Unarmored defense not working right with Wild shape

[Jonco 548]

For some reason, my druid/barbarian isn't working with unarmoed defense - When I change into a bear, it gets -2 ac for unarmored defense, and then +3 for constitution (unarmored defense) Why is this happening?

[Aurumworks]

Maybe it's because a bear has a fixed defense of, say, 16 but unamored defense sets your AC to 10+dex+con. And that would conflict.

[VladmirFox]

in RAW the unarmored def would override the Bears stats. Is why well Druid/Monk Multiclass is useful

[Jonco 548]

it's alright, I've decided to respec a monk/circle of spores druid for now - though I do think in 5e unarmored defense would translate into wildeshape...

[Zogtar]

Originally posted by Jonco 548:

it's alright, I've decided to respec a monk/circle of spores druid for now - though I do think in 5e unarmored defense would translate into wildeshape...

It normally should. Not your fault.

[Talithmara]

Originally posted by VladmirFox:

in RAW the unarmored def would override the Bears stats. Is why well Druid/Monk Multiclass is useful

Correct - but Larian wants to keep a low AC game. This is also why a shield negates Unarmored Defense, when it's actually allowed RAW in 5e.

(Disclaimer: Not sure if they let barbarians do it because Shield + Versatile Weapon barbarians are actually very viable in 5e and they MIGHT have allowed it, specifically, but I got Shield Proficiency on Monk through multiclassing and tested it, and my AC went down since I had a +3 Wis modifier, versus +2 from the shield.)

[VladmirFox]

Originally posted by Talithmara:

Originally posted by VladmirFox:

in RAW the unarmored def would override the Bears stats. Is why well Druid/Monk Multiclass is useful

Correct - but Larian wants to keep a low AC game. This is also why a shield negates Unarmored Defense, when it's actually allowed RAW in 5e.

(Disclaimer: Not sure if they let barbarians do it because Shield + Versatile Weapon barbarians are actually very viable in 5e and they MIGHT have allowed it, specifically, but I got Shield Proficiency on Monk through multiclassing and tested it, and my AC went down since I had a +3 Wis modifier, versus +2 from the shield.)

I mean in RAW isn't Shield Bash a Bonus Action soo it effectively lets a raging Barbar get two attacks in or practically free?