Comments on: PHB2 Class Review: Druid Combines Control with Melee Strikes http://www.robotviking.com/2009/03/18/phb2-class-review-druid-combines-control-with-melee-strikes/ Gaming Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:49:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: batstek http://www.robotviking.com/2009/03/18/phb2-class-review-druid-combines-control-with-melee-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-278 batstek Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:53:32 +0000 http://www.robotviking.com/?p=678#comment-278 Uh, Druid was up there with cleric for top of the line everything. One feat, natural spell, made it incredibly durable and still a primary caster. At the very least, the core druid outfights the core fighter/ranger/rogue/monk while still retaining castery goodness. Uh, Druid was up there with cleric for top of the line everything. One feat, natural spell, made it incredibly durable and still a primary caster. At the very least, the core druid outfights the core fighter/ranger/rogue/monk while still retaining castery goodness.

]]> By: Philo Pharynx http://www.robotviking.com/2009/03/18/phb2-class-review-druid-combines-control-with-melee-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Philo Pharynx Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:31:42 +0000 http://www.robotviking.com/?p=678#comment-277 The issue with third edition druids was role. You had to figure out what type of druid you wanted to play and build to it. Are you a healer? An elementalist? A wild shaper? It wasn't easy to get more than one of them at a time. Healers had issues because they needed a feat to spontaneously heal, and they didn't have some important spells. For example Blindness is a permanent effect. Druids don't get cure blindness, so they gotta wait a few levels to be able to deal with somebody. (Clerics often didn't have it memorized, but they could fix that the next day.) Elementalist druids weren't as good as sorceror or wizards, but they were tougher. Wild shape dealt with the time if you changed to a new shape and lower bab's. On the GM side wild shape was a pain because all animals are not created equal. I'm looking forward to playing an Avenger. One really nasty idea came to me - an elven avenger of Tempus with a high crit weapon and their channel divinty feat. You can make one attack per encounter a crit, as long as it hits. Well, when you focus on somebody you get two rolls to hit, with two more if you need them. The issue with third edition druids was role. You had to figure out what type of druid you wanted to play and build to it. Are you a healer? An elementalist? A wild shaper? It wasn’t easy to get more than one of them at a time. Healers had issues because they needed a feat to spontaneously heal, and they didn’t have some important spells. For example Blindness is a permanent effect. Druids don’t get cure blindness, so they gotta wait a few levels to be able to deal with somebody. (Clerics often didn’t have it memorized, but they could fix that the next day.) Elementalist druids weren’t as good as sorceror or wizards, but they were tougher. Wild shape dealt with the time if you changed to a new shape and lower bab’s. On the GM side wild shape was a pain because all animals are not created equal.

I’m looking forward to playing an Avenger. One really nasty idea came to me – an elven avenger of Tempus with a high crit weapon and their channel divinty feat. You can make one attack per encounter a crit, as long as it hits. Well, when you focus on somebody you get two rolls to hit, with two more if you need them.

]]> By: mordicai http://www.robotviking.com/2009/03/18/phb2-class-review-druid-combines-control-with-melee-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-275 mordicai Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:45:54 +0000 http://www.robotviking.com/?p=678#comment-275 Hold on, let me weigh in before I get to the meat of the review: 3rd Ed Druids SUCKED? You mean those guys who could shapeshift into bears & could expend any slot to turn it into a summon monster? Yeah, my groups experience was VASTLY different; we hated the druid because we'd take our turns at the table, then the druids would come up: "Okay, Claw. Claw. Free Rend. Bite. Now I've got my animal companion...Pounce. Claw. Claw. Bite. Okay, now I've got my summoned creatures...." Yeah, Druids were hella tough. Hold on, let me weigh in before I get to the meat of the review: 3rd Ed Druids SUCKED? You mean those guys who could shapeshift into bears & could expend any slot to turn it into a summon monster? Yeah, my groups experience was VASTLY different; we hated the druid because we’d take our turns at the table, then the druids would come up: “Okay, Claw. Claw. Free Rend. Bite. Now I’ve got my animal companion…Pounce. Claw. Claw. Bite. Okay, now I’ve got my summoned creatures….”

Yeah, Druids were hella tough.

]]> By: ggodo http://www.robotviking.com/2009/03/18/phb2-class-review-druid-combines-control-with-melee-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-272 ggodo Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:11:37 +0000 http://www.robotviking.com/?p=678#comment-272 Not bad, gotta convince my group to allow new stuff, and get them to play at all. Not bad, gotta convince my group to allow new stuff, and get them to play at all.

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