So far, this is what I have:
1-Ranger 1 (shapeshifter)- Power Attack ??
2-Ranger 2- Aspect of the Beast (claws 1d4)
3-Druid 1 (menhir savant)- Improved Natural Attack (1d6)
4-Druid 2-
5-Ranger 3- Rending Claws
6-Druid 3-
7-Druid 4- Natural Spell
8-Druid 5-
9-Druid 6- Boon Companion.
Useful information- I choose the Animal (Fur) Domain, to be able to get the extra spells, and the +10 feet for 3+Wis rounds per day.
Beyond that, any advice is appreciated
Well... I think that the best methodology here would be to simply use wildshape...
The synergies are excellent. Aspect of the beast is ... alright I guess?
I am not sure why you have Boon Companion if you are taking a Domain...
But I would seriously consider Shapeshifting Hunter... more wildshapes per day and Druid+Ranger levels for Favored Enemies... favored enemy is fantastic.
You can also use the World Walker archetype for Druid to stack ranger levels with druid levels for favored terrains...
So you can have full wild-shapes/day, full favored enemies, and full favored terrains.... pretty excellent.
As for the Natural Weapon style... its good stuff, but there is really no need to have aspect of the beast if you plan on wildshaping. If you want an option for non-wildshaping fights, you can get a totem transformation from pretty much any Totem druid. That being said, I would just take Imp. Natural Attack (Claw) as your level 2 Combat Style feat... you don't need prerequisites for style feats, so this is totally legit.
Seems like you will want to be an animal that has claws primarily, which is a good plan. This being the case, Planar Wild Shape is a great feat, which will net you some SR, some DR/Evil and resist Cold, Acid and Electricity. Anywho, the rending claws feats are pretty underwhelming... seriously. They sound good in theory, but they are actually quite weak.
Well... I think that the best methodology here would be to simply use wildshape...
The synergies are excellent. Aspect of the beast is ... alright I guess?
I am not sure why you have Boon Companion if you are taking a Domain...But I would seriously consider Shapeshifting Hunter... more wildshapes per day and Druid+Ranger levels for Favored Enemies... favored enemy is fantastic.
You can also use the World Walker archetype for Druid to stack ranger levels with druid levels for favored terrains...
So you can have full wild-shapes/day, full favored enemies, and full favored terrains.... pretty excellent.
As for the Natural Weapon style... its good stuff, but there is really no need to have aspect of the beast if you plan on wildshaping. If you want an option for non-wildshaping fights, you can get a totem transformation from pretty much any Totem druid. That being said, I would just take Imp. Natural Attack (Claw) as your level 2 Combat Style feat... you don't need prerequisites for style feats, so this is totally legit.
Seems like you will want to be an animal that has claws primarily, which is a good plan. This being the case, Planar Wild Shape is a great feat, which will net you some SR, some DR/Evil and resist Cold, Acid and Electricity. Anywho, the rending claws feats are pretty underwhelming... seriously. They sound good in theory, but they are actually quite weak.
The main reason I took Aspect of the Beast and Imp Nat Att is that he will be starting at third level, and i want to keep the natural weapons as long as possible.
The 4th level Animal domain power is an animal companion, albeit at druid level-3. Boon Companion will take care of this. I wanted the extra spellcasting and the power, while not completely losing out on the companion.
And, as for favored terrain, I give that up in favor of Shapeshifter's Blessing.
Planar Wild Shape and Powerful Shape are both on the list for later levels.
Thanks for the help.
Just took a look at Shapeshifting Hunter.
Man, is that powerful. I will definitely be taking that.
Would replacing Rending Claws with Shapeshifting Hunter be a good idea?