Totem druids and other shapeshifting forms

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Griefmaker
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Totem druids and other shapeshifting forms

Post by Griefmaker »

Suggestion:

Totem druids can only shift into their totem forms. No elementals or dragonshape. The exception being the 9th circle spell Shapechange.

Rationale:

Totem druids have an affinity to a specific creature and gain some potentially amazing mechanical powers as well as RP aspects thanks to it. Totem druids have potentially great power, but they are dedicated to it. Heck, they even get unlimited polymorph into that shape now.

Regular non-totem druids will have diversity going for them. That will be a great boon for them. By having the totems restricted to one shape (as they really should, though it would be amusing for their totem spirits to get upset and strip their powers away if they shift into something else), it allows regular druids to have their strength be that versatility. They can have the animal forms, or if needed the elemental forms, or if they dedicate themselves to it, dragonshape.
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