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Vulaas
2010-06-04, 05:22 PM
Ok, I'm making up a character who is looking to trade out his spellcasting for features that would improve him while shifted. Can anyone think of any sorts of things that would be even half way to a decent trade for that? Maybe making it an (ex.) ability and some add-ons?

Rannil
2010-06-04, 05:27 PM
Never heard of a druid wanting to loose spellcasting. I checked the ACF topic (http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19872054/Alternative_Class_Features_III?pg=1) on the wizard boards but I don't see one there.
But you could loose almost everything else if you want too.

tyckspoon
2010-06-04, 05:27 PM
For a fair trade? On full casting? You'd have to attach the entirety of the Master of Many Forms or Planar Shepherd Wildshape improvements to the base class, and you're still coming off weaker.

If you don't want quite that extreme, I would at least add the Extraordinary qualities (so you'd get Scent and other special sense methods, along with some more exotic things) of the forms you can already take.

Ernir
2010-06-04, 06:11 PM
Don't play a Druid, play a Wildshape Ranger gone Shapeshift Ranger?

Gametime
2010-06-04, 07:25 PM
Don't play a Druid, play a Wildshape Ranger gone Shapeshift Ranger?

+1 to this. If you don't want spellcasting, you might as well get better BAB and some bonus feats (in exchange for ranger spellcasting).

AstralFire
2010-06-04, 07:34 PM
Another vote for the ranger.

Vulaas
2010-06-04, 07:46 PM
...Why did I not think of this?! Thank you very much for the idea!

Tavar
2010-06-04, 07:51 PM
There's also a Hombrew PRC by the demented one called The Battle Shifter (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74521). It's better if you go into it from druid, as then you actually have some buffs that are worthwhile.

Runestar
2010-06-04, 10:08 PM
Alternatively, simply focus on long duration buffs which carry over to your shapeshifted form. For instance, dragon magic has this line of 4 spells which last all day, and grant uncanny dodge if you have 2 up.