Questions tagged [druid]
For questions about the druid, a common character class in RPGs that is associated with nature and nature-related magic.
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Can a druid speak while in Wild Shape?
Can a druid still talk to the rest of the party while in wild shape? Or can he/she only make animal sounds?
If the latter, how does it interact with Speak With Animals?
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Can a druid's "Giant Insect" attack immediately upon casting?
The level 4 Druid spell "Giant Insect" reads, in part:
You transform [some arthropods] into giant versions of their natural
forms... A centipede becomes a giant centipede [etc.].
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Can a Druid Wild Shaped as a horse use Horseshoes of Speed?
This would probably work better when the Druid has the option to stay indefinitely in Wild Shape form (usually starting around level 16-18, when a single use of Wild Shape lasts 8-9 hours).
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Can the Circle Of Wildfire druid's Enhanced Bond, give the ability to have multiple origin for the multi ray spell type?
In addition, when you cast a spell with a range other than self, the spell can originate from you or your wildfire spirit.
If I cast a multiple ray spell such as Scorching Ray or Eldritch Blast, can ...
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Can a druid use Wild Shape to get rid of a cursed item?
The relevant part of the description of the druid's Wild Shape feature says:
You choose whether your equipment falls to the ground in your space, merges into your new form, or is worn by it. Worn ...
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What interactions apply to a Monk/Druid Multiclass when attacking in wildshape?
The Setup
Moon Druid: 2nd Level
Monk: 6th Level
Wildshaped as: Brown Bear
The wildshape rules state:
You retain the benefit of any features from your class, race, or other source and can use them if ...
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Can a Druid pull a target through other creatures with Thorn Whip?
What blocks the "pull" from Thorn Whip?
Thorn Whip: ...and if the creature is Large or smaller, you pull the creature up to 10 feet closer to you.
As a specific example, the druid pulls a creature ...
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Do ability score improvements apply to a druid's wild shape?
My reading of Wild Shape has always been that your Str, Dex, and Con become exactly that of the beast you shift into, as part of:
Your game Statistics are replaced by the Statistics of the beast, ...
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Are the natural weapon attacks of a druid in Wild Shape magical?
The description for the druid's Wild Shape feature declares that the transformation is magical:
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your action to magically assume the shape of a beast that you have ...
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Does the Entangle spell require existing vegetation?
I'm a first time DM for first-time players. I was very afraid of them all dying really early on because I read that the encounters can be very hard, there are only 4 players instead of the usual 5, ...
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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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Do I lose the benefit of the Spores druid's Symbiotic Entity feature if I gain Temporary Hit Points from a different source?
The Circle of Spores druid's 2nd-level ability Symbiotic Entity reads as follows:
As an action, you can expend a use of your Wild Shape feature to
awaken those spores, rather than transforming into a ...
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Healing a PC with spell resistance
I have a drow in my party that doesn't have a lot of HP. When she's unconscious and bleeding out, I am having trouble stabilizing her—her spell resistance is still active, and I only have a +6 ...
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What happens when a Ranger makes a Wild Shaped Druid into an animal companion?
What would happen if a ranger were to (willingly or unwillingly) turn a druid into their Ranger Companion?
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Can a Druid change Druid circles?
I have a level eight moon druid and would like to maybe change to another type of druid. Can a swap Druid circles ?
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How would a level 20 Moon druid defeat a Forcecage?
How would a lv 20 Moon druid get out of a Forcecage?
Some options I've considered are:
Repeated teleportation attempts
There don't appear to be any teleportation spells that would work from inside a ...
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Can a Druid in Wild Shape cast the spells learned from the feats Telepathic and Telekinetic?
The spells that come with feats Telepathic and Telekinetic can be cast with no verbal, somatic, or material component requirement. Would this mean that a wild shaped druid could cast these spells ...
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If a Wild Shaped Druid takes extreme damage due to the Fire Elemental’s Water Susceptibility trait, does the damage carry over to their normal form?
I had a situation come up in my game tonight where a gunslinger opponent used powerful shot to push the druid, who was wild shaped into a fire elemental, off a ship into the ocean. The fire elemental ...
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Does the added spell damage from the Circle of Twilight Druid's Harvest Scythe get halved on a successful save?
I'm playing a Circle of Twilight druid (a subclass from Unearthed Arcana: Druid) at level 5, and used the Harvest's Scythe ability for the first time with call lightning.
We had a situation where I ...
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How many spells do druids know?
My friends are in a campaign right now, and I made a druid. When we were leveling him up to level 5 like the other PCs, we just gave him however many spells he had spell slots of, which just doesn't ...
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Does the half orc's Savage Attacks trait work when wild shaped?
Does the half-orc's Savage Attacks trait work while Wild Shaped in beast form?
I have a plan for a half-orc Paladin/Druid build, but I want to make sure this aspect of the build works before I play ...
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Does Wild Companion ignore the 1 hour cast time of Find Familiar?
Druid Optional class feature in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, Wild Companion, states:
You gain the ability to summon a spirit that assumes an animal form: as an action, you can expend a use of your ...
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Can the Circle Of Wildfire druid's Enhanced Bond be applied to attack rolls?
The UA Circle Of Wildfire druid has the feature Enhanced Bond, with this text:
The bond with your wildfire spirit enhances your destructive and restorative spells. Whenever you cast a spell that ...
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Does a Druid in Wild Shape need hands to grapple?
The rules for grappling say "using at least one free hand", but there are plenty of examples of creatures that grapple without hands--Giant Toad and Octopus, Giant Constrictor Snake, etc., and many of ...
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Are the beast shape weapon attacks of a Druid, simple or finesse?
Are the beast shape weapon attacks of a Druid, simple or finesse
... especially in conjunction with Monk multiclassing
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Does casting Goodberry activate the Circle of the Shepherd druid's Unicorn Spirit totem?
