Druids with bows

[Akhkharu]

What would be a fair trade for the druid being able to use bows. Was thinking of removing all metal weapons, scimitar, dagger, etc. Fair?
Thank
AKh

 

[Dimwhit]

If you really want to allow Druids to use bows (which I wouldn't recommend), don't bother taking something away. Just make the Druid use a Feat to take a proficiency with it.

 

[Grendel]

Are you friggin crazy man! Druids with bows!
if druids were meant to use bows they wouldn't take those religious vows (even if they worship no diety).

If you wanted to allow druids to use bow i would make them give up the loco weed.

 

[Hejdun]

Great...

Just make the Druid use a Feat to take a proficiency with it.

Great, that won't do much. If the druid uses it, he'll still lose all his druid powers for a day.

 

[Fade]

IMO, just dropping the restrictions altogether would be fair. They'll still have to spend a feat or multiclass (sucks for a caster) to become proficient.

 

[Staldin*Freefall]

Who needs a bow when I can chuck my horde of tiny 1/4 HD monkeys at my enemy. Now that's flavor!

 

[Someguy]

I think dropping the restriction is un-balacning, but giving them profiency is Un-balancing. Since it is a martial weapon.

 

[Avantgeek]

Weapon Restrictions

I've never really understood why druids can't use other weapons. The justification in the PHB just doesn't seem quite satisfying when a cleric can burn a feat and swing a spiked chain around (or a wizard could use a friggin' greatsword - and no, I'm gonna get into what a "friggin' greatsword" does). It sure doesn't seem like a game balance issue when the other spellcasting classes don't have that limit on them.

 

[Cullain]

Didn't the 3E playtesters say that the druid weapon restriction weren't there for balance, but for nostalgia/flavor?

Would on of the 3E playtester care to comment? I might be wrong, my memory seems to be slipping in my old age

IMC, I dropped the weapon restrictions. They still have to blow a feat or multiclass to use bows, but they don't lose their druidic powers for the day for doing so. Hasn't upset game balance at all, at least not yet. Coupled with some of the non-PHB druid spells it might, so I'm pretty particular as to which ones they can use, though.

Cullain

 

[CRGreathouse]

Didn't the 3E playtesters say that the druid weapon restriction weren't there for balance, but for nostalgia/flavor?

Not AFAIK. That's why monks and paladins have multiclass restrictions, though.