D&D 5E Druid: What You Can Do While you Wildshape

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D&D 5E Druid: What You Can Do While you Wildshape
Nerdarchy explores the Druid character class feature wildshape. More importantly what the 5e druid options while in a wildshape. 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons lets druids begin to use this character power sooner than any other edition of Dungeons and Dragons. The druid is such a strong character class in 5e D&D, but what happens when you start mixing this ability with other Player's Handbook character classes through multiclassing?
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@Nerdarchy 5 жыл бұрын

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@nastube4052 3 жыл бұрын

This is very misleading in terms of Monks. You can NOT use martial arts in wild shape. Wild shapes use natural weapons, which are not unarmed strikes. You can not flurry of blows as a wild shape or use anything that says "unarmed" because you are armed.. with natural weapons. Otherwise a 2 level dip into druid of the moon would give you 2d6 for 4 attacks as a dire wolf at level 7, which is more damage output than a level 20 monk with 1d10 for 4 attacks (this should have been your first clue that this is not allowed). That being said monks do get a ton of class features that will go into wild shape, and their unarmored defense uses THEIR wisdom, which can be 20. You basically end up with WAY more ac with wildshape and monk unarmored.

@gregoryfloriolli9031 5 жыл бұрын

You can go Druid and 2 levels of Wizard - Enchanter for the Hypnotic Gaze ability and become Hypnotoad.

@AbrokennoseOUCH 5 жыл бұрын

Thats amazing!

@walkeronegaming 5 жыл бұрын

ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD

@Cindercrisp 5 жыл бұрын

@@walkeronegaming ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD

@Nerdarchy 5 жыл бұрын

So much yes. Nerdarchist Dave

@anonymous36247 3 жыл бұрын

I thought about hypnotizing people as a snake

@zrgriswold 5 жыл бұрын

*Wildshapes into a songbird and whistles for bardic inspiration*

@devin5201 5 жыл бұрын

Big brain moves.

@Nerdarchy 5 жыл бұрын

Yup getting it done. Nerdarchist Dave

@LordBrittish 5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too. 😆👍

@isakittentje 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too but it really depends on your level :/

@gokification 5 жыл бұрын

GM asks Bard why he took a couple levels in druid. Bard answers. Why it increases the dating pool immensely.

@tishabyte 5 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@theonlymatthew.l 5 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂

@Nerdarchy 5 жыл бұрын

Sigh, bards need to be stopped. Nerdarchist Dave

@kaneo1 3 жыл бұрын

"Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of goodberries!!"

@birdbird5337 5 жыл бұрын

I'd say there is an exception to the no-speaking rule: If you turn into a raven or parrot, you would be able to talk. So still no spells, but you should be able to Turn Undead

@OakOracle 5 жыл бұрын

Turn Undead requires that you present your Holy Symbol as well. Your deity would have to have the Raven/Parrot as a symbol (or I guess you hold it in your talons?)

@Jpteryx 5 жыл бұрын

Certain beasts can speak, like Giant Eagles and Giant Owls. They also could easily hold a holy symbol.

@Nerdarchy 5 жыл бұрын

Might be a loophole. Nerdarchist Dave

@drjobygax 4 жыл бұрын

Also, druids that wild-shape into elementals can speak Terran, Auran, Aquan, or Ignan.

@cjslime8847 3 жыл бұрын

@@OakOracle I love that idea you become your Symbol

@Telleryn 5 жыл бұрын

A druid in t-rex form multiclassed with gloomstalker ranger, being invisible in the dark... :D

@ViniciusSouza-sr4rb 5 жыл бұрын

The Apex Predator

@jacobgelven7194 5 жыл бұрын

Telleryn wait, that’s illegal

@devin5201 5 жыл бұрын

Put your hands behind your back, your tiny, t-rex hands.

@felixrivera895 5 жыл бұрын

That's a 21+ level character

@FaustTheIX 5 жыл бұрын

Felix Rivera polymorph?

@Spiceodog 5 жыл бұрын

I love the idea of a bard druid howling before a hunt as the other wolves are inspired by it's leadership

@nightwingrising5863 5 жыл бұрын

Paladin druid. Cast shield of faith, wild shape into giant snapping turtle. Spend turns either slowly moving or withdrawing to give your allies cover behind you from archers. Your A.C. is a 24 and your prone so range attacks have disadvantage. I shall be your shield!!!

@Nerdarchy 5 жыл бұрын

Operation turtle my ass! Nerdarchist Dave

@crashoverride93637 5 жыл бұрын

Just go tortle for your race instead

@nightwingrising5863 5 жыл бұрын

@@crashoverride93637 it's for the creature size increase and health regen. You are now a large creature so your medium sized companions can use you as cover and as a bonus action on each of your turns you can spend spell slots to regain hp.

@crashoverride93637 5 жыл бұрын

@@nightwingrising5863 i mean you have healing spells you can use as well if your not wildshaped

@nightwingrising5863 5 жыл бұрын

But the point is to stay wildshaped to heal in that form to be their shield for them as they pop out to fire spells or arrows from behind you. If you'r the tortle race you can't be in your shell and heal yourself with healing spells except from a spell like heroism. As a wildshaped animal you can under the circle of the moon. And being wild snapped as the giant turtle still provides your allies with cover while the tortle race does not.

