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<blockquote data-quote="Thurmas" data-source="post: 7574071" data-attributes="member: 6866167"><p>So I just started a second campaign a few weeks ago and chose to play a Wood Elf Moon Druid this time around. Long story short, my character was raised on his family vineyard, roaming the forests around his family land with his companion, a wolf. Returning to his home one day at a young age, he found his family slain, the vineyard burning, and had to fight for his life to escape in the forests, alone with his wolf. He survived alone with his wolf for the next 14 years, shaping much of his early life. That experience with the wolf is the basis for the character.</p><p></p><p>The campaign takes place about 100 years later, and the druid has only just started reintegrating back into society, having watched it grow around him for a number of years.</p><p></p><p>So, after all that and talking to my DM, we've tried to come up with a way to make wild shaping into a Dire Wolf relevant for the entire campaign. <span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Originally, when I did this, I tried to use the Hit Dice that the Dire Wolf has, 1d10+2 (8) per level. It was way too many. It out scaled similar beasts almost every time. I also tried to scale the damage similar to the Champion, with increasing extra attacks (4th attack at 20), but this also scaled poorly. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I came up with a Dire Wolf leveling progression for levels 5-20. Shown is hit points at each level, increases to stats each time your proficiency bonus increases and comparisons between the proposed Dire Wolf stats and comparable beasts at each CR. </span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The comparison looked like this:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span><strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Level</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">1 </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">--- </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">2 </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">---</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">3 </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">---</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">4 </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">---</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">5 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Extra Attack, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">6 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">45 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">7 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">53 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">8 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">61 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">9 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">69 HP, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">10 - 7</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">7 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">11 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">85 HP, Extra Attack (2)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">12 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">93 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">13 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">101 HP, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">14 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">109 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">15 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">117 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">16 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">125 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">17 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">133 HP, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">18 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">141 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">19 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">149 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">20 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">157 HP, Extra Attack (3)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>CR</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">6 - Dire Wolf: 45 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 2d6+4) (22)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">9 - Dire Wolf: 69 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 2d6+5) (24)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">12 - Dire Wolf: 93 HP, 2 Attacks: (3x 2d6+5) (36)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">15 - Dire Wolf: 117 HP, 2 Attacks: (3x 2d6+6) (39)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">18 - Dire Wolf: 141 HP, 2 Attacks: (3x 2d6+7) (42)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>CR</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">6 - CR2 - Cave Bear: 42 HP, 2 Attacks: (1x 1d8+5, 1x 2d6+5) (22)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">9 - CR3 - Giant Scorpion: 52 HP, 3 Attacks: (2x 1d8+2, 1x 1d10+2, 4d10 poison) (31)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">12 - CR4 - Elephant - 76 HP, 2 Attacks: (1x 3d8+6, 1x 3d10+6) (41)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">15 - CR5 - Brontosaurus - 121 HP, 1 Attack: 6d8+5 (32)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">18 - CR6 - Mammoth: 126 HP, 2 Attacks: (1x 4d8+7, 1x 4d10 +7) (54)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>CR</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">10 - CR5 - Earth Elemental: 126 HP, Resist non-magical weapons, 2 Attacks (2x 2d8+5) (28)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">In my opinion, this came out over powered, as good or better than the other options. I scaled the hit points back to 5 per level and changed the damage from extra attacks to increase 1d6 damage per attack at the same point that cantrip damage increases, following the different tiers. My goal was to create something that was not the most hit points or the best damage, but something that was competitive without exceeding at either.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I scaled the hit points back to 5 per level and changed the damage from increasing extra attacks to a single extra attack, then an increase of 1d6 damage per attack at the same point as cantrips damage increase, following the different tiers. My goal was to create something that was not the most hit points or the best damage, but something that was competitive without exceeding at either.