Started over again as another Druid yesterday because romancingas a hobbit is just too weird. I quite like their flow. Completely stole Wyll's thunder at the goblin-at-the-gates fight by launching myself into battle as the polar bear and roaringly making everyone face me, saving the day and lives of everyone involved (well, except the goblins). I really like the transformation animations. I've always had a bit of a hard time picturing wildchanges happening in my head because of how fast they need to change. The "sculpt out of clay" was a great interpretation of it. The transformation back into human form looks especially great.
I also had a lot of fun with the lash cantrip on my first run (didn't take it on the second because I wanted to try throwing fire), but I never managed to use it for what I really wanted to use it for -- whipping assholes off of ledges. Has anyone else managed to do that? I hope it was only a matter of bad positioning lack from my side.
I also like the new dialogue with Kagha. It makes her seem a little less cartoonish and more reasonable. More like somebody who is currently raging because a certain thief stole one of their most holy symbols and less somebody who just enjoys being cruel to children because she is evil. Oh and I finally realised where the snake goes at the end of the cinematic -- I don't think that's new though that might just be me being thick before.
Help me out here...
New to DnD lore, but I am trying to think of a good reason that my Druid would even enter the Owlbear cave. I get that the one guy was killed, but it seems like an affront to nature to go into the Owlbear's home...kill it in cold blood all while it's cub watches.
I get the Owlbears aren't beasts, they're a monstrosity so I don't know if that helps
I'm just about to head in there myself and there's a few reasons or rationalisations I can think of
1, The Owlbear is, as you say, not really natural themselves. They are quite ravenous beasts, and upsets the natural balance of any environment they settle in. In modern terms, they're an invasive species with no natural enemies.
2, You can surmise that the Owlbear is injured from Edowin's broken spear, so you need to go inside and see if it is in need of aid so you can go all mouse and lion on it and WAIT STOP WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING ME
3, While many Druids would probably consider a predator attacking people to be just how nature be, you don't have to play a Druid who doesn't value human(oid) life over other. Such a mighty beast that attacks people could easily be considered something that needs to be put down -- Druids are not just about protecting nature but also about protecting people
from nature. Granted, this reasoning does not have as much hold since you're so far away from civilization... But having a human-hunting monstrosity right on top of the main trade route between to cities would still be a great worry to this mindset.
4, The enemy of my enemy is my friend! Let's go join up to kill more Absolutists! Hey Owlga, I like the cut of your gib! How about you and HEY WAIT STOP WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING ME AAAaaaaargh
