Is it the intent of the Savage Vampire template's Wild Shape special quality to allow the vampire to assume a form with more hit dice than he has?
The ability states that the vampire can transform into an animal as if it were a druid of level equal to 10 plus 1/2 his hit dice. I am wondering if the intent was only to give the vampire the abilities of a high level druid as cited in the text - i.e. number of wild shapes per day, size and types of creatures whose form can be taken.
There is no mention of whether or not the new form still cannot exceed the vampire's hit dice.
Thanks!