@littlekittyphantommadness9049 3 жыл бұрын

I love the Druid/Monk combination because you're essentially creating Kung Fu Panda.

@Chaxle 5 жыл бұрын

I'm playing a Druid Barbarian. I'm also a halforc which gets relentless endurance. This can be used to keep me in wild shape form and negate the extra damage from attacks carrying over to my normal form.

@Nerdarchy 5 жыл бұрын

Yup great synergy. Nerdarchist Dave

@v1v10rnitier 5 жыл бұрын

Ah yes... THE BEARBARIAN.

@Kurse_of_Kall 4 жыл бұрын

@@v1v10rnitier um it's *DEFINITELY* the barBEARian....

@fluffball6142 3 жыл бұрын

Im thinking scourag aasimar, for the extra dmg, if you take the barbarion to lvl 3 totem bear. Then its pretty relyable as a front line dmg dealer tank.

@ashenwuss1651 5 жыл бұрын

My friend who mains druids has yet to play a druid in our games, as he usually DMs. Well, he's finally getting to play a lvl20 Moon Druid. And, I'm going to play beside the monster. Can't wait to see this Edit: War Sage druid sounds cool. While concentrating, they'd gain a +2 to ac and con saves

@LordBrittish 5 жыл бұрын

He missed the joke. Shapeshifting rogue = Cat burglar.

@anonymous36247 3 жыл бұрын

I had the same thought

@tabletopexpress3429 5 жыл бұрын

Bard druid makes me think of legend of Zelda twilight princess, where you have to howl to the tune of the leafs

@storyspren 5 жыл бұрын

Haven't looked into the specifics so I don't know how good a Chainlock would be with a Druid, but having your familiar speak for you when you're in Wild Shape is a great mental image. Not to mention if your Familiar can fly, you can scout send it to scout when flight is needed before you get to lvl8.

@Nerdarchy 5 жыл бұрын

Yup that works. Fey pact warlock is pretty thematic for a druid. Nerdarchist Dave

@edgeisloveedgeislife5439 4 жыл бұрын

I heard it works great for gift of the ever living ones so combat wild shape healing becomes about twice as effective.

@pjenner79 2 жыл бұрын

I hadn’t thought about the gift.. wow yeah.. also I was thinking AoA but you really need to invest a lot into warlock for effectiveness

@storyspren 2 жыл бұрын

@@pjenner79 You could use the druid slots to upcast it though so no real need to go so far into warlock

@pjenner79 2 жыл бұрын

@@storyspren facepalm I completely forgot that.. wow!

@williamcarline3648 5 жыл бұрын

Ted my man you look just like a good friend of mine who died a few years ago. You even have some of his mannerisms. He loved d&d and I know he would have loved y’alls videos

@masaokun1 5 жыл бұрын

Nice timing! I was already rolling up a druid for my next game! You pretty much covered what I had considered, but I didn't see you mention the race I picked: Kalashtar from Eberron. They also have telepathic communication like the Ghostwise Halfling, and they have some other fun stuff that meshes well. My build will end up as Druid (Moon) 15, Barbarian (Totem[Bear]) 3, Paladin 2. When Raging, they will have resistance to ALL damage, since Kalashtar provides the missing psychic resistance. But otherwise, it's as you mentioned - Unarmored Defense, Rage, and Divine Smite are all super great and IMO worth the 5 levels of dip! My only real concern is burning through spell slots like crazy, but I'll see how it goes. Great stuff as usual, guys!

@DBoyTommie 4 жыл бұрын

Wild shaping Bard/Druid leading a pack of dire wolves..... now that has some bad-ass NPC possibilities.

@DaveJohnsonUT 5 жыл бұрын

Okay. Let me try this once again. 3 and a.....20!!! I finally did it! Now to attune that notification bell. I finally did it!

@Nerdarchy 5 жыл бұрын

Woo hoo! Victory! Nerdarchist Dave

@Philosophocat 5 жыл бұрын

I totally love Dave's druid in the Kharos Stones 🐨🐗🐸

@Nerdarchy 5 жыл бұрын

Vankas was a blast to play. Nerdarchist Dave

@chrisblake4198 5 жыл бұрын

While watching you guys, I came up with the combo I'd try- Eladrin Elf, Chain Warlock/Druid. Archfey Patron and Circle of Dreams Druid. The MToF version of Eladrin allows Fey Step as a bonus action not 'cast Misty Step' as earlier versions did. Chain Warlock would give Voice of the Chain Master letting me speak via my familiar while Wild Shaped. Circle of Dreams ramps up the Fey Flavor even more, and allows me to spot heal without dropping Wild Shape.

@CubanViking79 5 жыл бұрын

Dave mentioned weapon attack excludes wildshape. But if you look at all the attacks in the monster manual, wether tooth or claw, they categorize as a melee weapon attack.

@AdryNT 5 жыл бұрын

VincentCross Exactly! Paladin Smite should work just fine!