The Circle of the Shepherd druid's Unicorn Spirit Totem (XGtE, p. 24) says:
The unicorn spirit lends its protection to those nearby. You and your allies gain advantage on all ability checks made ...
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How does concentration work when wild shape is ended through damage?
Consider the following situation (round numbers chosen for easier calculations):
Bob is a human druid.
In caster form Bob has a +0 CON modifier and 100 current HP.
Bob is concentrating on a spell.
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Could a Druid/Pact Blade Warlock use a Pact Blade while in Wild Shape form?
I have a player who would like to multi-class as a Druid and Blade Pact Warlock, using their pact weapon while in Wild Shape form.
In this particular instance, they want to adapt the weapon to fit ...
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Can a wild shaped druid reply to Message?
The wizard casts Message and targets my druid that's currently a wolf.
Wild Shape mentions:
You can’t cast spells, and your ability to speak or take any action that requires hands is limited to the ...
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Does the Shepherd Druid's Mighty Summoner feature apply to creatures summoned through their Faithful Summons feature?
Mighty Summoner says (emphasis mine):
Any beast or fey summoned or created by a spell that you cast gains the following benefits: [...]
Faithful Summons says (emphasis mine):
If you are reduced to ...
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Can a druid remain in animal form indefinitely?
Edition matters, don't bite it before checking the tags...
The PHB does not state the duration of the druid's transformation into animals, only that they can become a bird, a reptile, and a mammal ...
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What effect would allowing non-Medium druids to get different wildshape sizes have on balance?
A druid of 5th level can change into a Small or Medium Animal.
A Large animal at 8th level.
A Tiny animal at 11th level.
A Huge animal at 15th level.
It makes sense for a Halfling, a human or the ...
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Can a druid who has pre-cast Alter Self change the appearance of a creature they Wild Shape into?
As title suggests, I'm wondering about the flexibility of alter self.
If a druid has alter self active and Wild Shapes into a goat, could they use the change appearance option of alter self to look ...
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Is there a means to summon a treant?
So, I have a druid character who will be taking a custom feat called Beckon the Flaming (i.e. Beckon the Frozen from Frostburn with the element types switched):
When you summon a creature or ...
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As a Moon druid, does the Primal Strike feature make my attacks while in Elemental Wild Shape count as magical?
My Circle of the Moon druid reached Level 10.
If I use Elemental Wild Shape to transform into an elemental, do my attacks count as magical?
Rules as written, it seems like the answer is No, as "...
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What creature(s) can a Moon Druid transform into that would benefit from their armor?
The description of the druid's Wild Shape feature says:
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your action to magically assume the shape of a beast that you have seen before. [...]
You choose whether ...
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Druid (Sentinel) Animal Companion Armor
I am new to D&D and I am looking to start. I would like to start a Druid(Sentinel) from Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms whose animal companion is a bear.
My Druid would dislike his animal ...
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Can a druid wildshape into a larger form while surrounded?
Let's say a druid is surrounded by enemies. Maybe they're in a 10ft wide corridor with 2 humanoid enemies on either side. Can they still wildshape into a larger creature? If they can, are the ...
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Is there anything stopping a druid from combining animals to form a new wild shape?
Wild Shape (PHB Pg. 66)
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your action to magically assume the shape of a beast that you have seen before.
Wild shape requires that a druid has seen an animal before ...
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How do druids learn new spells?
I'm playing a 5th edition druid and am getting close to 2nd level spells. I'm aware of these rules (PHB, page 66):
You prepare the list of druid spells that are available for you to
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Can the Shillelagh cantrip be active on two clubs at the same time?
My Druid uses two clubs. Can I have the shillelagh cantrip active on both clubs at once?
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How can I increase the DC of venom
I am playing a druid who has a viper as his animal companion. I'm finding that the DC for the viper's poison (DC 11) makes it less useful as we increase in level. Are there any spells or magical items ...
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Can Druids tame a dinosaur?
In D&D 3.5, the rule book says nothing about a Druid being able to tame or have a velociraptor. Could a Druid tame one and use it as his/her companion?
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Why do many guides say that a dwarf makes a lousy druid?
I made a dwarf druid for a campaign. It seems really good. The extra Constitution is awesome, and I don't need the Charisma, leaving the social interaction to other party members. Even the darkvision ...
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Are the attacks of a Wild Shaped druid considered weapon attacks?
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My character is a druid 3 / ranger 2. I'm considering taking Hunter's Mark as one of my ranger spells, but I'm not sure whether it would trigger while attacking in Wild Shape. The spell says:
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Do lingering effects vanish when you use Wild Shape?
When you are a druid affected by some kind of ongoing effect (such as being poisoned or burning, or whatever) and you switch to your wild shape - do these effects stay?
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Is a Druid's Wild shape multiple or one form?
I'm currently playing my first Druid (currently level 6) in a D&D 3.5e campaign. For the wild shape ability I just can't find anywhere that says whether you choose one wild shape form (e.g. an ...
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Does making a melee weapon attack with Shillelagh still counts as a Strength-based attack?
Playing a melee Circle of Spores Druid and wanting to use that 1d6 extra damage I'd get if I cast Guardian of Nature and take the Primal Beast form. Here are the relevant texts from each spells:
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How does the Charger feat work with multiattack?
If I wildshape into a bear form and have the Charger feat (I'm a human druid with feat variant), can I then use Charger, charge as a bear, use the attack action granted to take a bear's multiattack, ...
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Can the Shepherd druid's Spirit Totem feature be used in Wild Shape?
The druid's Wild Shape feature says, in part (PHB, p. 66-67):
You can't cast spells. [...] You retain the benefit of any features from your class, race, or other source, and can use them if the new ...
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