Plant Wild Shape

[sabelo2000]

I can't find a definitive ruling on this in the forum...

According to RAW, when a druid wildshapes she gains extraordinary attacks, but not extraordinary abilities of the new form. She also retains her base type and subtype.

A druid can wildshape into a plant.

According to RAW, plants have certain advantages (Immune to critical hits, etc.) as a part of being the Plant type. These are all listed as 'extraordinary qualities'.

So, according to RAW, when a druid wildshapes into a plant... she doesn't actually get any of the benefits of being a plant?

[silverwolfer]

Just don't go wildshaping into daiy's you would make a horrible chain when you are plucked.

[Urpriest]

Just don't go wildshaping into daiy's you would make a horrible chain when you are plucked.

Silverwolfer, bad jokes really don't help anybody.

OP: Yes, by default you don't gain the Extraordinary Qualities of anything you Wild Shape into, or the Plant type. The benefit of Plant Wild Shape is that Plants often have better ability scores, natural attacks, and Extraordinary Attacks, not that you get immunity to crits or other Plant type benefits.

[Theoboldi]

Silverwolfer, bad jokes really don't help anybody.


Don't bark at him like that. Otherwise he might just leaf. :smalltongue:

[StreamOfTheSky]

If Spell Compendium is available, it has a 4th level druid spell that grants you the Ex qualities of the form you wild shape into.

There is also the Master of Many Forms prestige class, but it doesn't grant it until 7th level (ECL 12-ish), which is later than you'd get the spell. Oh, and the PrC doesn't advance casting at all. So, yeah....

[sabelo2000]

Thanks all.