@HiroZeroVirus 5 жыл бұрын

eh slight problem here, according to Jeremy Crawford's twitter, Natural Weapons ARE considered melee weapons for the sake of of checks, so all of those battlemaster abilities that just have the prerequisite of attack with a melee weapon work. inversely Natural Weapons ARE NOT unarmed attacks, so most of the Monks abilities do not work while wildshaped unless the creature form you are assuming specifically has an unarmed attack. so... sorry to say the gents... but half the information in this video is backwards in that case.

@Mr911superstar 5 жыл бұрын

Roasted

@jonathanpickles2946 5 жыл бұрын

I think you can still make unarmed attacks using your UA damage dice instead of the animal's attack. So at 5th level you could: - Multi attack; Use animal's best attack twice with extra attack; Use Animal's best attack then unarmed attack then either Marital arts or flurry for more UA attacks. Unarmed attack twice then once or twice more with martial arts or flurry.

@HiroZeroVirus 5 жыл бұрын

Multi attack for a creatures stat block doesnt allow you to make an attack action, multi attack IS the action, so you do not get the monks bonus unarmed OR flurry of blows, also the multi attack is very specific as to what you are attacking with, so you can not sub it out with an UA. yes, you can technically make an UA in wildshape form, but it confers no additional benefit from the natural weapons. so in a way it is worse, as in human form, at least you can make a monk weapon attack and then UA or flurry, but in wildshape, you can only UA and then UA or Flurry. so functionally yes, it is still USABLE, but not to the capacity described.

@CheefChaos 5 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't a bear biting someone be considered a 'unarmed' attack?

@HiroZeroVirus 5 жыл бұрын

not as listed. effects that are unarmed specifically say so. also unarmed is a separate proficiency, where as natural weapons are a natural proficiency, so without having a class option or feat, no creature would then be proficient with their own attack.

@shadow8928 5 жыл бұрын

wild shape = best spy ability, turn into a housefly. even if someone sees you...congrats they saw a fly whoop dee doo XD

@SolarFlairIsBestPony 5 жыл бұрын

Some of what you can do in wildshape depends on the... shape. For example, you can sneak attack in wildshape if an animal can access a finesse weapon. You can even use tools. And really, don't. Forget. Apes. The right primate can probably wear all your stuff really. It also makes the smite beast work for warlocks easily enough by the book... in theory.

@Darknight4434 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly. You could put a small dagger (make it 1d3, whatever) even in the hands of a racoon and they could use it

@SolarFlairIsBestPony 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't even think of something like a raccoon. Nice thinking outside the box.

@villainvoice5143 5 жыл бұрын

The downside to this is that apes have garbage HP and you'll turn back after 1-3 hits. Giant Apes are awesome, but their CR is too high for wildshape and also they're 15x15. Stinks that you can polymorph into a giant ape at level 7, but have to be level 21 to wildshape into one. Need more versions of critters. :( Wouldn't mind seeing a book for Druids on this, perhaps as part of them revamping the "Exploration" pillar of the game. Bring back some more Dire critters, alongside giant or legendary versions.

@SolarFlairIsBestPony 5 жыл бұрын

I'm aware. I've wondered for a long time if it was an intentional thing to do something so heinous as to give you only baby monkeys and too big monkeys. I figured they might add something decent to an expansion at some point. Or there's always homebrew. Dire Ape, Giant Monkey, Gorilla, something, y'know?

@justinhunter5433 4 жыл бұрын

Hey ted and Dave! Been watching all your videos for some time now and wanted to make an extra nerdy comment about how much more structured and easy to follow the videos are recently. They were always great but this helps in terms of my simple mind! Hello from England! Head over sometime and we can hit up a one shot bardic boy band dungeon I’ve been saving for a special occasion! Stay nerdy!

@SchplatJR 5 жыл бұрын

For the Fighter, I read somewhere that the wildshape melee weapons do count for anything that has a “Weapon attack” or “melee weapon attack” requirement. This should give you benefits for things like 1st part of Great Weapon Master or all of Savage attacker. Just look at the Dire Wolf’s bite. It’s classified as a Melee Weapon Attack. You should easily get those fighter bonuses.

@anonymous36247 3 жыл бұрын

I still find those rules really confusing but I think a wolf's bite counts as a melee weapon attack however the wolf does not have a melee weapon, if that makes sense. In other words an ability that affects a weapon attack would work but an effect that targets a melee weapon would not ... unless you used it the very moment the wolf is biting. Or maybe if I'm wrong it wouldn't work at all. I'm not sure. Just go back and read whatever Jeremy wrote

@aderoseimplied 3 жыл бұрын

So glad I found this cause I just had the random thought of druid monk multiclass and the fact that it works is so lit

@GoodOldGamer 3 жыл бұрын

I kinda love the idea of a 3 Bear Totem Barbarian/17 Moon Druid (Bear) character. Manifesting the power of the Bear sounds pretty great thematically.

@agsilverradio2225 5 жыл бұрын

Who would make a better cat burger than a wild-shaped druid? ... A tabaxi rogue!

