Equip my druid!

[Zephrin the Lost]

Hey all,

I'm getting a 3rd level longtooth shifter druid ready for a session and have no idea how to arm him. We get 3 items- 1 4th level, 1 3rd level, 1 2nd level.I chose 2 already but aren't in love with them. What do you suggest? Any must-have rituals would be appreciated as well.

his wildshape will be a boar and he'll be in close combat a lot.

Here's his profile if that helps. thanks!

====== Created Using Wizards of the Coast D&D Character Builder ======
Bulwark, level 3
Longtooth Shifter, Druid
Build: Guardian Druid
Primal Aspect: Primal Guardian
Background: Geography - Forest (Nature class skill)

FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 12, Con 16, Dex 10, Int 12, Wis 18, Cha 10.

STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 10, Con 16, Dex 10, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 10.


AC: 14 Fort: 15 Reflex: 14 Will: 17
HP: 38 Surges: 10 Surge Value: 9

TRAINED SKILLS
Nature +10, Perception +10, Athletics +9, Endurance +11

UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +1, Arcana +2, Bluff +1, Diplomacy +1, Dungeoneering +5, Heal +5, History +2, Insight +5, Intimidate +1, Religion +2, Stealth +1, Streetwise +1, Thievery +1

FEATS
Druid: Ritual Caster
Level 1: Enraged Boar Form
Level 2: Shifter's Agility

POWERS
Druid at-will 1: Pounce
Druid at-will 1: Chill Wind
Druid at-will 1: Savage Rend
Druid encounter 1: Darting Bite
Druid daily 1: Form of the Primeval Boar
Druid utility 2: Barkskin
Druid encounter 3: Tundra Wind

ITEMS
Adventurer's Kit, Amulet of Physical Resolve +1, Summer Growth Totem +1
RITUALS
Animal Messenger
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Thanks! --Z

 

[Aulirophile]

Claw Gloves (4), Staff of Ruin (3), Badge of the Berserker (2).

You'll probably use Claw Gloves forever. Badge allows you to charge into Flanking for CA without worrying about OAs, and the Staff of Ruin is just nice.

Rituals... Traveler's Camoflage, Create Campsite, Comrade's Succor can easily be used from 1-30.

 

[JiffyPopTart]

I like the Staff of the Serpent. It gives you an extra 1d6 poison damage with every hit. Very few items exist like this in 4e. I just chalked it up to my druids wolf fangs dripping poison with his bites.

DS

 

[Aulirophile]

I like the Staff of the Serpent. It gives you an extra 1d6 poison damage with every hit. Very few items exist like this in 4e. I just chalked it up to my druids wolf fangs dripping poison with his bites.

DS

Any melee attack. Staff of Ruin applies all his attacks. And it doesn't scale, a +3 Staff of Ruin will be the same average damage on melee attacks and caster ones, the Serpent staff is still +1d6 melee only. If you add Iron Armbands of Power (giving up your arms slot) the damage becomes comparable, still on melee attacks only.

Plus he can't get it, minimum enchant level is +2 (level 7).

 

[JiffyPopTart]

Any melee attack. Staff of Ruin applies all his attacks. And it doesn't scale, a +3 Staff of Ruin will be the same average damage on melee attacks and caster ones, the Serpent staff is still +1d6 melee only. If you add Iron Armbands of Power (giving up your arms slot) the damage becomes comparable, still on melee attacks only.

Plus he can't get it, minimum enchant level is +2 (level 7).

Fair enough. My druid never shifted out of wolf form so pretty much ALL my attacks were melee attacks.

DS

 

[TarionzCousin]

Leather loin cloth and antlers on his head. That's all you need.

Oh, and a stick for pointing at things.

 

[lukelightning]

Don't forget a flea collar. Nobody want an itchy druid.

 

[Zephrin the Lost]

But the fleas create an Aura 1. any enemy starting its turn in the aura takes a -2 to all defenses due to itching and revulsion. Any ally starting its turn in the aura stops being an ally.