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Caxton
2007-07-18, 07:11 PM
Is there a way to have wild shape without being a druid? I dislike druids but I was looking at the Master of Many Forms which requires wild shape.

Fax Celestis
2007-07-18, 07:20 PM
You could try the Wildshape Ranger Variant (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#ranger).

Everyman
2007-07-18, 07:21 PM
There is a ranger variant which might give you what you're looking for...

FROM http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#ranger

Ranger
A ranger might forgo training in weapon combat in exchange for the ability to take animal form and move swiftly through the woodlands.

Gain
Wild shape (as druid; Small or Medium animals only), fast movement (as barbarian).

Lose
Combat style, improved combat style, combat style mastery.

EDIT: Curse you, Fax! You and your ninja ways!:smallbiggrin:

nerulean
2007-07-18, 07:21 PM
This (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=662842) invaluable resource tells me:


Wild Shape
Druid 5
Ranger variant 5 (UA)
Monk variant... Dragon???
Abolisher 1, ecl 7, Lords of Madness
Lion of Talisad 3, ecl 8, Book of Exalted Deeds
Moonspeaker 5, ecl 13, Races of Eberron
Landforged Walker 5, ecl 10, Eberron: Secrets of Xen'Drik - "plants shape", see text


stacks for wildshape (conditions vary)
Master of Many Forms, Complete Adventurer, stacks for duration and HD, fast at level 3, extraordinary at level 7
Nature's Warrior, Complete Warrior, stacks for duration and HD
Daggerspell Shaper, Complete Adventurer, stacks for duration, gain extra uses, fast wildshape at level 7, enhanced wildshape at level 8
Warshaper, complete Warrior, does not stack with wildshape, but deserves honorably mention for the class abilities
Lion of Talisad, Book of Exalted Deeds, stacks at -2 for duration and HD, odd wording if you don't have druid levels
Abolisher 1, ecl 7, Lords of Madness
Arcane Heirophant, ecl 8, Races of the Wild
Moonspeaker, ecl 9, Races of Eberron, stacks at -5 for hd, duration and size
Stonespeaker Guardian, ecl 7, Races of Stone
Planar Shepherd, ecl 6, Faiths of Eberron

uses wildshape
Primeval, Frostburn, fuzzy wording open to interpretation regarding duration, DM caveat

Special mention
Blighter 3, ecl 8, Complete Divine, undead wildshape
Druid's Vestment, PHB, gain extra use of Wildshape
Primeval 1, Frostburn - gain a feral form
Druid 1, shapeshift variant, Player's Handbook II
Initiate of Horus-Re, feat, Champions of Valor, ecl ?? - wildshape into a hawk
Landforged Walker 5, ecl 10, Eberron: Secrets of Xen'drik - plant shape, see text
Berserk 3, ecl 8, Deities and Demigods - gain a beast form
Druid 16, class variant, Cityscape Web Enhancement, can wildshape into animated objects, see text
Vestment of Verminshape, wondrous item, DMG2, allows wildshape into vermin
Wildshape Amulet, wondrous item, Magic of Faerun, adds +4 to wildshape level
Swift Wild Shape, feat, Complete Champion, wildshape as a swift action
Armor of the Beast, Complete Champion, gain extra use of wildshape
Wavekeeper 7, ecl 12, Stormwrack, turn into a water elemental, see text
Vermin Keeper 1, ecl 6, FR: Underdark, vermin forms, vermin swarms at level 10, see text
Exalted Wild Shape, feat, Book of Exalted Deeds, gain new forms
Swanmay 1, ecl 6, Book of Exalted Deeds, "shift" into a swan

However, if you are prepared to accept ultimate cheese, and by that I mean the same stinky, stinky cheese that Pun Pun is based on, then you could have a look at this (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mb/20050209a) unholy sucker.

Everyman
2007-07-18, 07:22 PM
These aren't the posts you are looking for, Jedi...

(AKA. The forum double-posted me or something.)

Caxton
2007-07-18, 07:38 PM
thanks, that was helpful.

Everyman
2007-07-18, 07:44 PM
Incidently, rangers with this variant actually have use for those Wild Feats.:smallsmile: