I'll also say that Lunar Mend is a complete trap. 1d8 per spell rank is so hideously weak and a total scam considering because of animal forms' low AC, they in general take way more damage than the humanoid forms, so it's horrendously spell slot inefficient to use Lunar mend at all. Why would you ever use Lunar Mend over Cure Wounds which does 1d8+3 instead of 1d8 (or 2d8+3 instead of Lunar mend rank 2) for the same spell slot, on a humanoid druid with 19-21 AC or 30 AC with mirror images who is much more likely to gain from that HP recovery efficiently, and it can be used on allies to boot if necessary.
Animal forms feel so hideously undertuned, it's not even funny. And they don't even make Moon Druid a tankier version than Land druid (the supposed caster equivalent who's supposed to be squishier) because Land Druids with Coast alignment gain Mirror Images as a spell, which is a whoopping 9-6-3 AC benefit on top of their native humanoid 19-21 AC while moon druids do not. It's a real pity, because forms were supposed to be a major defining feature of the class, yet druid regardless of current Circle plays just as a moon beam bot with 1h+shield as Shilleilagh gives more damage on 1h club swing than Polar Bear gives in its own attacks. All while having access to Healing Word with Hellrider's Pride to give people a heal on bonus action that also applies bladeward to them.
And that's using regular forms. The Mindeater form from the tadpole power is by far the worst, just 3 more HP than wolf, its spells have abysmal hit rates, and it's not like it does meaningful damage to compensate for its relative squishiness and being a power that is only single use restored on long rest.
What's worse, Aberrant Shape does not obey the moon druid rule giving shapeshifting as a bonus action, so you waste an entire turn shifting into it as a full action with a measly 21 HP pool that often doesn't survide the next enemy turns before you actually get to use an action yourself in form.
Last edited by Zenith; 30/03/21 03:36 AM.
