Shades of Eternity
Legend
I have no idea and feel woefully uneducated to even make a guess, so I'm asking here.
D&D 5E How do you do Druids in Kara-tur?
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Azzy
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The religion of the Eight Million Gods is pretty much a rip-off of Shinto, which is a largely animistic relgion. So, I guess that would proibably be your best bet. If Kara-Tur has an equivalent of some Chinese Folk Religions (I honestly can't remember—it's been too long since I did anything with Kara-Tur), druids might fit there as well.
Pretty much anywhere wou find a shamanic or animistic religion, druids could be your go-to.
Yaarel
🇮🇱 🇺🇦 He-Mage
In an East Asia-esque setting,
the Druid resembles a Daoist alchemist.
The elemental ways of moving (Five Walk) are:
• Fire (up)
• Water (down)
• Tree (expanding) (≈ Air)
• Metal (contracting) (≈ Earth)
• Soil (motionless) (≈ Ether).
Meanwhile the formulas involve healing, immortality, and various wondrous effects.
Compare Wu-Xing.
Also, Ba-Gua (Eight Symbol).
the Druid resembles a Daoist alchemist.
The elemental ways of moving (Five Walk) are:
• Fire (up)
• Water (down)
• Tree (expanding) (≈ Air)
• Metal (contracting) (≈ Earth)
• Soil (motionless) (≈ Ether).
Meanwhile the formulas involve healing, immortality, and various wondrous effects.
Compare Wu-Xing.
Also, Ba-Gua (Eight Symbol).
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Pedantic Grognard
Note that in the published version of Kara-Tur, there were no druids, even though there were druids in "western" AD&D 1st edition. So you're already adapting the setting the moment you start including them.
The published three religions of Shou Lung/T'u Lung (the two pseudo-Chinas) in Kara-Tur are the Path of Enlightenment (a hybrid of pseudo-Confucianism and pseudo-Buddhism expounded by members of the pseudo-Buddhist priest "shujenka" class), the Way (pseudo-Taoist philosophy expounded by members of the wu jen class, a wizard with a sprinkling of Daoist alchemist flavoring), and the Faith of the Nine Travelers (one part pseudo-Chinese-Folk-Religion, one part pseudo-Confucian Classics ideology of the bureaucracy). All fit and fail to fit druids about equally well.
The published three religions of Shou Lung/T'u Lung (the two pseudo-Chinas) in Kara-Tur are the Path of Enlightenment (a hybrid of pseudo-Confucianism and pseudo-Buddhism expounded by members of the pseudo-Buddhist priest "shujenka" class), the Way (pseudo-Taoist philosophy expounded by members of the wu jen class, a wizard with a sprinkling of Daoist alchemist flavoring), and the Faith of the Nine Travelers (one part pseudo-Chinese-Folk-Religion, one part pseudo-Confucian Classics ideology of the bureaucracy). All fit and fail to fit druids about equally well.
Shades of Eternity
Legend
Man, trying to see which circle matches which thought.
Circle of Dreams (XGtE p.22)
Circle of the Land (PHB p.68)
Circle of the Moon (PHB p.69)
Circle of Spores (TCoE p. 36)
Circle of Stars (TCoE p. 39)
Circle of the Shepherd (XGtE p.23)
Circle of Wildfire (TCoE p. 40)
Circle of the Land screams spirit folks to me.
Circle of the moon can be used to represent spirits of the dead that have come back to complete a task.
Circle of Spores could be used to simulate a tender of a corrupted land. probably kozukura, but also being a Druid in Tu Lung.
Circles of Stars I'm really not sure on. What are particular astrological myths that would mix well.
I'm thinking the Circle of Wildfire sounds very tuigian in it's methodology and effects.
Circle of dreams could be snow elf connected in feel as a power source (or perhaps a direct connection to the celestial bureaucracy).
Circle of the Shepard really has an animist feel in calling spirits.
how do these sound?
Circle of Dreams (XGtE p.22)
Circle of the Land (PHB p.68)
Circle of the Moon (PHB p.69)
Circle of Spores (TCoE p. 36)
Circle of Stars (TCoE p. 39)
Circle of the Shepherd (XGtE p.23)
Circle of Wildfire (TCoE p. 40)
Circle of the Land screams spirit folks to me.
Circle of the moon can be used to represent spirits of the dead that have come back to complete a task.
Circle of Spores could be used to simulate a tender of a corrupted land. probably kozukura, but also being a Druid in Tu Lung.
Circles of Stars I'm really not sure on. What are particular astrological myths that would mix well.
I'm thinking the Circle of Wildfire sounds very tuigian in it's methodology and effects.
Circle of dreams could be snow elf connected in feel as a power source (or perhaps a direct connection to the celestial bureaucracy).
Circle of the Shepard really has an animist feel in calling spirits.
how do these sound?
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