I'm sorry if this was already been asked.
When I use wildshape how proficiency works?
do I add my proficiency bonus to the beast attacks?
do I add my proficiency to beast skills? tiger has perception +3 and wisdom +1(12). If i have wisdom +3 (16) what will be my total bonus? if i have proficiency on perception what will be my total bonus?
Can some1 tell me how keen smell works? i can always use it for my perception skills (except for something that is clearly not based on smell like finding a secret door) and so getting advantage on perception check? if some1 is hiding from me i can use keen smell?
p.s. is there an handbook rating druid spells? i like faerie fire and goodberries (i have cantrip covered) but apart from that i have no idea.
I've been curious about that myself. Take a brown bear for example, the bear gets +5 to hit with it's attacks, and it's streangth mod is +4. That would mean it's proficiency is +1. Well, it SAYS to use your proficency if it's higher, so would I be using my +2 proficnecy for a total of +6 to hit?
Attacks: No. You do not get your weapon proficencies. Druids arn't proficent in claws either.
Skills: Yes. You take the higher of your or your beasts skill profiency. So the tiger has +2 and your wis is 16, your bonus would be +5. If you own proficency bonus was +3, you would have +6.
Saves: Yes. Same as skills, you take the higher.
Keen Sense: Advantage to find hidden creatures (or other smelly things) seems to be the intent. Note that if you can't see them, they still get advantage.
And you can find all the guides in the collection of guides thread at the top of the forum.
Thank you mellored for clarifyng those things to me. So will the druid have a bad to hit at higher level? they can't use magic weapons nor increased proficiency.
i checked the guides collection but looks like the spells section in the moon druid guide is missing 
i was wondering if someone already rated them in another thread that i couldn't find.
another1 wrote:
another1 wrote:
Gruff_Ironfist wrote:
Gruff_Ironfist wrote:
The thing is - few Druid forms have much in the way of skill proficiencies - making this a moot point in most cases.
Of all the beasts that Druids can wildshape into - few of them have a skill check higher than +4. My reasons for choosing this number as my cut-off is due to the fact that a 1st level character can easily gain a 14 in any stat they desire (assuming Point Buy) and will typically have a +3 to +4 modifier in their chosen skill proficiencies, with the odd +5 (assuming the skill is Wisdom-based in the case of a druid).
Here is the complete list of wildshape options with skill checks higher than +4 (this includes untrained checks).
- Air Elemental: Dexterity (Acrobatics, Stealth, Sleight of hand) +5
- Allosaurus: Perception +5
- Ape: Athletics +5
- Earth Elemental: Athletics +5
- Elephant: Athletics +6
- Giant Ape: Athletics +9
- Giant Crocodile: Stealth +5
- Giant Octopus: Stealth +5
- Giant Owl: Perception +5
- Giant Shark: Athletics +6
- Giant Spider: Stealth +7
- Giant Weasel: Stealth +5
- Giant Wolf Spider: Stealth +7
- Lion: Stealth +6
- Mammoth: Athletics +7
- Panther: Stealth +6
- Polar Bear: Strength +5
- Rhinocerous: Strength +5
- Saber-Toothed Tiger: Stealth +6
- Tiger: Stealth +6
- Triceratops: Strength +6
- Weasel: Stealth +5
To sum it up, wildshape helps you with athletics (if you skip strenght) and stealth. Considering that you probably have high wisdom and proficiency with perception: 16 wis + proficiency is +5 at lvl 1 (you can still make good use of keen smell)
another1 wrote:
So here's a qustion, then. Can you use downtime to learn proficiency with natural weapons? You can learn all sorts of other proficiencies with practice and time, makes sense for a moon druid to spend time learning how his stuff works best.
Setzer_G wrote: