The Archdruid's Field Guide

Stranger options for every druid

The Archdruid’s Field Guide is a 5e bestiary of unorthodox beasts, assembled from the field notes of Archdruid Trenzo, a druid who would rather befriend a creature than fight it. Inside are dozens of unusual forms for your druid to Wild Shape into, each one useful, characterful, and a little bit weird.

These are not your standard wolves and bears. Meet a Lyrebird that mimics any sound it has heard, a Pontus Duck that levitates without flapping, a Mantis Shrimp whose punch cracks armor, a two-headed Amphisbaena that can never be surprised, and a Crimson-Breasted Pelican that heals allies with its own blood. Some are real animals stranger than fiction; others are pulled from medieval bestiaries and cryptid lore.

A perfect supplement for:

• Druid players who want Wild Shape forms with real utility and personality instead of the same old beasts.
• Game Masters after offbeat creatures to drop into any 5e game as friends, foes, or curiosities.
• Tables that love flavor, thanks to Trenzo’s warm, funny field notes and margin scribblings on every creature.

What’s inside:

• 30 unorthodox creatures, each with a full 5e stat block compatible with both the 2014 and 2024 rulesets, spanning a wide range of challenge ratings.
• Trenzo’s Notes and a fact sheet for every creature: habitat, diet, temperament, lore, and tips for befriending them.
• An optional Wild Shape rule that ties new forms to what your druid has personally encountered, turning discovery into adventure hooks.
• Handpicked full-color art for every entry, drawn from classic natural history illustration and illuminated bestiaries.

The Archdruid’s Field Guide gives druids a reason to go looking for stranger shapes, and gives everyone at the table a menagerie worth meeting. And if you happen to run into any of these creatures out there, tell them Trenzo says hi.

If Wild Shape is in your future, see our Wild Shape / Polymorph Beast Selection tool to find the right Beast for your situation.