Walking Dad
First Post
Inspired by Khaalis 'Fencer' class, I will try in this thread to build a druid class, using a reflavored cleric as basic, adding suggestions from the conversion article on the wizards site and some ranger utilities (and one insider illusion power). I also changed starting proficiencies a bit.
Druid
“Don't fear friends! Let nature give us the strength to stand against our foes!”
CLASS TRAITS
Role: Leader. You lead by shielding allies with your prayers, healing, and using powers that improve your allies’ attacks.
Power Source: Divine. You have been invested with the authority to wield divine power on behalf of nature.
Key Abilities: Wisdom, Strength, Charisma
Armor Proficiencies: Leather, hide, cloth, light shield
Weapon Proficiencies: Simple melee, simple ranged.
Implement: Holy Symbol
Bonus to Defense: +2 Will.
Hit Points at 1st Level: 12+ Constitution Score.
Hit Points per Level Gained: 5
Healing Surges per Day: 7+ Constitution Modifier.
Trained Skills: Nature. From the class skills list below, choose 3 more trained skills at 1st level.
Class Skills: Arcana (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Heal (Wis), History (Int), Insight (Wis).
Build Options: Battle Druid, Devoted Druid.
Class features: Channel Divinity, Healer's Lore, Healing Word, Ritual Casting, Know Druidic
Druids are battle leaders who are invested with divine power. They blast foes with magical prayers, bolster and heal companions, and lead the way to victory with a sickle in one hand and a holy symbol in the other. Druids run the gamut from humble servants of nature to feral enforcers of the law of nature.
CREATING A DRUID
The druid has two basic builds to start: the battle druid and the devoted druid. Druids rely on Strength for their melee attacks and Wisdom for their healing and non-melee prayers. Charisma also aids their abilities.
BATTLE DRUID
If you choose to concentrate on melee, you find a good assortment of strikes to your liking. To achieve this build, make Strength your primary score. Make Wisdom your secondary score and assign Charisma as your tertiary score. Make sure to concentrate on powers that work with melee attacks, since these play to your key ability scores.
Feat: Weapon Focus (Human feat: Action Surge)
Skills: Diplomacy, Heal, Insight, Nature
At-Will Powers: righteous brand, priest’s shield
Encounter Power: wrathful thunder
Daily Power: avenging flame
DEVOTED DRUID
With this build, you choose to stand back and concentrate your abilities on keeping your fellow adventurers healthy and optimized. To this end, choose powers that grant bonuses and healing, such as divine glow and beacon of hope. Assign your highest ability score to Wisdom, with Charisma secondary and Strength tertiary. Make sure to concentrate on powers that use Wisdom for attacks, since this is your highest ability score.
Feat: Toughness (Human feat: Human Perseverance)
Skills: Arcana, Heal, History, Nature
At-Will Powers: lance of faith, sacred flame
Encounter Power: healing strike
Daily Power: beacon of hope
DRUID CLASS FEATURES
Druids are capable combatants who wield simple weapons in battle—sickles and similar weapons have long been symbols of nature's authority. In addition, all druids have the class features described below.
CHANNEL DIVINITY
Once per encounter you can invoke divine power, filling yourself with the power of nature. With the divine might you invoke you can wield special powers. You can also learn other uses for this feature.
Regardless of how many different uses for Channel Divinity you know, you can use only one such ability per encounter. The special ability or power you invoke works just like your other powers.
HEALER'S LORE
Your study of healing allows you to make the most of your healing prayers. When you grant healing with one of your druid powers that has the healing keyword, add your Wisdom modifier to the hit points the recipient regains.
HEALING WORD
Using the healing word power, druids can grant their comrades additional resilience with nothing more than a short prayer.
RITUAL CASTING
You gain the Ritual Caster feat as a bonus feat, allowing you to use magical rituals (see Chapter 10 of Player's Handbook).