@MegaPokefan97 5 жыл бұрын

Lovely

@derekishmael4034 4 жыл бұрын

Last I read on the stat block for bear, its bite and claws were listed as melee weapon attack. This helps for manuevers and works against unarmed attack features.

@GoodOldGamer 3 жыл бұрын

A Shepard Druid/Beast Master Ranger could have a bunch of summoned animals, an animal companion, be an animal themselves, and if they're a forest gnome they can also talk to small animals, possibly convincing a bunch of them to join in as well... Would a wild shaped forest gnome be able to talk to his cute animal army since he's speaking their languages? Like an animal general? I suppose they'd have to be the same animal type. With Magic Initiate, they could also have an animal familiar as well. 🤔

@davidalleyn4221 5 жыл бұрын

Some spider wild shape forms have a special poison that if the hp is reduced to 0 the creature is paralyzed for a minute. So with the fighters action surge you can polymorph the opponent into something small, bonus action to wildshape, action surge to attack, the polymorphed creature reverts to normal form but is paralyzed with no way to come out of it short of Greater Restoration or legendary actions. Enjoy a full minute of auto-criting that dragon.

@will6671 3 жыл бұрын

Basic inspiration, musical instrument proficiency in rattle. That rattlesnake be dropping a wicked beat. "Rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat, HISS!"

@thurismundbotheric7598 5 жыл бұрын

You guys seem to have missed the fun combo that is Necromancer/Spore Druid when looking at this.

@DougVehovec 5 жыл бұрын

Check out the Master of Undeath video! ;)

@thurismundbotheric7598 5 жыл бұрын

@@DougVehovec I have, I was just pointing out that they forgot to mention it here

@commanderroddi7742 4 ай бұрын

There are some way to talk: like a Giant Elk has a language, so technically, it could cast a spell like faery fire that has only a verbal component, and apes could cast spells with somatic components, and I will argue that to my grave. Also, great tactic to maintain concentration. For example, cast heat metal on an enemy, then wild shape into a badger and burrow under the ground so nothing can really hit you, or a mobile stealthy beast. for example, I played a druid that used a panther shape to maintain concentration on spells: Cast moonbean, or heat metal or flame sphere or stuff like that (call lightning was fun) and then use my wood elf feat where you could hide in light natural stuff like leaves, smoke, etc, even rain, and stay hiden whil moving the beam or sphere around, or causing the heat metal do do damage. Heat metal on armored dudes is HUGE. I recenlty played a ranger on a one-shot, and ONE level of ranger would be great for the feats you get, and the zephyr strike spell alone! PLUST the froficiencies you get on saves like CON, and I believe Strength and Dex is somethign druids need! It also fits a bit with the nature type. Also, both spells rely on wisdom, so you get some cool spells like hail of thorns and hunter's mark plus you are proficient wiht a long bow which oculd be handy and thmatic for a wood elf.

@Glenevere 5 жыл бұрын

Talkin bout droods ma dudes

@Cindercrisp 5 жыл бұрын

Giant ape / gorilla wildshapes i’d say can use weapons. As they are able to hold it, and your profficiency is unaffected by wildshape

@storyspren 5 жыл бұрын

Flame Blade + ape shape = really fun image :D

@mudpie6927 5 жыл бұрын

They lack opposable thumbs

@SolarFlairIsBestPony 5 жыл бұрын

You don't need thumbs to do most things hands can do, it just helps. Apes use simple tools all the time.

@potato4dawin1 5 жыл бұрын

@@mudpie6927 apes and gorillas have opposable thumbs

@Darknight4434 5 жыл бұрын

@@mudpie6927 but still have functional thumbs

@y2a1979 5 жыл бұрын

For better crossover with Rogue, just take a single level dip into Monk as well. Although not expressly stated as being finesse, the Martial Arts ability lets you attack with Dex instead of Str, and is worded nearly identically to the description of a finesse weapon. And since your(for example) bear claws are the animal equivalent of being unarmed, it *should* work, unless your particular DM is a major stickler for rules being 100% as written.

@0zvm1 2 жыл бұрын

Bout to start a homebrew as a lizardfolk moon druid. I’ve considered going way of the open hand monk a few levels eventually

@andsoooo 5 жыл бұрын

The only thing I would like to add is a Rogue/Druid (Spores) would be pretty nasty. Most uses of wild shape would be for combat via spore attacks/temp hp/poison damage with sneak attack on top with animal transformations for flavor/RP segments.

@marcid.kidding8687 5 жыл бұрын

I love the druid-monk combination, never thought of it that way, thank you, you just doomed my players

@siegmannII 5 жыл бұрын

Kung Fu Panda FTW

@asheronwindspear552 3 жыл бұрын

You retain your INT, WIS and CHA so it means the monks unarmored defence is potentially even stronger.

@louishermann7676 3 жыл бұрын

@@asheronwindspear552 20 WIS raises the Avg AC of beast forms by like 4. XD

@randalfthewizard6446 4 жыл бұрын

I was looking at beast statblocks, and fun fact, most of the attacks I saw in their actions were technically weapon attacks. So, I believe that features that require weapon attacks will work in most wildshapes.

