[Mod Request] Panther/Displacement Beast Mod

[LykoTheReticent]

Hi folks. I think the panthers and/or displacement beasts make a neat base concept for some mod ideas. I have two ideas for two separate mods.

 

1) A class mod, Prowler:

 

Class Concept:

• Combines the darkness powers of Dark Monk, the stealth and initiative/damage bonuses of Assassin, and the druid ability to Shapechange into two specific forms: Panther and Displacement Beast.
• This class can Shapechange into a scaling Panther at eg. Levels 1 - 12.
• At Level 6, this class unlocks the ability to Shapechange into a scaling Displacement Beast from levels 6 - 12.
• Melee stealth class that can utilize their Shapechange to get in, get some damage, and get out. This class is not a tank, but it can take a bit more hits than a squishy archer rogue, especially in cat form. I'd like the Panther and Displacement Beast to be the "core" of this class, so we can play as big cats and still do some good damage and have utility.
• Maybe Strength based because it sounds fun and different to stealth with a mace or hammer, but Dex might make more sense.
• This class is proficient in daggers, swords, maces, hammers, tridents (they need more love), and unarmed combat. Not proficient with bows or crossbows -- I think it should be a melee class to help balance out the ranged stealth characters we already have, and give more options than just Shadow Monk.

Class Abilities:

• The Panther has stealth, sneak attack, bite, claw, leap, and some shadow abilities (unlike druid, I think this class should be able to use some dark magic or abilities while transformed, eg. the Darkness spell.)
• The Displacement Beast has similar traits to the Panther, but also has the abilities of the existing Displacement Beast.
• Shadow Step, Cloak of Shadows, Shadow Strike, Assassin's Alacrity, Assassin: Ambush, Brutal Leap, Darkvision, etc.
• Optional, maybe some ice magic, abilities, on-hit effects, or special interactions with ice. I imagine this class coming from an icy, dark biome and an ice-panther sounds cool (maybe ice-panther is a separate class altogether.)

Why: I felt base-game Druid was very underwhelming while Wildshaped, panthers are not great in combat, and the Displacement Beast comes too late in the game to "build" around in my opinion. I've seen several people on Nexus Mods who love big cats and wish they were better and easier to access. Panther and Displacement Beast fit the idea of stealthy dark cats.

 

 

2) A basic ability mod, Shapechange Panther/Displacement Beast:

• Simply gives a potion that lets you transform into a Panther or Displacement Beast.
• Maybe adds some abilities to Panther to make it better than it is on Druid.
• Not as cool as the class mod idea, but it is probably simpler to make.

Thank you for your time!

Edited September 9, 2023 by LykoTheReticent

[angelpalm]

Is the displacer beast an option for a animal companion? it would be dope if it isn't already.

[LykoTheReticent]

Is the displacer beast an option for a animal companion? it would be dope if it isn't already.

It isn't! At this point I would appreciate just about any mod that gives us Displacer Beast and/or a better Panther! lol.

[LykoTheReticent]

Bump. I would also accept a guide on how to make subclasses or classes so I can make this myself.

 

P.S, thanks to those of you who made the Displacer Beast summon ring and added Displacer Beast to the Ranger class!

[kibana]

This seems to be what you have in mind when it comes to druids wild shape
https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/1148

Summon mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/2529

Dire Wolf for racial reference
https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/2264

BG3-Community-Library is probably gonna be one of your best sources for guides
https://github.com/BG3-Community-Library-Team/BG3-Community-Library/wiki/Building-a-Race-Mod