Zoan

Zoan Devil Fruits
Zoan Devil Fruits are one of the three types of devil fruit classifications, allowing their users to transform into a specific type of animal or creature. Zoan-type devil fruit powers are typically the second most common to find. However, Mythical Zoan devil fruits are extremely rare and difficult to find, similar to logia devil fruits.

Zoan users use their powers a little differently than paramecia and logia types. Instead of being provided with a devil fruit sheet, such as with the other two types of devil fruits, they are instead given a beast stat sheet corresponding to their Zoan animal and must follow the rules below.

Zoan Subtypes
Standard Zoan, Ancient Zoan, and Mythical Zoan are the three subtypes of Zoan devil fruits that define a Zoan user's abilities and what creature they can transform into. Standard zoan subtypes are very common among zoan devil fruit users, whereas Ancient and Mythical Zoans are incredibly rare and nearly impossible to find normally.

• Standard Zoan

Users are typically able to transform into commonly known animals such as dogs, cats, insects, birds, elephants, or even humans. 

• Ancient zoan 

Users can transform into less commonly known ancient creatures or animals such as dinosaurs, mammoths, or other extinct creatures. 

• Mythical Zoan 

Users can transform into incredibly rare creatures that are known only to exist in fiction, such as a phoenix, hydra, or dragon. Mythical zoan users have magical powers that far surpass the abilities that are commonly given to standard or ancient zoan users.

Here are templates you can use to determine the beast form you can transform into using your zoan devil fruit power.

Zoan Type: Standard Zoan (Uncommon)

If the zoan devil fruit you received is uncommon in rarity, the animal you can transform into is likely a commonly seen animal such as a cat, dog, pig, etc.

Zoan Type: Standard Zoan (Rare)

If the zoan devil fruit you received is rare, the animal you can transform into is likely a more ferocious wild animal such as a bear, lion, wolf, gorilla, hawk, etc.

Zoan Type: Ancient Zoan (Very Rare)

If the zoan devil fruit you received is very rare, the animal you can transform into is a beast that lived in ancient times such as a mammoth or dinosaur.

Zoan Type: Mythical Zoan (Legendary)

If the zoan devil fruit you received is legendary, the animal you can transform into is a creature from mythology such as a dragon or phoenix. This type is both the rarest and strongest of all the zoan subtypes.

Beast Shape
If you are a zoan devil fruit user, you can use your action to magically assume the shape of a beast corresponding to your devil fruit (use creature statistics from standard D&D Monster Manual and other books). You can use this feature a number of times determined by the rarity of the devil fruit, as shown in the table below. You regain all expended uses daily at dawn.

The DM will provide you with the stats for your zoan creature, which should be available in a number of D&D 5e resource books or online. If the DM cannot find a fitting stat block for your zoan creature, or it is higher than the CR maximum for your type, they will need to create a custom stat sheet for it. More information on this process is included under the "Custom Zoan Creature Creation" section.

The Devil Fruit's rarity determines the CR range of the beast you transform into at first, and is also shown in the Beast Shapes table below. The zoan creature selected for beast shape does not need to be equal to the Max CR of its rarity type.

Beast Shape

Zoan Rarity      CR Range    Daily Uses        Example

Uncommon        1/8 - 1/2            2                  Wolf

Rare                   1/2 - 2               2                 Brown Bear

Very Rare           2 - 8                  2                 Tyrannosaurus Rex

Legendary          8 - 20                1                 Phoenix

You can stay in a beast shape for a number of hours equal to half your character level (rounded up). You then revert to your normal form unless you expend another use of this feature. You can revert to your normal form earlier by using a bonus action on your turn. You automatically revert if you fall unconscious, become incapacitated by seastone or water, drop to 0 hit points, or die.

While you are transformed, the following rules apply: Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but you retain your alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You also retain all of your skill and saving throw proficiencies, in addition to gaining those of the creature. If the creature has the same proficiency as you and the bonus in its stat block is higher than yours, use the creature’s bonus instead of yours. If the creature has any legendary or lair actions, you can’t use them. When you transform, you assume the beast’s hit points and Hit Dice. When you revert to your normal form, you return to the number of hit points you had before you transformed. However, if you revert as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to your normal form. For example, if you take 10 damage in animal form and have only 1 hit point left, you revert and take 9 damage. As long as the excess damage doesn’t reduce your normal form to 0 hit points, you aren’t knocked unconscious. You can’t cast spells, and your ability take any action that requires hands is limited to the capabilities of your beast form. Transforming doesn’t break your concentration on a spell you’ve already cast, however, or prevent you from taking actions that are part of a spell, such as call lightning, that you’ve already cast. You cannot use your class abilities in your full zoan form.

You choose whether your equipment falls to the ground in your space, merges into your new form, or is worn by it. Worn equipment functions as normal, but the DM decides whether it is practical for the new form to wear a piece of equipment, based on the creature’s shape and size. Your equipment doesn’t change size or shape to match the new form, and any equipment that the new form can’t wear must either fall to the ground or merge with it. Equipment that merges with the form has no effect until you leave the form.

Hybrid Form
As a zoan devil fruit user, you immediately gain certain benefits from your devil fruit. You can increase one ability score of your choice up to the same modifier type value listed on your zoan creature's stat block if there are any ability scores higher than yours. You can only increase one ability score up to your maximum for that score. For example, if you have a Strength score of 10 and your zoan creature has a Strength score of 15, you can increase your Strength score to 15. Also, after this change takes place, you can continue to advance the increased ability score gaining the benefits from further ability score increases from character level advancement, boons, etc.

Additionally, at a higher level, you can use your action to enter a "hybrid" zoan state, combining a mix of qualities from both your humanoid form and beast form together for a temporary period of time. This hybrid form incorporates the strengths of your zoan animal into your character's regular skills and stats. You cannot be in your beast shape and hybrid form at the same time.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Proficiency bonus. The transformation lasts for a number of minutes equal to your half your character level (rounded up), or until you end it as a bonus action, become incapacitated by seastone or water, or fall unconscious. You regain all expended uses daily at dawn.

When you enter your hybrid form, you gain a number of different hybrid feature options equal to 1 + one point for every rarity category higher than common your devil fruit is. The hybrid option features you can choose from are listed below, and last for the duration of the transformation.

Custom Zoan Creature Creation
When rolling for a random zoan-type devil fruit, it is possible to roll a zoan creature that does not have a statblock available in official D&D books that the DM can provide you with. If this is the case, the DM can follow this guide to create a custom creature stat block following the custom monster creation rules starting on page 273 in the standard D&D Dungeon Master's Guide. Make sure to stay within the CR range for the zoan creature, which is determined by the rarity of the devil fruit. If there is a creature you can use as your zoan creature but it happens to be outside of your devil fruit's CR range, have your DM lower its stats to reflect the maximum CR of its CR range.

Alternatively, an easier way to do this is to find a similar creature with an official stat block and with an appropriate CR, then use that stat block as a template or guide. Here are some examples of devil fruits that might not have an official creature stat block, but take inspiration from previously existing statblocks.

Full Zoan Transformation
The User will transform into a homebrew Creature that has to be approved by the mods. The Rules for this transformation are almost the same as for the Wild Shape feature with the changes that you keep your ability to speak 

You can use this ability once per Long Rest.

Zoan Devil Fruits are one of the three types of devil fruit classifications, allowing their users to transform into a specific type of animal or creature. Zoan-type devil fruit powers are typically the second most common to find. However, mythical zoan devil fruits are extremely rare and difficult to find, similar to logia devil fruits.