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Can a druid benefit from Barkskin in wildshape?

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#1
zoroaster99
Aug 11, 2014 9:06:08
If a Circle of the Moon druid casts Barskin, and then wildshapes into beast form, can he benefit from the improved armor class from Barkskin while in beast shape?

#2
Tony_Vargas
Aug 11, 2014 13:50:04
The general rules for this sort of thing seems to be that if a spell gives you a new way to calcluate AC (like 13+DEX), it's incompatible with something else that does likewise (like, "you now have an AC of 14"). But, if the spell gives a bonus like +1 AC, then it stacks.

#3
TheMattyLee
Aug 11, 2014 15:31:47
That should work, yeah. You can maintain concentration while Wild Shaping, and the effects of Barkskin are a set AC. I can't see any reason for it not to.

#4
Plaguescarred1
Aug 12, 2014 2:58:23
I agree with TheMattyLee that it should work. Even though you use the beast shape AC statistics, you can keep concentrating on spells you already cast, which means Bark effect should alter your new AC value as well.

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#1 zoroaster99 Aug 11, 2014 9:06:08	If a Circle of the Moon druid casts Barskin, and then wildshapes into beast form, can he benefit from the improved armor class from Barkskin while in beast shape?
#2 Tony_Vargas Aug 11, 2014 13:50:04	The general rules for this sort of thing seems to be that if a spell gives you a new way to calcluate AC (like 13+DEX), it's incompatible with something else that does likewise (like, "you now have an AC of 14"). But, if the spell gives a bonus like +1 AC, then it stacks.
#3 TheMattyLee Aug 11, 2014 15:31:47	That should work, yeah. You can maintain concentration while Wild Shaping, and the effects of Barkskin are a set AC. I can't see any reason for it not to.
#4 Plaguescarred1 Aug 12, 2014 2:58:23	I agree with TheMattyLee that it should work. Even though you use the beast shape AC statistics, you can keep concentrating on spells you already cast, which means Bark effect should alter your new AC value as well.