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Totemic
Druid
In
short:
A Totemic Druid is closely associated with a specific mammal, reptile
or bird, which is believed to represent the druid's spirit. The druid
can shapechange into this animal a number of times per day equal to his
level divided by three. This functions as the shapechanging of normal
druids, except hit points are not gained on the transition. The ability
to become the totemic animal is in addition to the druids granted shapeshifting
powers. The druid can communicate with his totemic animal.
Description:
The Totemic Druid closely identifies with a particular species
of mammal, reptile, or bird. While a typical Totemic Druid stops short
of worshiping his totem animal, he believes that particular animal represents
his spirit. The Totemic Druid picks a normal (real-world) wild mammal,
reptile, or bird as his totem. This creature cannot be larger than a bear
or smaller than a mouse. Some common choices include the black bear, bobcat,
eagle, owl, wolf, rattlesnake, and beaver. In addition his totem animal
must correspond to his branch; if the druid belongs to the desert druid
branch, he can select as his totem only an animal that normally lives
in the desert.
Totemic
Druids tend to adopt characteristics associated with their totem animal.
They feel especially protective of their totem animal in the wild and
want to befriend the creatures. They act to promote the interests of the
totem species and its individual members.
Even if their totem is traditional prey (a deer, for example), they never
hunt the animal, nor do they eat its meat. While they usually do not try
to ban hunting of his totem (except in the case of endangered species),
they oppose cruel or wasteful hunting practices.
Equipment:
The druid should spend his initial allotment of gold pieces entirely on
equipment, as he loses any unspent starting money in excess of 1 gp.
Special
Benefits:
A
Totemic Druid can shapechange into the form of his totem animal a number
of times per day equal to his experience level divided by three (rounded
down), plus one. So, a 3rd to 5th-level Totemic Druid can change twice
per day, a 6th to 8th-level druid can change three times per day, and
so on. This ability functions as normal druidic shapechanging, except
that the druid does not regain hit points when shapechanging into or out
of the totem form; the druid's spirit remains so closely bound with the
totem that he fully experiences any damage the animal form took. The Totemic
Druid can use this shapechanging ability in addition to his shapechanging
granted powers.
A
Totemic Druid can communicate freely with normal or giant examples of
the totem animal species (as with the speak with animals spell). He receives
a +4 bonus to any healing, animal training, animal lore, or animal handling
proficiency checks related to the totem. A druid who doesn't have one
of these proficiencies may behave as though he did when dealing with his
totem animal, but does not apply the +4 bonus.
Source:
The Complete Druid's Handbook
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