Editing Seen Animals (section)

= Seen Animals / Seen Beasts =

Beasts '''[[Togar]]''' can use for '''Wild Shape''' (or related druid features). Druids must have '''seen''' a beast before they can assume its form. Each entry links to a '''[[Creatures|creature page]]''' with stats summary and where Togar saw it.

''Update when Togar clearly sees new beasts at the table — add the creature page under [[Creatures]], then link it here.''

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== At a glance ==

{| class="wikitable"
! !!
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| '''Character''' || [[Togar]] (Druid 5 — Circle of the Land, '''Mountain''')
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| '''Wild Shape uses''' || 2 per short or long rest
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| '''Wild Companion''' || Expend 1 Wild Shape use to cast ''find familiar'' (fey spirit form)
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| '''Party level''' || 5th (Session 06 start)
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| '''Wild Shape at 5th level''' || Challenge rating '''1/2 or lower''' · '''swimming''' OK · '''flying''' Wild Shape not yet (8th level)
|}

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== 1. Mountain & Subterranean Beasts (default visuals) ==

Togar encountered these regularly during his '''mountain astronomy studies'''. Treated as '''already seen''' before the campaign began.

{| Beast !! CR !! Page !! Usable @ 5th?
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| '''[[Goat]]''' || 0 || [[Goat]] || '''Yes''' — climbing utility, Sure-Footed
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| '''[[Giant Badger]]''' || 1/4 || [[Giant Badger]] || '''Yes''' — burrow, darkvision
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| '''[[Blood Hawk]]''' || 1/8 || [[Blood Hawk]] || Grounded only (no flying WS)
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| '''[[Giant Wolf Spider]]''' || 1/4 || [[Giant Wolf Spider]] || '''Yes''' — climb, spider climb, venom
|}

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== 2. Campaign-unlocked beasts (backstory & sessions) ==

Forms tied to Togar's background or specific events in the '''Dessarin Valley''' (Sessions 1–5).

{| Beast !! CR !! Page !! Source !! Usable @ 5th?
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| '''[[Wolf]]''' || 1/4 || [[Wolf]] || Session 01 — pacified pack || '''Yes'''
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| '''[[Giant Octopus]]''' || 1 || [[Giant Octopus]] || Background / valley waters || '''No''' (CR 1 — 8th level)
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| '''[[Owl]]''' || 0 || [[Owl]] || Wild Companion || '''Yes''' (familiar, not WS)
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| '''[[Hippogriff]]''' || 1 || [[Hippogriff]] || Session 04 — Feathergale stables || '''No''' (CR 1 + fly — 8th level)
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| '''[[Giant Vulture]]''' || 1 || [[Giant Vulture]] || Session 04 — Feathergale stables || '''No''' (CR 1 — 8th level)
|}

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== 3. Combat & tactical utility (CR 1/2 peaks) ==

Strongest mechanical options at Togar's '''current level''' from mountain explorer training — already seen.

{| Beast !! CR !! Page !! Usable @ 5th?
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| '''[[Warhorse]]''' || 1/2 || [[Warhorse]] || '''Yes''' — 60-ft. speed, Trampling Charge
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| '''[[Crocodile]]''' || 1/2 || [[Crocodile]] || '''Yes''' — swim, restraining bite
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| '''[[Ape]]''' || 1/2 || [[Ape]] || '''Yes''' — climb, opposable thumbs
|}

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== Quick reference (5th level) ==

{| Beast !! CR !! Page !! Usable now?
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| [[Goat]] || 0 || [[Goat]] || '''Yes'''
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| [[Blood Hawk]] || 1/8 || [[Blood Hawk]] || Grounded only
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| [[Giant Badger]] || 1/4 || [[Giant Badger]] || '''Yes'''
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| [[Giant Wolf Spider]] || 1/4 || [[Giant Wolf Spider]] || '''Yes'''
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| [[Wolf]] || 1/4 || [[Wolf]] || '''Yes'''
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| [[Giant Octopus]] || 1 || [[Giant Octopus]] || No (8th level)
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| [[Warhorse]] || 1/2 || [[Warhorse]] || '''Yes'''
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| [[Crocodile]] || 1/2 || [[Crocodile]] || '''Yes'''
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| [[Ape]] || 1/2 || [[Ape]] || '''Yes'''
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| [[Owl]] (familiar) || 0 || [[Owl]] || '''Yes''' (Wild Companion)
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| [[Hippogriff]] || 1 || [[Hippogriff]] || No (8th level)
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| [[Giant Vulture]] || 1 || [[Giant Vulture]] || No (8th level)
|}

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== Rules reminder (5th-level druid) ==

* '''Must have seen''' the beast — every form above has a creature page.
* '''Challenge rating''' 1/2 or lower for Wild Shape at 5th level (unchanged until 8th).
* '''No flying''' Wild Shape until 8th level — blood hawk and hippogriff are '''on the list for later'''; owl uses '''Wild Companion''' instead.
* '''Swimming''' beasts (crocodile; giant octopus when CR allows) OK from 4th level onward.

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== See also ==

* '''[[Creatures]]''' — all creature pages
* '''[[Togar]]''' — character page
* '''[[Session 01 - Arrival in Red Larch]]''' — [[Wolf|wolf]] encounter
* '''[[Session 04 - Feathergale Spire]]''' — [[Hippogriff|hippogriffs]]
* '''[[The Party]]''' · '''[[Session Recaps]]'''

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