Questions tagged [wild-shape]
For questions about Wild Shape, the ability of D&D and Pathfinder Druids to turn themselves into a variety of animals. It is a shapeshifting effect that allows Druids to become more in tune with nature, allowing them to do things they normally could not or to become more fearsome in battle.
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Vorpal Sword vs. Wildshape
Wild Shape specifies that:
You automatically revert if you fall unconscious, drop to 0 hit points, or die.
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When you transform, you assume the beast’s hit points and Hit Dice. When you revert to ...
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Is there any situation in which a druid can cast spells using a beast's Innate Spellcasting trait?
In Volo's Guide to Monsters, we find the Deep Rothé (CR of 1/4), a beast that has the Innate Spellcasting trait, which reads:
The deep rothé's spellcasting ability is Charisma. It can innately cast ...
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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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What would happen to a package that a druid is holding when they Wild Shape?
In a recent game that I was DMing, the players were tasked with sneaking a parcel of poisonous ingredients to a chef contact they had, in order to poison some high value targets at a banquet.
One of ...
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What happens when you have resistance and Wild Shape into a beast with vulnerability? [duplicate]
So a lot of stuff is written about Wild Shape in the rules and here on this page. One question I have not found asked and especially not found answered yet is:
What happens when I have resistance to ...
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In which editions is it possible for D&D druids to shapeshift/wild shape and breed in their animal forms?
I was talking to some gaming friends during today's happy hour, and this came up. Druids can shape-shift into animals. They can remain in their animal forms for a rather long period of time.
Can they ...
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Does the Poisoner feat interact with Druid's Wildshape?
Specifically, I'm looking for an answer to the first effect of the Poisoner feat:
"When you make a damage roll that deals poison damage, it ignores
resistance to poison damage." Tasha's ...
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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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Would a druid's magic armor (+1, or the like) be able to be converted to barding during wild shape? [duplicate]
A previous discussion from about 7 years ago covered essentially the same topic, but I want to see if any new info has come to light or if opinions have changed since then
Does magic armor resize with ...
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If I'm using the Form of the Exotic Dragon III spell, do I get the Crush special attack?
I have a quick question for a Pathfinder 1e campaign.
If I'm using Form of the Exotic Dragon III, do I get the Crush special attack?
There's nothing stating I do in the spell, per se, but Wild Shape ...
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Can an attacker with Greater Grapple or Rapid Grapple make a full attack action?
This is specifically for Pathfinder 1e.
So, I haven't been able to find the exact answer I'm looking for. I'm a Druid with two ranks in Brawler (technically, it's a home brew Brawler called Beastial ...
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Can a Wild Order druid dismiss Wild Shape?
A Wild Order druid uses the Wild Shape spell to transform into animal form. Can he dismiss it at will? Or does he stay in animal form 'til the duration of spell is over?
I'm a little confused about it ...
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How many hit points can a druid generate per day from Aid with Wild Shape?
Alice is a 2nd level druid with 10 hit points. She receives the benefit of an Aid spell, bumping her to 15 max and current hit points.
She then has a run-in with a couple of goblins, who hurt her for ...
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What happens when the Aid spell ends on a creature while its hit point maximum has been changed to another value?
A number of effects in D&D 5e can change a creature's hit point maximum. Some issues in the specifics of how some features are written can arise when these effects coexist or otherwise interact.
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