrous scorpion, Huge</p><p>Monstrous spider, Gargantuan (hunter or web-spinner)</p><p><strong>16th-Level or Higher (Level -15)</strong></p><p>Leechwalker (MM2)</p><p>Monstrous centipede, Colossal</p><p></p><p>*Available only in an aquatic environment.</p><p>**Available only in a desert environment.</p><p></p><p>You probably want to compare this last one to <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/re/20040705a" target="_blank">a similar thing</a> from the Wizards website.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MythMage, post: 3822176, member: 36705"] You might be able to use some of the alternate druid class features I'm developing for my work at Dicefreaks. The mechanics could probably use a little fine-tuning, but I think they should be workable. [b][color=teal][size=4]MORTAL WILD SHAPE[/size][/color][/b] Some druids focus on gaining a variety of natural forms at the cost of uses of the ability and forgoing the study of extraplanar forms. [b]Class:[/b] Druid. [b]Level:[/b] 5th. [b]Replaces:[/b] Wild shape. You gain most aspects of wild shape, but certain aspects of it are different. At 6th level, instead of gaining an additional daily use of wild shape, the druid gains the ability to become a vermin. From this point onward, the number of uses per day is one less than that noted on Table 3-8: The Druid (PH 35). At 16th level, instead of gaining the ability to become an elemental, the druid gains the ability to become a Diminutive animal, vermin, or plant. At 20th level, the druid gains the ability to become a Gargantuan animal, vermin, or plant. [b]Special:[/b] The Natural Spell feat functions with mortal wild shape just as it does standard wild shape. [b][color=teal][size=4]VERMIN COMPANION[/size][/color][/b] Some druids feel a stronger connection with vermin than animals, and may acquire a vermin companion instead of an animal. [b]Class:[/b] Druid or ranger. [b]Level:[/b] 1st (druid) or 4th (ranger). [b]Replaces:[/b] Animal companion. This alternate class feature functions identically to animal companion, except that you must choose a vermin instead. Even though your companion is a vermin, you may affect it with spells as if it were an animal. You may train it as if it were an animal with Intelligence 1. Choose your vermin from the following list. [size=3][b]Vermin Companions[/b][/size] [b]1st-Level or Higher (Level -0)[/b] Giant ant, worker Giant bee Giant fire beetle Giant termite, worker (Sand) Monstrous centipede, Medium Monstrous scorpion, Small Monstrous spider, Small web-spinner Monstrous spider, Medium hunter [b]4th-Level or Higher (Level -3)[/b] Giant ant, soldier Giant bombardier beetle Giant praying mantis Giant termite, soldier (Sand) Giant wasp Monstrous centipede, Large Monstrous scorpion, Medium Monstrous spider, Large hunter Monstrous spider, Medium web-spinner [b]7th-Level or Higher (Level -6)[/b] Brine swimmer* (Sand) Giant ant lion** (Sand) Giant stag beetle Monstrous centipede, Huge Monstrous spider, Large web-spinner [b]10th-Level or Higher (Level -9)[/b] Lesser knell beetle (MM3) Monstrous scorpion, Large Monstrous spider, Huge (hunter or web-spinner) [b]13th-Level or Higher (Level -12)[/b] Chelicera (MM3) Monstrous centipede, Gargantuan Monstrous scorpion, Huge Monstrous spider, Gargantuan (hunter or web-spinner) [b]16th-Level or Higher (Level -15)[/b] Leechwalker (MM2) Monstrous centipede, Colossal *Available only in an aquatic environment. **Available only in a desert environment. You probably want to compare this last one to [url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/re/20040705a]a similar thing[/url] from the Wizards website. [/QUOTE]
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