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<blockquote data-quote="Skald" data-source="post: 30320" data-attributes="member: 1601">I once ran a game where the druids could be Neutral Good, True Neutral, or Neutral Evil. The trick there was that the druids represented every spectrum found in nature... the good nurturing aspects (Neutral Good), the destructive elements (Neutral Evil), and that which balanced them altogether in harmony (True Neutral).The True Neutral Druids were the parent hierophants that kept the Neutral Good and Neutral Evil druids in balance. Although all druids were essentially healers, the Neutral Good ones generally performed these acts. When nature was under violation, it was the Neutral Evil druids who came to the fore.If political matters were in order, it was the True Neutral druids who spoke on behalf of Nature Herself, and they had the clout to keep both the Good and Evil druids in line, especially since they all worshipped the same Goddess.This setup worked quite well for the game I was running. The presence of more civilized clerics didn't interfere with the druidic orders, and they did happen to compliment each other quite well. There was one Neutral Good druid in the party who did warn the other players not to overhunt an area for food, lest her brothers and sisters in the &quot;Evil&quot; order take their vengeance. The idea that the good and evil aspects of nature and the druids worked together brought a kind of respect for the druids in the campaign.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Skald, post: 30320, member: 1601"] I once ran a game where the druids could be Neutral Good, True Neutral, or Neutral Evil. The trick there was that the druids represented every spectrum found in nature... the good nurturing aspects (Neutral Good), the destructive elements (Neutral Evil), and that which balanced them altogether in harmony (True Neutral). The True Neutral Druids were the parent hierophants that kept the Neutral Good and Neutral Evil druids in balance. Although all druids were essentially healers, the Neutral Good ones generally performed these acts. When nature was under violation, it was the Neutral Evil druids who came to the fore. If political matters were in order, it was the True Neutral druids who spoke on behalf of Nature Herself, and they had the clout to keep both the Good and Evil druids in line, especially since they all worshipped the same Goddess. This setup worked quite well for the game I was running. The presence of more civilized clerics didn't interfere with the druidic orders, and they did happen to compliment each other quite well. There was one Neutral Good druid in the party who did warn the other players not to overhunt an area for food, lest her brothers and sisters in the "Evil" order take their vengeance. The idea that the good and evil aspects of nature and the druids worked together brought a kind of respect for the druids in the campaign. [/QUOTE]

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