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Hi everybody:
So, my party of 5th level PCs was getting beaten up by a gargoyle the other day. The Druid, Ranger, and Wizard were standing on a catwalk 30 ft above a cavern floor. The gargoyle had knocked the Paladin off the edge and the two were engaged on the cavern floor. The Druid then declared that he was going to use Tree Shape to transform into a tree and attempt to fall onto the gargoyle.
I had him make a ranged touch attack (using his normal Dex since he was "aiming" himself before he actually transformed) against the gargoyle, and he hit. I couldn't decide what to do for damage (a tree levering downwards from 30 feet above), so I had him do 8d6, which is the listed damage for a cave-in, IIRC. Then, since the Paladin was adjacent to the gargoyle (and the Druid was a Large tree) I had the Paladin make a Reflex save DC 15, which he failed, so I made him take full damage from the tree as well.
My reading of Tree Shape does not prohibit this use of the spell in any way, and I don't necessarily want to prohibit it myself (although I will if it begins to affect encounter balance). I'm just wondering if there is an easier way to resolve the attack.
Thoughts?