</span></span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Level</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">1 </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">--- </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">2 </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">---</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">3 </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">---</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">4 </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">---</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">5 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Extra Attack, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">6 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">45 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">7 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">50 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">8 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">55 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">9 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">60 HP, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">10 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">65 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">11 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">70 HP, +1d6 Damage</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">12 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">75 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">13 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">80 HP, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">14 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">85 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">15 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">90 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">16 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">95 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">17 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">100 HP, +1 to Attack, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC, +1d6 Damage</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">18 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">105 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">19 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">110 HP</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">20 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">120 HP</span></span></p><p></p><p><strong>CR</strong></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">6 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Dire Wolf: 45 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 2d6+4) (22)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">9 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Dire Wolf: 60 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 2d6+5) (24)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">12 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Dire Wolf: 75 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 3d6+5) (31)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">15 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Dire Wolf: 90 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 3d6+6) (33)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">18 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Dire Wolf: 105 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 4d6+7) (42)</span></span></p><p></p><p><strong>CR</strong></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">6 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">CR2 - Cave Bear: 42 HP, 2 Attacks: (1x 1d8+5, 1x 2d6+5) (22)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">9 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">CR3 - Giant Scorpion: 52 HP, 3 Attacks: (2x 1d8+2, 1x 1d10+2, 4d10 poison) (31)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">12 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">CR4 - Elephant - 76 HP, 2 Attacks: (1x 3d8+6, 1x 3d10+6) (41)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">15 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">CR5 - Brontosaurus - 121 HP, 1 Attack: 6d8+5 (32)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">18 - </span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">CR6 - Mammoth: 126 HP, 2 Attacks: (1x 4d8+7, 1x 4d10 +7) (54)</span></span></p><p></p><p><strong>CR</strong></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">10 - CR5 - Earth Elemental: 126 HP, Resist non-magical weapons, 2 Attacks (2x 2d8+5) (28)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">So, with that being said, I'm looking for any thoughts or inputs. Does this look balanced? Criticisms? My one big thought is that, while the Moon Druid is very good at early levels, he falls off sharply. I would like to keep wild shape, and specifically the Dire Wolf, useful throughout all levels and I'm not sure that balancing this against other beasts will achieve that. In that regard it may still be under powered. Or it could be that it is at the appropriate power level and Moon Druid at early levels is over powered, balancing out later. Thanks!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thurmas, post: 7574071, member: 6866167"] So I just started a second campaign a few weeks ago and chose to play a Wood Elf Moon Druid this time around. Long story short, my character was raised on his family vineyard, roaming the forests around his family land with his companion, a wolf. Returning to his home one day at a young age, he found his family slain, the vineyard burning, and had to fight for his life to escape in the forests, alone with his wolf. He survived alone with his wolf for the next 14 years, shaping much of his early life. That experience with the wolf is the basis for the character. The campaign takes place about 100 years later, and the druid has only just started reintegrating back into society, having watched it grow around him for a number of years. So, after all that and talking to my DM, we've tried to come up with a way to make wild shaping into a Dire Wolf relevant for the entire campaign. [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Originally, when I did this, I tried to use the Hit Dice that the Dire Wolf has, 1d10+2 (8) per level. It was way too many. It out scaled similar beasts almost every time. I also tried to scale the damage similar to the Champion, with increasing extra attacks (4th attack at 20), but this also scaled poorly. [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Verdana]I came up with a Dire Wolf leveling progression for levels 5-20. Shown is hit points at each level, increases to stats each time your proficiency bonus increases and comparisons between the proposed Dire Wolf stats and comparable beasts at each CR. [/FONT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]The comparison looked like this: [/FONT][/COLOR][B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Level[/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]1 [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]--- [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]2 [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]---[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]3 [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]---[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]4 [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]---[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]5 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Extra Attack, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]6 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]45 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]7 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]53 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]8 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]61 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]9 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]69 HP, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]10 - 7[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]7 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]11 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]85 HP, Extra Attack (2)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]12 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]93 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]13 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]101 