Druids While Shifted

[Deacon]

I was wondering about the mental state of a druid while he is shifted.  Obviously he can still think for himself, and at like an intelligent being, but can he also speak?  Is the speech limited to animal?

[miltonyorkcastle]

I would suggest, because of the limited vocal capacity of most animals, that, yes, they are limited in speech to animal, unless they are in a form (like dragon shape) that has an expansive vocal system.

Then again, I don't play a druid.

[crazedgoblin]

maybe simple things like "Points his mussel toward the water well" or something else simple?

[Acacea]

Emotes aren't spoken language, though; of course a druid-badger could prance around saying "*Races about with the snarl of ultimate evil that the badger truly is*" and that's cool. It's when a giant wooly bear or something trots up to you and says "Oh my, I seem to have misplaced my spectacles; is that you Robert? It IS! Oh goodness it's been ages dear, how ARE you?" that you start to get weirded out.

[steverimmer]

D&D manual states that....

"....a druid loses her ability to speak while in animal form because she is limited to the sounds that a normal, untrained animal can make, but she can communicate normally with other animals of the same general grouping as her new form. (The normal sound a wild parrot makes is a squawk, so changing to this form does not permit speech)"

[crazedgoblin]

i use animal language while shifted