RITUAL BOOK
You possess a ritual book, and it contains two rituals you have mastered: the Animal Messenger ritual and one other 1st-level ritual of your choice.
More to come
Druid
“Don't fear friends! Let nature give us the strength to stand against our foes!”
CLASS TRAITS
Role: Leader. You lead by shielding allies with your prayers, healing, and using powers that improve your allies’ attacks.
Power Source: Divine. You have been invested with the authority to wield divine power on behalf of nature.
Key Abilities: Wisdom, Strength, Charisma
Armor Proficiencies: Leather, hide, cloth, light shield
Weapon Proficiencies: Simple melee, simple ranged.
Implement: Holy Symbol
Bonus to Defense: +2 Will.
Hit Points at 1st Level: 12+ Constitution Score.
Hit Points per Level Gained: 5
Healing Surges per Day: 7+ Constitution Modifier.
Trained Skills: Nature. From the class skills list below, choose 3 more trained skills at 1st level.
Class Skills: Arcana (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Heal (Wis), History (Int), Insight (Wis).
Build Options: Battle Druid, Devoted Druid.
Class features: Channel Divinity, Healer's Lore, Healing Word, Ritual Casting, Know Druidic
Druids are battle leaders who are invested with divine power. They blast foes with magical prayers, bolster and heal companions, and lead the way to victory with a sickle in one hand and a holy symbol in the other. Druids run the gamut from humble servants of nature to feral enforcers of the law of nature.
CREATING A DRUID
The druid has two basic builds to start: the battle druid and the devoted druid. Druids rely on Strength for their melee attacks and Wisdom for their healing and non-melee prayers. Charisma also aids their abilities.
BATTLE DRUID
If you choose to concentrate on melee, you find a good assortment of strikes to your liking. To achieve this build, make Strength your primary score. Make Wisdom your secondary score and assign Charisma as your tertiary score. Make sure to concentrate on powers that work with melee attacks, since these play to your key ability scores.
Feat: Weapon Focus (Human feat: Action Surge)
Skills: Diplomacy, Heal, Insight, Nature
At-Will Powers: righteous brand, priest’s shield
Encounter Power: wrathful thunder
Daily Power: avenging flame
DEVOTED DRUID
With this build, you choose to stand back and concentrate your abilities on keeping your fellow adventurers healthy and optimized. To this end, choose powers that grant bonuses and healing, such as divine glow and beacon of hope. Assign your highest ability score to Wisdom, with Charisma secondary and Strength tertiary. Make sure to concentrate on powers that use Wisdom for attacks, since this is your highest ability score.
Feat: Toughness (Human feat: Human Perseverance)
Skills: Arcana, Heal, History, Nature
At-Will Powers: lance of faith, sacred flame
Encounter Power: healing strike
Daily Power: beacon of hope
DRUID CLASS FEATURES
Druids are capable combatants who wield simple weapons in battle—sickles and similar weapons have long been symbols of nature's authority. In addition, all druids have the class features described below.
CHANNEL DIVINITY
Once per encounter you can invoke divine power, filling yourself with the power of nature. With the divine might you invoke you can wield special powers. You can also learn other uses for this feature.
Regardless of how many different uses for Channel Divinity you know, you can use only one such ability per encounter. The special ability or power you invoke works just like your other powers.
HEALER'S LORE
Your study of healing allows you to make the most of your healing prayers. When you grant healing with one of your druid powers that has the healing keyword, add your Wisdom modifier to the hit points the recipient regains.
HEALING WORD
Using the healing word power, druids can grant their comrades additional resilience with nothing more than a short prayer.
RITUAL CASTING
You gain the Ritual Caster feat as a bonus feat, allowing you to use magical rituals (see Chapter 10 of Player's Handbook).
RITUAL BOOK
You possess a ritual book, and it contains two rituals you have mastered: the Animal Messenger ritual and one other 1st-level ritual of your choice.
More to come
