Brother MacLaren
Explorer
My druid is about to hit level 8, resulting in a vastly expanded array of wild shapes. This raises a few of questions:
1) What constitutes familiarity? Does summoning and observing an animal give the druid familiarity with a form? Or must it be observed in its natural environment?
2) The rhino's charge is an outstanding ability in some instances (such as vs DR). While the 3.5 MM doesn't explicitly say "double damage on a charge," that appears to be the case. Is that correct - should I double all damage, including that from magic fang? What about Power Attack? And yes, I know that I don't get Improved Natural Attack (gore) and so the gore is only 1d8, not 2d6.
3) Str modifiers on a charge appear to work differently for the rhino (3x Str bonus) and triceratops (2x Str bonus), which is odd. Is one a mistake? 2-handed melee weapons do 3x Str bonus on a Spirited Charge, yes?
4) When you cast magic fang on "one natural weapon," is that "claws" or "left claw"? Would a dire ape's Rend attack be subject to DR/magic if only one claw has magic fang on it?
Thanks!
1) What constitutes familiarity? Does summoning and observing an animal give the druid familiarity with a form? Or must it be observed in its natural environment?
2) The rhino's charge is an outstanding ability in some instances (such as vs DR). While the 3.5 MM doesn't explicitly say "double damage on a charge," that appears to be the case. Is that correct - should I double all damage, including that from magic fang? What about Power Attack? And yes, I know that I don't get Improved Natural Attack (gore) and so the gore is only 1d8, not 2d6.
3) Str modifiers on a charge appear to work differently for the rhino (3x Str bonus) and triceratops (2x Str bonus), which is odd. Is one a mistake? 2-handed melee weapons do 3x Str bonus on a Spirited Charge, yes?
4) When you cast magic fang on "one natural weapon," is that "claws" or "left claw"? Would a dire ape's Rend attack be subject to DR/magic if only one claw has magic fang on it?
Thanks!