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Thread: Bear on a bear with some bears
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2013-02-22, 05:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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Bear on a bear with some bears
Does anyone know of an optimized build for a druid that wildshapes into a bear and rides his animal companion that is a bear and he summons more bears when he fights. I though i remember reading a thread about it a while back they even has a sweet picture to represent it. Anywise any build ideas or advise on going about it?
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2013-02-22, 07:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
Another bear thread? Unbearable...
I did find some bear threads via google but not the one you're looking for.
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2013-02-22, 08:31 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
The build, if I remember right was anthropomorphic bear were-bear shifter druid/ bear totem barbarian 1 / bear warrior 1 / druid using wild cohort to get a bear companion.
You are a bear.
Riding a bear.
Who summons bears.
Who shifts into a bear.
Then gets so angry he turns into a bigger bear.
Then shifts to a half bear/half bear were beast.
You end up with strength in the mid 50's by level 20 and 9th level druid spellcasting.
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2013-02-22, 10:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
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2013-02-22, 10:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
If magically flayed, resulting in grumpiness, you could have a bear of a bare werebear there.
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2013-02-22, 12:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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2013-02-22, 12:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
This is the thread I like to look at when thinking of this build.
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=218074
This one works to. Sorry, no picture though.
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showt...php?p=11340636
But I found others...
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2013-02-22, 12:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
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Bear-Druid... You're doing it right.Last edited by PrismCat21; 2013-02-22 at 12:49 PM.
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2013-02-22, 12:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
The trick is to get to get infected after you already got to level 20 so the LA and RHD don't matter.
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2013-02-22, 01:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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2013-02-22, 01:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
I entirely approve of the premise and tenor of this thread. Pawesome work, guys, a real testament to the Playground.
As a side note, I have always enjoyed the urskan race from Frostburn. Far from optimal, but full of coolness. Plus, great d10 magical beast HD, huge Con. Not a bad tank setup, especially with those steelclaws. LA kind of sucks the life out of the concept (tank+LA doesn't mix particularly well).In my dreams, I am currently adruid 20/wizard 10/arcane hierophant 10/warshaper 5.Actually, after giving birth to a galaxy by splitting a black hole, level is no longer relevant.
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2013-02-22, 01:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
One of those pics reminds me of Volibear.
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2013-02-22, 01:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
Are you looking for Bearington Bearman the bearbearian:
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140757
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2013-02-22, 01:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
There's also Bearington Bearman the Barbearian.
Anthropomorphic Black Bear Were-Black Bear Bear Totem Barbarian 1/Bear Warrior 1/Bear Lord 8/Druid 1, with Improved Unarmed Strike, Wild Cohort, and Vow of Poverty.
You're an anthropomorphic bear who turns into a bear, gets angry and also turns into a bear, rides a bear with another bear following behind, talks to bears, summons bears, worships bears, can fight with your bear hands, and carries only the bear essentials in equipment.
It's a very polarizing build, and many people find the bear-rage of bear puns to be rather grizzly, but the looks on their faces after they read it make for a great Kodiak moment.
There...are we done?
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2013-02-22, 06:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
Well, we could be done...
Then again, we've bearly gotten started. I feel like there is a severe lack of pandamonium thus far.
@OP: I believe you could easily achieve that with a standard druid who grabs a bear companion and takes natural spell so you can summon bears while wild-shaped (preferably into a bear). The people here just prefer having ubear-punny builds.
EDIT: Also take ranks in ride if you want to ride on the bear. I hear that that's the koala thing to do these days.Last edited by Woodzyowl; 2013-02-22 at 06:02 PM.
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
Best be careful. If this thread continues I foresee people exercising their right to bear arms...
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2013-02-23, 12:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
There was a Totem Druid variant in dragon mag. It could be found in crystalkeep and thus is also on kindred circle. Basically, you tie yourself to a specific animal and can only get a companion of that type, and can only wildshape into that sort of animal. In return you get to count as 2 levels higher for the companion, and get some additional buffs to your totem shape, including the celestial template and ability to speak...and the ability to use it right from level 1! ...If you can find a 1 HD bear...
I suggest using that for your druid.
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2013-02-23, 01:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
Well, the real question is whether you want to optimize the beariness of your build, or the power level of it. In the former case, you should take the above listed advice and become an unbearably recursive bear. If you merely want to be a bear riding a bear shooting bears though, then you're already basically optimized. A druid 20 with a bear animal companion who usually summons bears is about as good as that build gets, and any additional power should be put into directly improving those aspects of it. Thus, I'd advise doing as druids usually do and put power into the usual things, i.e wildshaping, summoning and animal companion feats and items. You'd already be pretty optimized if you just did regular standard druid stuff, but there's good stuff to improve the bear aspects of the build directly. Stuff like natural bond to make your bear friend more powerful, and augment, greenbound, ashbound and whatever other summoning feats you can find to make the bears you shoot tougher. When it comes to a druid taking either the most powerful options, or the most bear options, from a character build standpoint they're pretty similar.
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2013-02-23, 07:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
I'd like to point out that Totem Shape still counts as wildshape, so you can *still* grab Exalted Wildshape, Abberant Wildshape, Dragon Wildshape (think that's the name), Frozen Wildshape, etc... to expand your options. That's exactly what my "cat lady" Tiger Totem Druid /
LionTiger of Talisid did.
In any case, druid is a plenty powerful class already, even tossing away all the versatility of wildshape it's still a good class, so if you just really want a bear-focus, it will still be fun. Might even be a welcome self-nerf to keep you (slightly) closer in power to the mundanes.
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Re: Bear on a bear with some bears
The Wild Cohort feat for extra bears.
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