5E EXTRAS #1 BY DIBASTET

Wild Shape Redux v3

by Diego Bastet and the Secrets of Alancia team

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 WILD SHAPE ALTERNATIVE • When you first assume a form, choose
Strength, Dexterity or Constitution. For the
Here on Secrets of Alancia we aren't exactly
duration of the transformation, you gain
fond of the current incarnation of Wild Shape.
advantage on checks of the chosen ability.
We never liked abilities that gave you a creature
Additionally, if you chose Strength your
character sheet, and in fact we still have
carrying capacity doubles; if you chose
nightmares with previous editions’ versions...
Dexterity you also don't take damage from
We don't think that a creature's CR is a good
Falling 20 feet or less if you're not
measure to give Player Character abilities, and
Incapacitated; if you chose Constitution
this breaks the natural progression that other
you also gain Temporary Hit Points equal
classes follow. Our version keeps the druid HP
to your druid level, which are lost when you
and stats, standardizes its damage and AC,
change to another form.
while still giving you exploration options.
• Choose two movement types from the list
We fully understand that it makes the druid
below. One of them becomes 40ft, and the
"weaker" than the PHB rendition, and that this
other becomes 20ft.
is a much less simulationist approach than
using monster’s stats, but those are intentional. • You can’t cast spells, and your ability to
Druids of the Circle of the Moon gain speak or take any action that requires hands
increasingly better AC, up until Plate levels, is limited to the capabilities of your beast
and their damage increases like a Cantrip. form. Transforming doesn’t break your
concentration on a spell you’ve already
WILD SHAPE cast, however, or prevent you from taking
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your action to actions that are part of a spell, such as call
magically assume a shape similar to a beast that lightning, that you’ve already cast.
you have seen before. You can use this feature • You retain the benefit of any features from
twice. You regain expended uses when you your class, race, or other source and can use
finish a short or long rest. Your Wild Shape them if the new form is physically capable
lasts for a number of hours equal to half your of doing so.
druid level (rounded down). You then revert to • You choose whether your equipment falls
your normal form unless you expend another to the ground in your space, merges into
use of this feature. If you are knocked your new form, or is worn by it. Worn
unconscious, drop to 0 hit points, or die you equipment functions as normal, but the GM
revert to your normal form. You can also end decides whether it is practical for the new
your Wild Shape on your turn as a bonus action. form to wear a piece of equipment, based
on the creature’s shape and size. Your
While you are transformed, the following rules equipment doesn’t change size or shape to
apply: match the new form, and any equipment
• Your game statistics remain your own, that the new form can’t wear must either fall
except when noted here. to the ground or merge with it. Equipment
• You may change your size to Tiny, Small, that merges with the form has no effect until
Medium, or Large. you leave the form.
• Your AC becomes 13 + Dexterity modifier.
Druid Level – Movement types
• You gain advantage on Wisdom
2 - Walking, Climbing
(Perception) checks.
4 - Swimming (Placing it as your primary
• You gain Darkvision 60ft. movement mode gives you the ability to
• You can roll a d4 in place of the normal breathe water)
damage of your unarmed strike. At the time 6 - Burrow
of the transformation you can choose the 8 - Flying, Spider Climb
form your attack takes, and its damage type
between slashing, piercing or bludgeoning.
Once this option is chosen, you cannot
change it until you enter a different form.
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CIRCLE OF THE MOON
Circle Forms and Primal Strike are reworded.

CIRCLE FORMS
When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you
gain the ability to use Wild Shape on your turn
as a bonus action, rather than as an action.
Additionally, your Wild Shape changes as
follows:
• Your AC becomes 12 + Proficiency bonus
+ Dexterity modifier.
• You can use Wisdom instead of Strength
for the attack and damage rolls of your
unarmed strikes.
• You can roll a d6 in place of the normal
damage of your unarmed strike. The
damage of your unarmed strikes increases
to d8 at level 5, d10 at level 11, and d12 at
level 17.
Finally, while you are transformed by Wild
Shape, you can use a bonus action to expend
one spell slot to regain 1d8 hit points per level
of the spell slot expended.

PRIMAL STRIKE
Starting at 6th level, while in beast form you
can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you
take the Attack action on your turn.
Additionally, your attacks in beast form count
as magical for the purpose of overcoming
resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks
and damage.

ELEMENTAL WILD SHAPE

At 10th level, you can expend two uses of Wild
Shape to transform into an elemental. When
you use this ability, you assume your Combat
Form with the following adjustments:
• For the duration of your wild shape you
have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing damage.
• When you first enter a form, choose acid,
cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. For the
duration of your wild shape you gain
immunity to the chosen damage type, and
your unarmed strikes deal this damage type.

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