@dcast781227 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been playing as a trickery cleric and decided to multi class Into druid. I just reached level 2 and excited tk be a shape changing trickster!! I wish there were more larger animals associated with trickery so I could keep the theme

@TheBaconWizard 2 жыл бұрын

I realise this video was a while ago, and this information is from a more recent Sage Advice, but natural weapons (such as a bear's claws) are a melee weapon.

@Nerdarchy 2 жыл бұрын

5e gets very confusing when talking about melee weapon attacks sometimes it literally means a melee weapon, but other times it's just a type of attack. Nerdarchist Dave

@TheBaconWizard 2 жыл бұрын

@@Nerdarchy Yeah it's a bit ridiculous. But I am believer in the DM having the final say anyhow rather than rules-lawyering in minute detail. Let the Rule of Cool prevail!

@Joemantler 4 жыл бұрын

The thought of a hippo or T-rex slow falling! :)

@GoodOldGamer 3 жыл бұрын

If the Warlock invocation to see in magical darkness still works as you're wild shaped, that could be pretty wicked to be an animal roaming around in the darkness spell.

@anonymous36247 3 жыл бұрын

I'm playing as a wizard/druid and I spend a lot of time as a lion or spider, but when my hp is diminished and I revert to a human form, I then cast Thunderwave, usually to great effect, since I'd just been tanking. I'm in a group with a gloomstalker and a teifling wizard, so I do absorb a lot of damage and it's nice that when I'm done wild shaping it goes away. Really enjoy the character.

@WolfmanXD 4 жыл бұрын

Yall just gave me a great idea. A circle of the moon/beast master ranger multi class, with the bestial spirit spell. If you choose land creature for your spirit, and a wolf for your animal companion and your wild shape, then they all get pack tactics.

@xelaphalon5805 5 жыл бұрын

Currently Playing a Kenku 3 Paladin (redemption) / 2 Druid (dreams) continuing with more levels druid as we progress. Carry a greataxe made from an axe beak skull that is only used while in the later level transformations such as Ape and Brown Bear. Dole out holy retribution as a gorilla and have cute tea time with the barbarian afterward.

@alopexius 5 жыл бұрын

I love that Ted's basement is a running joke now, poor Ted lmao

@gregkaye5583 3 жыл бұрын

8:39 smites work "when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack" and wouldn't work with a wildshape form that did not wield a melee weapon.

@GoblinLord 2 жыл бұрын

Also, by RAW (so Jeremy Crawford would likely disagree with this since he disagreed with RAW on Paladin Unarmed Smites) most stat blocks have natural weapons listed as Melee Weapon Attacks, meaning you can smite those

@LordCyler 5 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to point out, the Bardic Inspiration feature says your ally needs to be able to hear you, but it doesn't explicitly require you to make any noise. So I don't think you even need to stomp.

@dodobarthel2249 3 жыл бұрын

How can your ally hear you if you aren't making any sound?

@nopejhonson958 5 жыл бұрын

you mean if im an aasamar druid i can be a flying shark or bear

@Bluecho4 5 жыл бұрын

"Be wary of the Sky Sharks They want to nom on your blood If you want to have a future Heed my warning or you'll lose it!" -Steam Powered Giraffe (feat Professor Elemental), _Sky Sharks_

@Nerdarchy 5 жыл бұрын

Yes yes you can. Nerdarchist Dave

@corrylane7283 5 жыл бұрын

Sharks only breath water though.

@nopejhonson958 5 жыл бұрын

@@corrylane7283 you see that doesnt matter, its that it can fly. or are you going to tell me a red dragonborn druid cant breath fire as a shark

@Kurse_of_Kall 4 жыл бұрын

@@nopejhonson958 I would rule that you couldn't when wild shaped, personally. The dragonborn's breath weapon isn't a magical ability, it's based on their anatomy as having draconian heritage.Meaning when you change that anatomy you lose the ability. from dnd.wizards.com: "Let’s look at a white dragon’s Cold Breath and ask ourselves those questions. First, Cold Breath isn’t a magic item. Second, its description mentions no spell. Third, it’s not a spell attack. Fourth, the word “magical” appears nowhere in its description. Our conclusion: Cold Breath is not considered a magical game effect, even though we know that dragons are amazing, supernatural beings." By this ruling it would appear that I am correct. If its not a magical ability it must come from somewhere and the only other source that makes sense is that it is created by their anatomy.

@GoblinLord 2 жыл бұрын

bladesinger druid scares me because you just get those 2 levels to get the bladesong (or a few more) then you go full druid moon then you're a Polar Bear who is protected by magical vibes

@sharkdentures3247 5 жыл бұрын

Damn! No rogue sneak attack while wildshaped? That is HARSH! In Pathfinder or earlier editions of D&D, a rogue/druid would be a awesome combo. (2+ wolves attack you, flank you with 'pack tactics', and suddenly one wolf is biting for a HECK of a lot more damage!)

@brianfoglia5719 2 жыл бұрын

Wondering if swashbuckler would still get sneak attack,.

