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Chimeric Animals from Icewind Dale
I've recently discovered the Chimeric Animals from Icewind Dale on DNDBeyond. I'm really curious about what they are, what the lore is behind them, etc. I've looked on the Forgotten Realms wiki, and I ...
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What happens when a PC being infested with Rot Grubs chooses to Wild Shape into a beast?
Some context: We're running the Dragon Heist campaign and had an initially boring "sewers crawl" encounter that I've decided to "spice up" by dropping a bunch of Rot Grubs on ...
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How could you balance a Druid transforming into an owlbear and other monstrosities?
The buzz around the new trailer for the Dungeons & Dragons movie includes much discussion of a scene in which the druid character transforms into an owlbear.
As far as I know there’s no RAW way ...
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In which editions of D&D have druids been able to Wild Shape into owlbears?
In the trailer for the movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, we see a druid character use the Wild Shape ability to turn into an owlbear (timestamped link to trailer). Notably, this ...
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Are there any beasts eligible for the druid's Wild Shape feature that have Legendary or Lair Actions?
The Druid's Wild Shape class feature states, in part:
[...] If the creature has any legendary or lair actions, you can’t use them.
I do not recall ever seeing any creatures with Legendary or Lair ...
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Can a wildshaped druid deal static attack damage? [duplicate]
If, for example, I wildshape into a boar, can I use Tusk to reliably deal 4 damage, rather than rolling 1d6 + 1 damage?
Is this one of the effects of:
Your game Statistics [being] replaced by the ...
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Ice Troll (RotFM) Cold Aura vs. Wild Shape Fire Elemental
In Rime of the Frost Maiden, the Ice Troll has the following ability:
While it's alive, the troll generates an aura of bitter cold that fills the area within 10 feet of it. At the start of the troll'...
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Does using an Owl's "Talons" action while Wild Shaped count as taking the Attack action?
First, a reason this might matter would be a multiclassed Druid/Monk using Wild Shape and hoping to use Flurry of Blows, the latter of which states:
Immediately after you take the Attack action on ...
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Is the Crag Cat or the Dire Wolf the mechanically better Wild Shape choice?
Which is the mechanically superior Wild Shape form in terms of survivability and situational benefits: the Crag Cat (SKT pg. 240) or the Dire Wolf (MM pg. 321)?
I know the Dire Wolf has better stats ...
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Can a Horncaller control a Druid who is using Wild Shape?
In Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica there is an enemy, Horncaller, who has an interesting ability:
One with the Worldsoul. The horncaller chooses one beast it can see within 30 feet of it. If the beast ...
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All I really want are squirrels
The fan-made prestige class scarlet squirrel (see also this question) at level 3 gains the natural ability weresquirrel that, in part, says, "The character can polymorph into any known squirrel form ...
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When a wildshaped Druid is affected by a Ghost's Horrifying Visage, which form ages?
So this came up in yesterday's game; the Druid, while Wildshaped into a dinosaur, rolled a 1 on his save against a Ghost's Horrifying Visage and then aged 20 years.
There was some confusion about ...
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Is this Variant Monstrosity Druid balanced?
In my current campaign, I introduced a crazy scientist that uses mutagens in order to transform into different monsters. It’s really cool and really creepy. One of the characters in the party recently ...
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Which form(s) does the Shadow's Strength Drain attack affect when cast on a Wild Shaped, Shapechanged, Polymorphed or True Polymorphed character?
The Shadow's Strength Drain attack states (Monster Manual, p. 269):
Strength Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) necrotic damage, and the target’s ...
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Does my Giant Crocodile's grapple benefit from my Druid's expertise? (wild shape) [duplicate]
Put another way, when is a grapple(MM) not a grapple(PHB)?
My wild shaped Circle of the Moon druid loves to be a giant crocodile. Big and strong, he can grapple much bigger creatures than our ...
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