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<blockquote data-quote="Viktyr Gehrig" data-source="post: 4932573" data-attributes="member: 9249">A little background. I'm planning on running a d20 game after a couple of years of swearing off the stuff. I'm using a heavily house-ruled combination of D&amp;D 3.5 and Pathfinder rules, and I am using the Gestalt rule variant from Unearthed Arcana.I wish to preserve the Druid role of a divine spellcaster in tune with the natural world, but I think wildshape is a godawful mess requiring too much recordkeeping and allowing horrific abuses. I'm also not a fan of shapeshifting in general and believe it should be considerably rarer than a 5th level ability in a base class. I'm considering the Aspect of Nature variant from Unearthed Arcana.Does anyone have any recommendations for good alternate Druids or good alternate class features which I can use?Some considerations:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The other divine casters are Cleric and Shugenja. Clerics are much more capable healers-- possessing both Lay on Hands and Channel Energy from Pathfinder. Shugenja, in addition to their elemental focus, killed the Void Disciple and took his stuff. Paladin has been removed and Ranger does not cast spells.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> In general, classes are a bit stronger than their Pathfinder incarnations, but they are more focused on their specialties. Feat and class ability options allow characters to blend their Gestalt together more.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> I've looked over the various &quot;shaman&quot; classes and would rather avoid classes that have heavy focus on &quot;spirits&quot;.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> This is for a Spelljammer game, so characters need to be able to function relatively well in cities, on ships, and off planets.</li>
</ul>Help me, EN World Community! You're my only hope!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Viktyr Gehrig, post: 4932573, member: 9249"] A little background. I'm planning on running a d20 game after a couple of years of swearing off the stuff. I'm using a heavily house-ruled combination of D&D 3.5 and [i]Pathfinder[/i] rules, and I am using the Gestalt rule variant from [i]Unearthed Arcana[/i]. I wish to preserve the Druid role of a divine spellcaster in tune with the natural world, but I think [i]wildshape[/i] is a godawful mess requiring too much recordkeeping and allowing horrific abuses. I'm also not a fan of shapeshifting in general and believe it should be considerably rarer than a 5th level ability in a base class. I'm considering the Aspect of Nature variant from [i]Unearthed Arcana[/i]. Does anyone have any recommendations for good alternate Druids or good alternate class features which I can use? Some considerations: [list][*] The other divine casters are Cleric and Shugenja. Clerics are much more capable healers-- possessing both Lay on Hands and Channel Energy from [i]Pathfinder[/i]. Shugenja, in addition to their elemental focus, killed the Void Disciple and took his stuff. Paladin has been removed and Ranger does not cast spells. [*] In general, classes are a bit stronger than their [i]Pathfinder[/i] incarnations, but they are more focused on their specialties. Feat and class ability options allow characters to blend their Gestalt together more. [*] I've looked over the various "shaman" classes and would rather avoid classes that have heavy focus on "spirits". [*] This is for a [i]Spelljammer[/i] game, so characters need to be able to function relatively well in cities, on ships, and off planets.[/list] Help me, EN World Community! You're my only hope! [/QUOTE]

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