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Warden of the Menagerie

About these subclasses

To improve upon Beast Form, allowing to switch between forms at will so you can become a beast to hep as a situation changes. There is no cost but the GM may require a cost or a roll to successfully change under duress.

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Core class
Druid
Warden of the Menagerie

Warden of the Menagerie

Spellcast Trait: Instinct

Improved Beast form. Switch between forms and deal more damage.

Foundation

Switch Form: Once per long rest, you can immediately switch to a new Beast Form while already in Beast Form. When you do so, use a d20 as your Fear die on your first action as this new form.

Beast Speak: While in your Beast Form, you can speak to other beasts of your form or similar species. You have advantage on rolls to persuade, convince or intimidate them.

Specialization

Animal Instincts: While in your Beast Form and an attack against you succeeds, you can mark a Stress to double the Evasion bonus from your Beast Form against the attack.

Fauna Arcana: While in your Beast Form, your attacks deal additional magic damage equal to your Instinct.

Mastery

Heart of the Beast: Once per long rest, when you would mark your last Hit Point while in your Beast Form, you can retain 1 Hit Point but drop out of your Beast Form.

Quick Change: You can use your Switch Form feature an additional time per long rest. And you use a d20 for your Hope die instead.

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Foundation / Specialization / Mastery
Warden of the Menagerie
Druid

Warden of the Menagerie

Foundation

SPELLCAST TRAIT: Instinct

Switch Form: Once per long rest, you can immediately switch to a new Beast Form while already in Beast Form. When you do so, use a d20 as your Fear die on your first action as this new form.

Beast Speak: While in your Beast Form, you can speak to other beasts of your form or similar species. You have advantage on rolls to persuade, convince or intimidate them.

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Warden of the Menagerie
Druid

Warden of the Menagerie

Specialization

Animal Instincts: While in your Beast Form and an attack against you succeeds, you can mark a Stress to double the Evasion bonus from your Beast Form against the attack.

Fauna Arcana: While in your Beast Form, your attacks deal additional magic damage equal to your Instinct.

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Card Backing
Warden of the Menagerie
Druid

Warden of the Menagerie

Mastery

Heart of the Beast: Once per long rest, when you would mark your last Hit Point while in your Beast Form, you can retain 1 Hit Point but drop out of your Beast Form.

Quick Change: You can use your Switch Form feature an additional time per long rest. And you use a d20 for your Hope die instead.

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Card Backing

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