Does wild shape change your creature type?

Is creature type indeed a game statistic? The introduction to the Monster Manual tells us yes, creature type is a part of statistics. So absent a Wild Shape sentence telling you to retain your creature type, you become a Beast.

Can a moon Druid use action to wild shape?

A Circle of Moon druid gains the ability to use Wild Shape as a bonus action, but doesn’t lose the ability to use it as an action.

Can a Druid be charmed?

You attempt to charm a humanoid you can see within range. It must make a Wisdom saving throw, and does so with advantage if you or your companions are fighting it. If it fails the saving throw, it is charmed by you until the spell ends or until you or your companions do anything harmful to it.

Do you wild shape into a creature with fewer HD?

I have a Druid in a D&D 3.5 campaign, currently level 2, but I was looking ahead and loving the idea of Wild Shape. The problem is that it is apparently based on Polymorph, which does not explain everything that happens to the player character. What I’m not clear on is: do you keep your full HD when you wild shape into a creature with fewer HD?

What happens to the gear in wild shape?

It’s worth reading both descriptions, as Wild Shape changes a bit of what Alternate Form does. All gear melds, unless it has a specific property that says it doesn’t. Any gear worn or carried by the druid melds into the new form and becomes nonfunctional.

When do druids get the Wild Shape feature?

At low levels, the relatively high AC, climbing speed, and paralytic poison makes this creature a top-notch beast form. Even at higher levels, it can be a useful exploration beast shape. When a Circle of the Moon druid gains the Wild Shape feature at 2nd level, they gain the ability to transform into beasts with a challenge rating of 1 or lower.

Why was wild shape changed in the errata?

Wild Shape was changed in the errata to go off Alternate Form. The website I linked has the updated rules. It’s worth reading both descriptions, as Wild Shape changes a bit of what Alternate Form does. All gear melds, unless it has a specific property that says it doesn’t.