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<blockquote data-quote="Doc Eldritch" data-source="post: 4313780" data-attributes="member: 68817">Wildshape has been with druids for quite some time, not just as a &quot;3e thing&quot;.&nbsp; The frequency increased in 3e, and some of the more unusual shapings went up in 3e, but basic animals and elementals have been around MUCH longer.Animal Companions on the other hand are very much a 3e-ism.&nbsp; And not something I care about too much for druids.&nbsp; If companions of any kind are introduced (and yes, animal companions will be back, I guarantee it), I expect to see it as something most any class can take (even if the flavor differs).The info WotC has put out about druids already shows they are going to be heavy wildshapers with spellcasting dealing with nature and weather effects.&nbsp; Sounds to me like they are shaping up to be a striker/controller hybrid, which would be cool.&nbsp; In the meantime, there have been a few very good incarnations of the druid here and I am fiddling with working on a way for &quot;nature priests&quot; to work as druids without major changing (though they will be less druidy than most I suspect).Some of your ideas seem good, be interesting to see how you develop them.&nbsp; Don't try to pigeonhole the druid into an existing role is my suggestion, from what I have read already, even WotC is planning it to be a hybrid role.&nbsp; The key there is making it not quite as strong as any of the &quot;main&quot; roles, but not weak either.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Doc Eldritch, post: 4313780, member: 68817"] Wildshape has been with druids for quite some time, not just as a "3e thing". The frequency increased in 3e, and some of the more unusual shapings went up in 3e, but basic animals and elementals have been around MUCH longer. Animal Companions on the other hand are very much a 3e-ism. And not something I care about too much for druids. If companions of any kind are introduced (and yes, animal companions will be back, I guarantee it), I expect to see it as something most any class can take (even if the flavor differs). The info WotC has put out about druids already shows they are going to be heavy wildshapers with spellcasting dealing with nature and weather effects. Sounds to me like they are shaping up to be a striker/controller hybrid, which would be cool. In the meantime, there have been a few very good incarnations of the druid here and I am fiddling with working on a way for "nature priests" to work as druids without major changing (though they will be less druidy than most I suspect). Some of your ideas seem good, be interesting to see how you develop them. Don't try to pigeonhole the druid into an existing role is my suggestion, from what I have read already, even WotC is planning it to be a hybrid role. The key there is making it not quite as strong as any of the "main" roles, but not weak either. [/QUOTE]

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