HP, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]14 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]109 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]15 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]117 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]16 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]125 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]17 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]133 HP, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]18 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]141 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]19 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]149 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]20 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]157 HP, Extra Attack (3)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] [B]CR[/B] 6 - Dire Wolf: 45 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 2d6+4) (22) 9 - Dire Wolf: 69 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 2d6+5) (24) 12 - Dire Wolf: 93 HP, 2 Attacks: (3x 2d6+5) (36) 15 - Dire Wolf: 117 HP, 2 Attacks: (3x 2d6+6) (39) 18 - Dire Wolf: 141 HP, 2 Attacks: (3x 2d6+7) (42) [B]CR[/B] 6 - CR2 - Cave Bear: 42 HP, 2 Attacks: (1x 1d8+5, 1x 2d6+5) (22) 9 - CR3 - Giant Scorpion: 52 HP, 3 Attacks: (2x 1d8+2, 1x 1d10+2, 4d10 poison) (31) 12 - CR4 - Elephant - 76 HP, 2 Attacks: (1x 3d8+6, 1x 3d10+6) (41) 15 - CR5 - Brontosaurus - 121 HP, 1 Attack: 6d8+5 (32) 18 - CR6 - Mammoth: 126 HP, 2 Attacks: (1x 4d8+7, 1x 4d10 +7) (54) [B]CR[/B] 10 - CR5 - Earth Elemental: 126 HP, Resist non-magical weapons, 2 Attacks (2x 2d8+5) (28) [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]In my opinion, this came out over powered, as good or better than the other options. I scaled the hit points back to 5 per level and changed the damage from extra attacks to increase 1d6 damage per attack at the same point that cantrip damage increases, following the different tiers. My goal was to create something that was not the most hit points or the best damage, but something that was competitive without exceeding at either. I scaled the hit points back to 5 per level and changed the damage from increasing extra attacks to a single extra attack, then an increase of 1d6 damage per attack at the same point as cantrips damage increase, following the different tiers. My goal was to create something that was not the most hit points or the best damage, but something that was competitive without exceeding at either.[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Level[/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]1 [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]--- [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]2 [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]---[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]3 [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]---[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]4 [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]---[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]5 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Extra Attack, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]6 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]45 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]7 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]50 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]8 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]55 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]9 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]60 HP, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]10 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]65 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]11 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]70 HP, +1d6 Damage[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]12 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]75 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]13 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]80 HP, +1 to Attack Bonus, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]14 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]85 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]15 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]90 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]16 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]95 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]17 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]100 HP, +1 to Attack, Damage, Saves, Skills, AC, Save DC, +1d6 Damage[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]18 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]105 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]19 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]110 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]20 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]120 HP[/FONT][/COLOR] [B]CR[/B] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]6 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Dire Wolf: 45 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 2d6+4) (22)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]9 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Dire Wolf: 60 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 2d6+5) (24)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]12 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Dire Wolf: 75 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 3d6+5) (31)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]15 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Dire Wolf: 90 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 3d6+6) (33)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]18 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Dire Wolf: 105 HP, 2 Attacks: (2x 4d6+7) (42)[/FONT][/COLOR] [B]CR[/B] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]6 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]CR2 - Cave Bear: 42 HP, 2 Attacks: (1x 1d8+5, 1x 2d6+5) (22)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]9 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]CR3 - Giant Scorpion: 52 HP, 3 Attacks: (2x 1d8+2, 1x 1d10+2, 4d10 poison) (31)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]12 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]CR4 - Elephant - 76 HP, 2 Attacks: (1x 3d8+6, 1x 3d10+6) (41)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]15 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]CR5 - Brontosaurus - 121 HP, 1 Attack: 6d8+5 (32)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]18 - [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]CR6 - Mammoth: 126 HP, 2 Attacks: (1x 4d8+7, 1x 4d10 +7) (54)[/FONT][/COLOR] [B]CR[/B] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]10 - CR5 - Earth Elemental: 126 HP, Resist non-magical weapons, 2 Attacks (2x 2d8+5) (28)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] So, with that being said, I'm looking for any thoughts or inputs. Does this look balanced? Criticisms? My one big thought is that, while the Moon Druid is very good at early levels, he falls off sharply. I would like to keep wild shape, and specifically the Dire Wolf, useful throughout all levels and I'm not sure that balancing this against other beasts will achieve that. In that regard it may still be under powered. Or it could be that it is at the appropriate power level and Moon Druid at early levels is over powered, balancing out later. Thanks! [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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