@WaltRBuck 5 жыл бұрын

I thought it was going to be, "I don't know about the call of the wild, but I do hear the call of nature. Brb, I gotta pee."

@HurricaneBlade1 4 жыл бұрын

Moon Druid 18/Paladin 2. - Your natural weapons count as magic. - Your spell slots can be used to cast Druid or 1st level Paladin spells, heal your beast form, or just smite. - You can probably Lay on Paws for a little extra healing, or something.

@VxdspawnVx 5 жыл бұрын

druid 2/circle of the moon, rogue 3/assassin, and ranger 3/gloomstalker. You can now walk around in darkness as a tiger/dire wolf completely invisible to any creature that uses darkvision which is 95% of all monsters getting free advantage AND crits on anything suprised. If you went to lvl 20 with this you could do druid 10 or 12/circle of moon, rogue 5 or 7/assassin, and ranger 3 or 5/gloomstalker depending on if you want to wild shape into an elephant, get evasion, or get extra attack. If you go extra attack you could make 2 attacks with a giant scorpions sting attack if you assassinate something for atleast 2d10+4 piercing and 8d10 poison

@FluffyAkuma 5 жыл бұрын

Goliath bear totem bard/bear base druid. Thematically super fun. Add the personality of Drax for another pinch of fun

@herrkrabbe148 5 жыл бұрын

Flurry of blows as a bear XD i'm imagining some kung fu panda stuff right now

@UnMaskedVizard101 5 жыл бұрын

Sun soul monk + wildshape bear = laser bear

@thurismundbotheric7598 5 жыл бұрын

@@UnMaskedVizard101 can anyone say Super Sayian Monkey Kamehameha?

@storyspren 5 жыл бұрын

@@UnMaskedVizard101 Sun Soul monk + t-rex wild shape = mini Godzilla

@herrkrabbe148 5 жыл бұрын

@@storyspren think T-Rex has a too high CR

@AttisSoul 5 жыл бұрын

Awaken is a fun spell no matter if your a pure druid or multi but i can see it being very useful for a Druid/Rogue.

@dylaneagen880 5 жыл бұрын

Moon Druid Horizon Walker, a teleporting water elemental. Any attack from any range allows you to teleport 10ft. Grapples count as attacks, so you can use whelm and drown people while teleporting away from their allies through attacking or disengaging. Its two slam multi attacks count as weapon attacks so you can turn one of the attacks into force damage with planar warrior and be able to attack a third time, allowing 30 of teleportation. Since teleportation can occur before an attack you can probably teleport between two and use whelm to draw them in during the third attack (as long as it's used on a third creature), since it doesn't specify any kind of attack and whether or not whelm specifically has to use your attack action. The teleport is also any direction as long as you see it so you could probably teleport over water and use your swim speed of 90ft to go underwater with them. If they don't have a swim speed and break out you can keep whelming them and dragging them further down pretty much guaranteeing that at least two enemies are out of the fight/drowned.

@Mr_Maiq_The_Liar 3 жыл бұрын

generally speaking a "weapon attack" is any attack that isn't a "spell attack". Even if no weapon is involved, such as unarmed attacks, you'll even notice in stat blocks it says stuff like "Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft" you only have to keep out for the phrase "weapon damage" and "an attack with a weapon." Also sadly speaking, bites and claws are not unarmed attacks for a monk. They're natural weapons, and unlike a tabaxxi, it does not say anywhere that these natural weapons are unarmed strike. So while the unarmored AC may be, amazing there's no martial arts, and there's no stunning strike. Which would be amazing on a constrictor snake that can make two attempts to constrict and stun! Also sadly, while extra attack does work, if the beast has multi attack it does not stack because the multiattack action isn't the attack action it's the multiattack action, so you don't get any extra attacks.

@louishermann7676 3 жыл бұрын

Sage Advice my dude, "Any creature can make an unarmed attack." You simply don't use "multiattack". You take the attack action using an unarmed attack and voila, martial arts damage die, extra attack, flurry of blows, and stunning strike. Edit: just remember to use the beast form's STR or DEX.

@jrg305 3 жыл бұрын

The title of the video should be called "multiclassing a circle of the moon druid" not as it is labeled, I assumed it would be about ultilities of certain wild shape forms.

@augustbrown9711 3 жыл бұрын

Same.

@flamebrindger3984 5 жыл бұрын

For the Sorcerer could you use Subtle Spell since it doesn't require verbal or somatic components while in Wildshape? At the expense of a Sorcery Point of course.

@SolarFlairIsBestPony 5 жыл бұрын

By the rules as written.... no, you can't. It just plain says you can't cast spells. It even goes out of the way to mention the ability to speak separately. But as a DM I could see allowing it personally.

