Originally Posted by
KyleG
It wonder if having combat forms as basically a pool of extra hp is the wrong approach. Maybe your form adds temp hp but you can use all your hp in that form until you fall unconscious. Infact "combat forms" is exactly how you could allow more wildshapes with that form being limited and anything not combat eg. Cr0 being unlimited uses.
But absolutely lean into the druid being a wildshaper with 1/2 casting.
Circle of the land make this more like a ranger or an elementalist even allowing trading of combat wilshapes for enhanced spell casting or metamagic like qualities.
Circle of the shepherd theming remains the same - calling a pack to aid you.
Circle of the moon becomes lycanthropic in nature, hybrid form options perhaps