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1. #Pathfinder beast shape magic item full#
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3. #Pathfinder beast shape magic item plus#

Turning a few party members into squirrels seems rather tame next to that. By the time a Druid can cast it she can create earthquakes and summon down sunbursts, or simply rip out a target’s mind and leave them a broken mess for months at a time. However, while it’s great fun and can be incredibly useful if you think outside the box, Animal Shapes feels comparatively underpowered for it’s level. If you’re willing to risk the ire of your DM by embarking on an incredibly cheesy plan, you can even assemble a reasonably effective army by gathering up a mob of a few hundred commoners and turning them all into rhinos or giant eagles. If the village is about to be hit by a tsunami you can just gather the population up and turn them into sharks for a couple of hours, or have them hover above the devastation as a flock of seagulls.

#Pathfinder beast shape magic item plus#

The fact that it can be cast on so many people at once is another major plus factor that you can really take advantage of with a bit of creative thinking.

#Pathfinder beast shape magic item portable#

For example, why bother working out a complicated plan with Invisibility spells, Portable Holes and a whole lot of slit throats when you could sneak into the King’s palace by turning the entire party into pigeons and flying over the wall? What Animal Shapes excels at is taking advantage of the more subtle benefits of assuming a new shape. It’s an eighth-level spell, so by the time you’re actually able to cast it turning your Fighter into ten feet of clawed death will probably significantly reduce her killing power. To be honest though, if you’re using Animal Shapes in the hope of enhancing the party’s fighting skills something has probably gone very wrong.

All of the more powerful dinosaurs are out, however, as are elephants, giant sharks and giant apes.Īs far as combat goes, polar bears and giant scorpions offer some of the best options from the official books.

You’re not really too limited in your choice of beasts, as most of the mundane creatures easily fit within the Challenge Rating and Size restrictions. Likewise, they can’t use magical items or cast spells while in animal form and all their equipment melts into their furry new body. It follows virtually identical rules, which means that unlike a creature that has been Polymorphed they retain their mental characteristics when transformed and can still act intelligently and communicate, if not actually speak. In effect, it allows a Druid to share a watered-down version of her Wild Shape ability with the rest of the party – and any other allies able to fit into a 60ft. The only restrictions are that the targets have to be willing and within range when the spell is cast and that they can only be transformed into a Large or smaller beast with a Challenge Rating of four or lower.

#Pathfinder beast shape magic item full#

It allows the caster to turn shapechange as many creatures as they want and lasts up to a full day. Also known as ‘I wish the entire party were Druids’, Animal Shapes is an immensely enjoyable spell that is as useful and powerful as you want it to be.