@Darknight4434 5 жыл бұрын

No. Just a lvl 18 or higher druid can cast spells while in wild shape, and you ignore verbal components anyway

@Darknight4434 5 жыл бұрын

A class feature to use a spell, so, still a no

@Nerdarchy 5 жыл бұрын

Doesn't matter. You still cast spells. Nerdarchist Dave

@erico4917 4 жыл бұрын

There is a way to Sneak Attack during Wild Shape!!! The Inquisitive subclass of Rogue has the "Insightful Fighting" feature: "If you succeed, you can use your Sneak Attack against that target even if you don't have advantage on the attack roll, but not if you have disadvantage on it." does not specify it requires a finesse or ranged weapon to give Sneak Attack, unlike Swashbuckler's "Rakish Audacity" that says "All the other rules for Sneak Attack still apply to you." In addition, Insightful Fighting is based on an Insight check. If you are a druid, you have high wisdom. Rogue can give you expertise in insight. Some wild shapes have amazing attacks. I think it's a great combination!

@TheNoahThacker 5 жыл бұрын

Fallen Aasimar barbarian Druid that can be a bear with spectral wings that rages. The myth about that creature alone would be amazing. No one would know whatsup

@Jacob-qr8pl 5 жыл бұрын

For the bardic inspiration, i would say if they can come up with something actually inspiring as that animal, i would allow it. But if you are a songbird, easy peasy.

@treadmillgaming5963 4 жыл бұрын

I play a druid monk barbarian, and had to get into the nitty-gritty of what qualifies for the martial arts bonus attack Beasts don't make unarmed attacks, they make natural weapon attacks which are specifically distinct from unarmed attacks. Presumably you are proficient in the natural weapon of the creature you shift into, But it can kind of have a goofy mechanical effect sometimes For instance as a bear, you would make a claw attack, a bite attack, and then an unarmed attack so you hit them with your claws, bite them, and then presumably roundhouse kick them as bear, the roundhouse kick being the weakest portion of that combination LOL

@ShouldaWoulda 4 жыл бұрын

In one of my druid playthroughs, I would role a percentage die whenever I wild shaped to determine if I would keep control or if the animal mind took over.

@daviddaspit4166 2 жыл бұрын

Looking to playing a Druid/Monk in a game. Starting at Level 4 so Druid 3/Monk 1 as a Moon Druid. I'll probably stick with just one level of Monk, mainly for Unarmored Bonus and Bonus Action unarmed strike.

@Endlessvoidsutidos 4 жыл бұрын

great vid quick question dose the druid always use the animals con for concentration checks or is it a choice where they can use their own con if it is higher ?

@Isambardify 4 жыл бұрын

I wild shape into the tarasque... But also I can still pick locks... I have very dextrous bristles

@katrifyrebeats2801 3 жыл бұрын

Using Wild Shape to become a farm animal and act as a spy has a lot of possibilities

@conortilley6051 5 жыл бұрын

Oath of ancients with druid!

@jonahlitman5706 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, I got an idea for my new Deathnoicus (deinonychus Druid build) character! Also I am thinking of becoming a patron for the Coaching with Ted or Dave. Do you guys have a preference? Does one of you have more DMing experience? Thanks!

@Xanderriggs 5 жыл бұрын

I know it's not what you guys normally do, but I'd like to hear more about your experience of playing as a War Wizard. I've always been kind of interested in the class, but I've read a lot of negatives, so I'd like to hear the opinions of someone who actually played it for a while, thanks

@Zr0din 3 жыл бұрын

I missed it if you covered this. Can a Druid perform a Reaction spell (Absorb Elements or Shield if you have it) while inside their Wildshape form? Can a Circle of Stars Druid cast Guiding Bolt from its Star Map in wild shape (a brown bear with a crystal hanging from a chain around the bear's neck)? Normally the Star Map would be adsorbed in the body during transformation but they can CHOOSE to keep it as something they wear as they change forms.

@Zagahotzu 5 жыл бұрын

What about artificer Dont see it working well but would like to know more info about artificer and ideas around them.

@optimus2200 5 жыл бұрын

- so btw you can talk in wild shape if your form allows you to speak. That means you can speak common if you wild shape into a giant eagle because they have their own language ... same to elementals . - stuff that require a weapon attack can work with druid because all their wild shape attack action is listed as weapon attack. Stuff that require a weapon in the other hand that's debatable. but the d&d world consider the claws and such a weapon so I would say yes. cast that holly weapon on the druid :D but it will only effect that only attack. cast it on the claws or the bite for example. - monk multiclassing doesn't work for natural attack because unarmed attack is a separate thing from the attack action that a beast provide. as stated before the beast attacks are considered a weapon attack and because its not an Unarmed attack such as a fist or a headbutt or a kick nor its a monk weapon. it its its own weapon it exclude it from the martial arts bonus attack and flurry of blows.

@Darknight4434 5 жыл бұрын

5e just have weapon or magic attacks. Unarmed strike is considered a weapon attack too

@optimus2200 5 жыл бұрын

@@Darknight4434 yes and no. for example a claw isnt considered an armed attack its a weapon attack. and you cant smite with your unarmed attack. or so some say.

@crashoverride93637 5 жыл бұрын

A 3 rogue swashbucker x moon druid is amazing imo

@PhoenixNorthstar 5 жыл бұрын

Nice idea, though we really need to see the return of the Natural Spell feat from earlier editions (cast spells in wildshape, using animal noises for verbal and natural movements for somatic). I would really like to see a good build for a Druid Bladesinger (wizard), though of course the semi-optional restriction on being an Elf might chafe a little, though it is very thematic.

