D&D General Rethinking the class name "Druid".

[S'mon]

Real world druidism was made up by the Victorians, so I don't see any reason to worry about offending people if that is what the OP is on about. All the real druids are long dead.

You could equally say that about modern Wicca/Witches (except it was 20th century), and they can certainly get offended.

 

[Jfdlsjfd]

Real witches study at Beauxbatons.

 

[Gravenhurst48]

'Nature priest' to me sounds the most descriptive, though in a fantasy game you may want something more fanciful or tied to the setting.

Green's kind of a natural color (pun intended); plants are green.

Preist is too modern, civilized, structured, fashionable, formal. Druid is carefree, unattached, good natured, simple, casual. And clerics, well, can fit in between the two. The priest and druid are the caretakers, leaders of their church, grove, clan, temple, while the clerics are the adventurers, the protectors, enforcers, the enlistors for their Faiths. The cleric could be a druid subclass like the paladin, wearing Armour, flashier combat spells. Why not?
So the priest and druid are not adventurers, but are NPCs staying close to home, while the paladin of the priest class, and the cleric of the druid class band together to protect their community.
Sorry, the topic is changing names? My bad. That thought is lost on me.

 

[Bill Zebub]

Seems like a lot of thread necros lately. I wonder if there’s an inverse correlation between interesting news and thread necros.

 

[Maxperson]

Seems like a lot of thread necros lately. I wonder if there’s an inverse correlation between interesting news and thread necros.

Perhaps the druids are just replanting them.

 

[steeldragons]

Seems like a lot of thread necros lately. I wonder if there’s an inverse correlation between interesting news and thread necros.

My best guess would be the lastest thread on "What is Druidism [in your game/world]?" churned up other "Similar Threads" involving Druids. This caught the poster's eye, not noting the original or "last post" date, and -Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Necromancy, POOF!- that's how we got a new comment here.

 

[Gravenhurst48]

Perhaps the druids are just replanting them.

My best guess would be the lastest thread on "What is Druidism [in your game/world]?" churned up other "Similar Threads" involving Druids. This caught the poster's eye, not noting the original or "last post" date, and -Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Necromancy, POOF!- that's how we got a new comment here.

I guess you may be replying to me. Well I have emails dating back to November 2021. I go thru them and check stuff out what is interested and reply or delete and catchup on next newer email. And here we are. But it is funny how you are contradicting your own self righteous comments and you haven't put forth a positive input about changing the druids name. Are you for it or you don't care?

 

[steeldragons]

I guess you may be replying to me. ...But it is funny how you are contradicting your own self righteous comments and you haven't put forth a positive input about changing the druids name. Are you for it or you don't care?

Is this referring to me? I can't imagine how anything I said in my previous comment as "self righteous." And, no, I haven't put forth a "positive input" about it because I see absolutely no cause to change it at all. It's D&D. The class is Druid. I know perfectly well what a druid is to me, in my game, and setting world. So there's no reason, whatsoever, to change the name...or that changing the name would, in any way, alter what a "druid" is.

So, I suppose, you could say, " don't care."

But am still unclear as to the belligerent nature of your message...which was a simple explanation, not something directed "to" anyone.

 

[Gravenhurst48]

Is this referring to me? I can't imagine how anything I said in my previous comment as "self righteous." And, no, I haven't put forth a "positive input" about it because I see absolutely no cause to change it at all. It's D&D. The class is Druid. I know perfectly well what a druid is to me, in my game, and setting world. So there's no reason, whatsoever, to change the name...or that changing the name would, in any way, alter what a "druid" is.

So, I suppose, you could say, " don't care."

But am still unclear as to the belligerent nature of your message...which was a simple explanation, not something directed "to" anyone.

Uh huh!

 

[Gravenhurst48]

I tried to attach the other two posters but failed including them and thus you are singled out, but you got the direct and correct response from me. So Steel Dragon, I accept your apology.