Advice for Wild shape? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Advice for Wild shape? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
journeyman777
08-09-05, 06:03 AM I need advice on what forms are good for a mid lv(5-10) druid. I haven't used wild shape before and would like to know what animals everyone else has found useful.
Pliskit
08-09-05, 07:31 AM Usefulness depends on the situation.

If you mean for combat: you won't be able to compete with your more combat-orientated party members until lvl8, when you get Large wildshape.
I think the Brown Bear is widely concidered the most handy animal for the first few levels thereafter.

In roleplaying situations all kinds of shapes can be useful: a monkey when you want to steal something quietly, a dog if you want to spy around in the big city, a bird when you want to travel long distances or have to cross rivers, crags or whatever...
Harzerkatze
08-09-05, 08:24 AM Best combat forms for mid-level druids out of the top of my mind:
medium:
- black bear (MM) (and not brown, nono)
- crocodile (MM)
- fleshraker dinosaur (MM3)
- spindlespitter dinosaur (MM3)

large:
- fleshraker dinosaur, advanced to large size (MM3)
- polar or brown bear (MM) (which is of course large)
- dire ape (MM)
- dire wolf (MM)
- dire weasel (MM)

You can check the link in my sig, but it is for MMFs, so lots of non-druid forms are there, too, and some forms that are good for druids but not good enough for MMFs are omitted.
Epic Commoner
08-09-05, 08:28 AM Yeah, Harzerkatze is basically the god of shapechanging. In fact, I've considered having my druid/master of many forms take him on as their patron deity.
Pliskit
08-09-05, 10:53 AM I acknowledge his godliness, but I must be VERY mistaken if the Brown Bear is not a Large animal :)
journeyman777
08-09-05, 04:15 PM :bow: :bow: :bow: The MMF Bible was most enlightening. Is there a Druid's Bible around somewhere?
Harzerkatze
08-10-05, 09:56 AM I acknowledge his godliness, but I must be VERY mistaken if the Brown Bear is not a Large animal :)Ack! My bright halo made me mistake the color. After all, by night all cats are gray, and in divine light all bears are white. So it's a black bear, of course.
Maraxus
08-10-05, 10:46 AM The cats are quite good, for the pounce. So go leopard-tiger-dire tiger. Or take the bears for the good strength.
Surreal
08-10-05, 11:21 AM large:
- fleshraker dinosaur, advanced to large size (MM3)

Was there a ruling on advanced animal forms for wildshape? I could have sworn we were limited to just "basic" forms.
Rny2
08-10-05, 01:23 PM interesting
StormCrow42
08-10-05, 03:28 PM See link to druid handbook in sig.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
journeyman777 08-09-05, 06:03 AM	I need advice on what forms are good for a mid lv(5-10) druid. I haven't used wild shape before and would like to know what animals everyone else has found useful.
Pliskit 08-09-05, 07:31 AM	Usefulness depends on the situation. If you mean for combat: you won't be able to compete with your more combat-orientated party members until lvl8, when you get Large wildshape. I think the Brown Bear is widely concidered the most handy animal for the first few levels thereafter. In roleplaying situations all kinds of shapes can be useful: a monkey when you want to steal something quietly, a dog if you want to spy around in the big city, a bird when you want to travel long distances or have to cross rivers, crags or whatever...
Harzerkatze 08-09-05, 08:24 AM	Best combat forms for mid-level druids out of the top of my mind: medium: - black bear (MM) (and not brown, nono) - crocodile (MM) - fleshraker dinosaur (MM3) - spindlespitter dinosaur (MM3) large: - fleshraker dinosaur, advanced to large size (MM3) - polar or brown bear (MM) (which is of course large) - dire ape (MM) - dire wolf (MM) - dire weasel (MM) You can check the link in my sig, but it is for MMFs, so lots of non-druid forms are there, too, and some forms that are good for druids but not good enough for MMFs are omitted.
Epic Commoner 08-09-05, 08:28 AM	Yeah, Harzerkatze is basically the god of shapechanging. In fact, I've considered having my druid/master of many forms take him on as their patron deity.
Pliskit 08-09-05, 10:53 AM	I acknowledge his godliness, but I must be VERY mistaken if the Brown Bear is not a Large animal :)
journeyman777 08-09-05, 04:15 PM	:bow: :bow: :bow: The MMF Bible was most enlightening. Is there a Druid's Bible around somewhere?
Harzerkatze 08-10-05, 09:56 AM	I acknowledge his godliness, but I must be VERY mistaken if the Brown Bear is not a Large animal :)Ack! My bright halo made me mistake the color. After all, by night all cats are gray, and in divine light all bears are white. So it's a black bear, of course.
Maraxus 08-10-05, 10:46 AM	The cats are quite good, for the pounce. So go leopard-tiger-dire tiger. Or take the bears for the good strength.
Surreal 08-10-05, 11:21 AM	large: - fleshraker dinosaur, advanced to large size (MM3) Was there a ruling on advanced animal forms for wildshape? I could have sworn we were limited to just "basic" forms.
Rny2 08-10-05, 01:23 PM	interesting
StormCrow42 08-10-05, 03:28 PM	See link to druid handbook in sig.