alsih2o
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here is a dwarven druid laid out by wotc- http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/cc/cc20011028a
hope that helps
hope that helps
Feral Dwarfs and Herman Mellville
- Thread starter Dr. Strangemonkey
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Dr. Strangemonkey
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thanks for the aid
My DM pretty much approved the idea, and he said something about a Salvatore character who was Dwarf druid.
Anyone know anything about that?
Would a dwarf druid go into Rune magic?
Are there any cool earth elementally prcs for druids?
My DM pretty much approved the idea, and he said something about a Salvatore character who was Dwarf druid.
Anyone know anything about that?
Would a dwarf druid go into Rune magic?
Are there any cool earth elementally prcs for druids?
Carnifex
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There was a druid dwarf in one of Salvatores books, yes, and he was one of the most stupid and ridiculous things I have ever seen put into a book, a bad idea even by mr Salvatores standards. The character was just a joke - spoke like a brain-damaged fool and had... green hair?!?!?
That convinced me of just how low he was going with his writing.
Oh, BTW, typing with plasters on your fingers is remarkably hard
That convinced me of just how low he was going with his writing.
Oh, BTW, typing with plasters on your fingers is remarkably hard
Old Fezziwig
this is a low-flying panic attack
Re: thanks for the aid
Glad to see you're making some headway, Dr. As for whether a dwarf druid would go into Rune magic, I think that may be a nice twist on the PC, and it would separate the druid from your typical run-of-the-mill garden variety druid. Of course, if you decided to take the Runecaster PrC in the FRCS, you'd be losing a lot of the druid's special abilities, depending on when, and how far you took it (if it were me, I think I'd only take about 3 levels of that PrC, if I were playing a druid, but that's just me — mostly so I could make runes with multiple charges or runes that activated when read or passed).
Best,
tKL
Dr. Strangemonkey said:
Glad to see you're making some headway, Dr.
As for whether a dwarf druid would go into Rune magic, I think that may be a nice twist on the PC, and it would separate the druid from your typical run-of-the-mill garden variety druid. Of course, if you decided to take the Runecaster PrC in the FRCS, you'd be losing a lot of the druid's special abilities, depending on when, and how far you took it (if it were me, I think I'd only take about 3 levels of that PrC, if I were playing a druid, but that's just me — mostly so I could make runes with multiple charges or runes that activated when read or passed).Best,
tKL
hellbender
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Re: Accolades
Jack is a gnome, curious, a bit of a tinkerer. But old William Burroughs has to be a dwarf. Stubborn, with a penchant for shooting (although not all that well all the time). Just make the addiction to something else (gemcutting, eating elves, etc).
hellbender
Dr. Strangemonkey said:
Jack is a gnome, curious, a bit of a tinkerer. But old William Burroughs has to be a dwarf. Stubborn, with a penchant for shooting (although not all that well all the time). Just make the addiction to something else (gemcutting, eating elves, etc).
hellbender
Dr. Strangemonkey
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Good PRC
Thanks for the advice on the Rune Caster prc.
Is there a good PRC for druids with a stone or jungle flavor that isn't too setting specific?
Or any cool druid PRC, I looked at the Maul of Sylvanus or whatevever it was in the Deities and Pantheons book. That seemed pretty cool, but I didn't really want to abandon the dwarven pantheon.
Which gawd did the Salvatore character worship? Stupid as he was it might be useful to know.
Thanks for the advice on the Rune Caster prc.
Is there a good PRC for druids with a stone or jungle flavor that isn't too setting specific?
Or any cool druid PRC, I looked at the Maul of Sylvanus or whatevever it was in the Deities and Pantheons book. That seemed pretty cool, but I didn't really want to abandon the dwarven pantheon.
Which gawd did the Salvatore character worship? Stupid as he was it might be useful to know.
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I'm A Banana
Potassium-Rich
Dwarven earth-mother stuff is golden.
Take a look at my deity-a-week thread and you can find some general stuff on Denaari, the dwarven goddess of nature, who also has some revolutionary aspects.
I would shy away from runecraft -- runes imply language which implies civilization which implies cities and thus is associated with things that Druids generally don't like. You could make it work, but I would try a different path.
Think of a farmer of fungus, a dwarf who isn't affraid to go outside, perhaps one near the surface who kept a little garden. Again, the earth-mother cult ideas are superb, with motifs like the earth being the birthplace for all creatures, just as it births the plants. You could also associate it with death, being the place to which all souls are given at the end of their lives. Being a dwarf, it would be only natural to associate it with metals as well...suddenly you've got a druid who isn't affraid to dress richly and buy the more formal comforts of life, who sees the refining process no different than carving a spear, and whose power over earth, fire, and metal is to be rivaled by none.
Those are some ideas. I like the idea of a dwarven female revolutionary inspired by Danaari in my deity-a-week thread (check the sig if you're curious).
Take a look at my deity-a-week thread and you can find some general stuff on Denaari, the dwarven goddess of nature, who also has some revolutionary aspects.
I would shy away from runecraft -- runes imply language which implies civilization which implies cities and thus is associated with things that Druids generally don't like. You could make it work, but I would try a different path.
Think of a farmer of fungus, a dwarf who isn't affraid to go outside, perhaps one near the surface who kept a little garden. Again, the earth-mother cult ideas are superb, with motifs like the earth being the birthplace for all creatures, just as it births the plants. You could also associate it with death, being the place to which all souls are given at the end of their lives. Being a dwarf, it would be only natural to associate it with metals as well...suddenly you've got a druid who isn't affraid to dress richly and buy the more formal comforts of life, who sees the refining process no different than carving a spear, and whose power over earth, fire, and metal is to be rivaled by none.
Those are some ideas. I like the idea of a dwarven female revolutionary inspired by Danaari in my deity-a-week thread (check the sig if you're curious).
Dr. Strangemonkey
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Well, Tharr Seaspear went down pretty well
The dwarf from Chult with a history at sea was introduced today, and replaced my other character really handily.
I did took the inscribe rune and Thunder twin feats. I let the party vote on which item creation feat I took. Seemed only fair as they were really reliant on my last character's scribe scroll ability-one of the reasons he left the party was that they used 27 of 30 scrolls in the last adventure alone.
Looks like the DM is going to give me some leeway with creating specific cultural requirements for his brand of jungle dwarf druidism. Don't know what magical items he's going to let my start with, but I'm thinking rhino hide armor would be pretty in character.
Thanks for all the input. I really liked the dwarf earth goddess idea, but I didn't think the odds were good for introducing a new goddess to Forgotten Realms past the DM.
Have great days, and when you next read Melville think of the dwarf.
The dwarf from Chult with a history at sea was introduced today, and replaced my other character really handily.
I did took the inscribe rune and Thunder twin feats. I let the party vote on which item creation feat I took. Seemed only fair as they were really reliant on my last character's scribe scroll ability-one of the reasons he left the party was that they used 27 of 30 scrolls in the last adventure alone.
Looks like the DM is going to give me some leeway with creating specific cultural requirements for his brand of jungle dwarf druidism. Don't know what magical items he's going to let my start with, but I'm thinking rhino hide armor would be pretty in character.
Thanks for all the input. I really liked the dwarf earth goddess idea, but I didn't think the odds were good for introducing a new goddess to Forgotten Realms past the DM.
Have great days, and when you next read Melville think of the dwarf.
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