@SolarFlairIsBestPony 5 жыл бұрын

You're not going to get it. Because that's already built into the druid class. It's just really high level.

@PhoenixNorthstar 5 жыл бұрын

@@SolarFlairIsBestPony I know, Beast spells at level 18. I would still gladly trade an ASI for getting it early.

@atomicash2475 5 жыл бұрын

If a wild shape sorcerer used points subtle spell could they cast? I just need to know if a bunny can shoot fire from his eyes

@TonyHulk 5 жыл бұрын

I had a big issue recently, I played a moon druid so I could do CR1 and was hoping to be a good hitter and meat shield at low levels....now it turns out we went into narrow dungeon and it seems like all the beasts (ones I saw) were "large" that had decent HP etc, so they get disadvantage for smaller spaces. Like dire wolf, bear, tiger, even female steeder if the DM allows it all large, so seems everything else has low HP. Any ideas? Did I miss something? Thanks

@vilkarmooringstead5346 5 жыл бұрын

Pack tactics supplants the rogues sneak attack ability

@benry007 4 жыл бұрын

I really want to do a monk moon druid. Get 6 levels of druid to get saber tooth tiger. Then lots of monk to get extra attacks and really beef up the tiger. As a bonus i would try and get an amulet of health, insigne of claws and bracers if defence. Amulet of health should give the saber tooth an extra 24 hp. I would maybe add barbarian levels late game if i get there. I would also cast darkvision at the start of the day as it should stick when i wildshape as it would be a spell not a racial feature. I'd have like 19 AC, 3-4 attacks at 2d6+5 and 80hp each wildshape. Not OP but holds its own. Edit: and my damage is decent in human form thanks to shilleleigh

@zEr-ne5ri 4 жыл бұрын

@benry007 could you tell me how many levels of each also maybe add two levels of fighter for action surge

@benry007 4 жыл бұрын

@@zEr-ne5ri I would go first 2 levels in druid, then one level monk. 4 more levels in druid to get to druid 6. From there i would go monk the rest of the way. You will need to check this all over with your DM. The combination is in a grey area and you will need your DM to decide how the features work together. As for fighter levels you will want to add these after you have at least druid 6/ monk 5. See if you can get a UA fighting style as the base ones dont really help you as you dont wear armor or wield regular weapons.

@thomasjenkin26 5 жыл бұрын

2 levels of moon druid, 3 levels of beast master ranger, either 1 level of wizard or magic initiate to get find familiar and 1 level of barbarian for rage. Alternatively replace the 1 level wizard or magic initiate with 3 levels of eldrich knight for all their abilities and find familiar. We now have a stampede of angry animals.

@AzraelThanatos 5 жыл бұрын

One AL game I was in had a Bard/Druid/Barbarian character...inspiring via a bear shaped haka...

@Hephera 4 жыл бұрын

you cant use monk's unarmed attacks at the same time as wild shape attacks. wild shape attacks are natural weapons, which is a different thing to unarmed strikes. you can make an unarmed strike in wild shape, but it's in the form of a punch or a kick, it doesnt get the extra damage from claws or teeth etc

@dustindroney5116 2 жыл бұрын

Would you be able to do a sneak attack if you wild shaped into an animal that is able to hold a weapon likes a raccoon, monkey, ape, possum, koala, lemur, giant pandas and some tree frogs have possible thumbs or thumb like appendages they use to manipulate objects?

@mitchellmarquardt9499 4 жыл бұрын

what do you recommend saying to your dm if they don't allow you to do any of your martial arts or ki related stuff. Such as dialing up the damage of unarmed strikes with the martial feature

@windwulfboi 5 жыл бұрын

Hello gentlemen! So I’m commenting with a question about the Druid. It’s the first time playing seriously. I’m running a Druid, and it’s only the second campaign I’ve ever played. I’m playing a Tortle Druid with random stat rolls making him strong wise and hearty, and luckily his other stats all bottom out at 15. I chose to run the Path of the Shepard because I really wanted to take advantage of the spirit totem buffs at early-ish levels, and explain how knows the Elvish language (I had to choose another language apparently) saying he was trained by a wandering Elf who died on his home island. I’m running with a powerhouse Dwarf Fighter, Human Paladin, and Drow Wizard with a Gnome Rogue coming in and out of the campaign because he’s always busy for daily life reasons. During the campaign, after some ten weeks in and getting to fourth level, the party minus the rogue have an in story situation arise where multiple gods whisk our characters apart shortly, and depending on their interactions with said deities/devils the characters were blessed/cursed with a second class. My Druid, because he attacked the deity in his instance because he was reminded of the ship that took him away from his home island leaving him lost in another continent, was blessed by the deity to recall his hunter background (or history from his bio I wrote) from his past to gain Ranger abilities as a show of good faith. Because I’m running a specific Druid archetype, what kind of Ranger subclass would be cool/advantageous to compliment his skill set and stats since he’s basically been used as a direct midfighter in combat and jack of all trades out of it?