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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 9765083" data-attributes="member: 52734">Wildshape is one of the most useful abilities in the whole game.  As above, couple it with casting some spells before shifting and it can be especially potent.   Couple it with Animal Friendship, Conjure Animals or doubling up with the spellcaster's familiar or the Ranger's animal companion and you can create a mini party that is excellent at scouting, spying and retrieval.  The bonus hp/temp hp are also quite a boon in combat or even getting through traps.  Using Wildshape for combat is meant for the Moon Druid, for all other Druids, its a very nice ribbon ability that I've seen get tremendous and creative use.Have another use Speak with Animals, Message, Beast Sense, telepathy or the like with another PC and you can remain in constant contact.  In the case of Message, even if you can't talk you can still work out way to communicate with growls, barks or yaps and can still understand.  The Druid might not be able to turn into a bird at first level, but you could always have the Wizard's Raven carry you in Mouse form whereever you want to go...The only change I'd really like to make to Wildshape would be the option to reduce the timeframe by 10 minutes and take another form - change, say from a rat to a cat, or somesuch.And that perhaps Giant Ape/T. Rex wasn't the go-to form for high level Moon druids.  I like Kaiju fights, but not in my D&D.</blockquote>