Wild Shape

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Wild Shape is an Action gained by Druids at Level 2 that allows them to magically transform into various creatures in order to fight in combat or explore the environment.

See also:  Combat Wild Shape, the  Circle of the Moon enhanced version with extra exclusive forms.

Description

Magically assume the shape of a beast. While in animal shape, you can't talk or cast Spells.

You take on the attributes of your beast form -- excluding your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores.

When your beast form drops to 0 Hit Points, you revert to your normal form.

Properties

Cost:

Action + Wild Shape Charge

Details:

• Grants access to the forms  Wild Shape: Badger,  Wild Shape: Cat,  Wild Shape: Spider, and  Wild Shape: Wolf.
• Your physical Ability Scores ( Strength,  Dexterity, and  Constitution) become the Ability Scores of the creature while Wild Shaped. Your Hit Points and  Armour Class also become that of the transformed creature. You retain the mental Ability Scores ( Intelligence,  Wisdom, and  Charisma) of your original form.
• When you reach 0 Hit Points, you revert back to your original form (with the same Hit Points you had before Wild Shaping). If you take damage that reduces the Wild Shape form's Hit Points below 0, the remaining damage is applied to your original form.
• If you cast a Concentration Spell before entering Wild Shape, entering Wild Shape does not end your Concentration on it.
• You can't cast spells while in Wild Shape,and furthermore can't take any action outside of those available to your Wild Shape.
• Your equipped items are merged into your beast form and do not have any effect until you revert back.
• You retain your normal Skill and Saving throw Proficiencies while Wild Shaped, but the total bonuses for Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution-based rolls are influenced by your new animal form ability scores.
• Your beast form has a fixed number of base Hit Points that increase every two levels that you advance in the Druid class after unlocking each unique creature type. The Hit Point increase is calculated by a factor depending on the shape you are using:
  • Sabre-Tooth, Panther: 1.15
  • Myrmidons, Rothe, Owlbear: 1.2
  • Bear, Badger, Spider: 1.3
  • Wolf: 1.4
• The damage dealt by beast form attacks depends on the form used:
  • 1d4 damage: Bear (Claws), Dire Raven (Beak, Rend Vision), Panther (Bite), Owlbear (Rupture, claws, Crushing Flight)
  • 1d6 damage: Badger (Bite), Spider (Bite), Rothe (Gore, Charge), Panther (Jugular Strike, Pounce)
  • The damage die for all these attacks increases by one size (e.g., from 1d4 to 1d6) at level 4, again at level 8, and again at level 12.
• The DC of the (Special) Attacks of the Wild Shape forms is determined as follows: 8 + Proficiency + WIS Modifier.

Variants

•  Wild Shape: Badger
•  Wild Shape: Cat
•  Wild Shape: Spider
•  Wild Shape: Wolf
•  Wild Shape: Deep Rothé
•  Wild Shape: Panther
•  Wild Shape: Owlbear
•  Wild Shape: Dilophosaurus

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 2: Druid

Notes

• For April Fools 2023, Larian Studios posted a tweet "announcing" a new wild shape for Druids: the Waterdhavian Cheese Wheel.
• Trivia: Aberrant Shape was an Illithid Power Druid Bonus Action in Early Access that morphed the Druid into an Intellect Devourer.

External links

• Wild shape on the Forgotten Realms Wiki