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I would advice you to take Shaping focus at lvl 5 and Planar Wildshape at 7. Getting Wildshape II is more vital. Pounce is truly that good in my opinion.
Getting 5+ attacks in wildshape:
Pick the best medium shape^^ Deinonychus.
Pick the lesser beast totem + lesser Fiend totem.
Now when you full attack and Rage your attack sequence is the following:
Gore, 2 Talons, 2 Claws, Bite
The APG FAQ states different Totem trees can't be taken together
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The APG FAQ states different Totem trees can't be taken together
Oh... I had missed that FAQ. Then though rage powers and wild shape the maximum amount of attack seems to be 5.
If your DM allows dinosaurs go with Deinonychus, it has five separate attacks (two with a -5 penalty). I have a level 9 Druid (Saurian Shaman) / level 1 Fighter who has been using this form for several levels. Even though I can put out more damage in other forms I just love the RP aspect of playing essentially a sentient raptor. Try to get someone in your group to play a bard as each of your attacks will benefit from their performance buff to damage.
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If your DM allows dinosaurs go with Deinonychus, it has five separate attacks (two with a -5 penalty). I have a level 9 Druid (Saurian Shaman) / level 1 Fighter who has been using this form for several levels. Even though I can put out more damage in other forms I just love the RP aspect of playing essentially a sentient raptor. Try to get someone in your group to play a bard as each of your attacks will benefit from their performance buff to damage.
If my copy of the Bestiary is correct The Deinonychus only has 4 attacks and one of them is a secondary attack. I think you've misunderstood the foreclaws attack.
What I am suggestion is that you use the fact that this beast has a weak secondary attack with its "claws" therefore changing it into two claws is quite advantageous.
And since Byrhtnoth wants to use it for Society being medium will help.
The deinychus in the bestiary (unlike the animal companion) has the attacks Melee 2 talons +5 (1d8+2),bite +5 (1d6+2), foreclaws +0 (1d4+1)meaning they have 4 attacks, not 5 (and the foreclaws are secondary)
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Pounce is one of the best attack abilities around. I think you need Beast Shape III to get the rakes though. With your gore that's 6 attacks on a pounce from a saber tooth tiger with horns. I suspect that this will do more damage than 10 attacks from a horned octopus since 8 of those are secondary. It isn't very hard to set up charges if the party is cooperative. Later on Air Walk can also help a lot.
Furious Focus only works with two-handed weapons, so I doubt it will help you here. The Boon Companion feat is like Shaping Focus for the animal companion (+4 levels up to your HD), so I'd highly suggest it. If you're taking Barbarian levels and don't like dying you'll also probably want Raging Vitality.
If the idea of aggravating the DM and other players by being a flying octopus really amuses you maybe you could take levels in Rogue instead of Fighter and Barbarian. If you have your animal companion concentrate on flanking you could do a LOT of sneak attack damage. The idea of an octopus sneaking into places and stealing things also seems vaguely amusing to me.
If my copy of the Bestiary is correct The Deinonychus only has 4 attacks and one of them is a secondary attack. I think you've misunderstood the foreclaws attack.
What I am suggestion is that you use the fact that this beast has a weak secondary attack with its "claws" therefore changing it into two claws is quite advantageous.
And since Byrhtnoth wants to use it for Society being medium will help.
Looks like you are right. We have been doing that wrong for a long time now. I will have to let my DM know. : )
I don't think Helm of the mammoth lord would not provide an attack in wild shape as it would become part of the new shape.
Get a Wyvern Cloak.
There is a feat which makes you celestial in your wild shape and if I recall you can get 1 smite a day with that .... On a pounce with 5 attacks as a dire lion, you can shut down a final boss really fast ;)
Edit: Planar wild shape , that's the name of it :)