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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Moon-Lancer" data-source="post: 2701535" data-attributes="member: 35798">Right now im playing a vop druid. I believe that I am the most powerful character in the group. I do not know if this is because of the druid or vop. I chose vop so I would not have to worry about magic items. Also I wanted to try something different and I wanted to role play a character that wasn’t greedy for a change. So far everything has gone well. One problem my character generally runs into is that he has lots of gold on him but... is put into situations whare he needs to use gold to salve problems, like getting his clothing sowed when it got all torn up. One of the players knows what vop is but the other player is newish, but has a good guess what vop is like (has as never asked about it) so the other characters usaly helps out my character when he needs a service of a low price. I almost lost vop when I was about to give gold to the tailor but I caught myself. Its awkward to role play the character when he has so much gold but bums from the other characters. I usaly find my way out by saying "this gold is not for me, but for the poor". Luckily no one has said... "but that would mean your poor", but I wouldn’t mind the challenge if it came upI have looked at other classes but I think that vop for a druid must be the most powerful class for vop. Everything works in wildshape, so it’s like wearing magic items in wildshape. It’s very powerful. I have found myself not using spells and feat combos because it would be too powerful (quill blast and sudden maximize or green bound summoning or fleshrackers and venom fire) At the moment I think I have found a balance of power so my character isn’t stronger then the other characters. If they get broken items though, I might start pulling out the big bazooka spells to complete, but I think everything is fine for the moment. This was the first time I played a druid, but i think that vop gives a huge boost to the druid at its low levels before it has wildshape. Not really broken, but it lets them survive their weak stage. I think that vop looses its power at later levels, but this is compared to the early levels. One very powerful thing about vop for spell casters is exalted strike. Any spell that requires an attack role (usaly ranged touch) gets a bonus to hit and damage. I think all and all its not too powerful, but it is a very nice convenience in that one doesn’t have to worry about what items the dm gives the other players. Its also nice not to worry about the loot and focus on role playing. I think that as a druid, the character can overcome many of the vop shortcomings, like ability to fly and other things that vop doesn’t grant.  I am sure my dm is going to start adding in difficult moral problems were someone can be saved with a druid only spell and they have a wand of it but none can use it. I look forward to this though. I have to say overall with a mature group of players, vop is very fun and should never be used for powergameing as a primary purpose for vop.</blockquote>

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