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DRAGON #360 Art Gallery: Dryad
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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 3892093" data-attributes="member: 6562"><p>Mostly agree. Odd word choice though. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>IMHO a Dryad should be a critter you don't fight directly -- once you have a knife to her throat, the fight should be over. She should be a Controller (and nothing else) -- powerless against a wide variety of threats, but dangerous if you don't know her location, and deadly in combination with other critters.</p><p></p><p>As an ally, a Controller / Diviner allows the PCs to shine. She gives them information and support, denying the enemies certain tactical options, but not able to kill them directly herself -- thus the PCs get to do what players so enjoy, the actual killin' part.</p><p></p><p>As an anybody, the Controller / Diviner role allows her to <strong>need help</strong> since she can only slow down the troll-loggers, not destroy them herself. I like it when the sexy tree babe needs help. Makes for a good hook.</p><p></p><p>As an enemy, she's not that deadly -- she can be caught and reasoned with (or killed) if she has no direct attack powers, but it should be a reasonably "fun" encounter anyway. If she has allies, she'll spice up the combat.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, point is: I like sexy tree babes. IMHO there's easily room for them in the rules.</p><p></p><p>Cheers, -- N</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 3892093, member: 6562"] Mostly agree. Odd word choice though. :) IMHO a Dryad should be a critter you don't fight directly -- once you have a knife to her throat, the fight should be over. She should be a Controller (and nothing else) -- powerless against a wide variety of threats, but dangerous if you don't know her location, and deadly in combination with other critters. As an ally, a Controller / Diviner allows the PCs to shine. She gives them information and support, denying the enemies certain tactical options, but not able to kill them directly herself -- thus the PCs get to do what players so enjoy, the actual killin' part. As an anybody, the Controller / Diviner role allows her to [b]need help[/b] since she can only slow down the troll-loggers, not destroy them herself. I like it when the sexy tree babe needs help. Makes for a good hook. As an enemy, she's not that deadly -- she can be caught and reasoned with (or killed) if she has no direct attack powers, but it should be a reasonably "fun" encounter anyway. If she has allies, she'll spice up the combat. Anyway, point is: I like sexy tree babes. IMHO there's easily room for them in the rules. Cheers, -- N [/QUOTE]
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