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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Malin Genie" data-source="post: 15917" data-attributes="member: 1058">You have a lot of options!I'll give you some Druid concepts I'd come up with, that I've never had the chance to play; I'd be interested, if you do run with one of them, to tell me how it works!!A halfling druid skirmisher focussed on riding.  She has great speed mounted, excellent AC (Dex and Size bonuses) and can choose to melee with a mount or to spellcast or snipe with a sling from a distance.Abilities: ST 11 DX 20 CN 14 IN 10 WS 16 CH 9 (+1 to DX)(or DX 18 CN 16 as a gnome)Feats: Mounted Combat, 2 others (e.g. Point Blank Shot/Rapid Shot or Weapon Finesse (Touch spell)/Combat Casting for spell melee or Track/Alertness for a less combat-focussed, more all-round character, or other two feats of your choice.)Skills: Ride +12 (5 ranks +5 DX +2 synergy), Animal Empathy +4, Animal Handling +11, Concentration +12, Wilderness Lore, SwimAnimal Companion: You want a medium sized animal to use as a mount.  The Cheetah is a great choice fo its speed and Trip ability in combat; although a Dire Badger is another nice choice, especially for a gnome.  They are only 3HD, so you have 4HD left for utility companions such as birds - or you could have 2x your 'mount of choice' with the second as a spare and to gain flanking attacks...The MushroomerA dwarven druid who cherishes the fungi amongst which he lived, and uses their properties to heal, and 'flavour' his spells.  A master of tracking and delving in the underground.  Rarely fights himself, using companions or summoning animals instead.ST 9 DX 13 CN 16 IN 15 WS 18 CH 8Feats:  Brew Potion, Create Wondrous Item, Augment Summoning (Tome and Blood)Skills: Wilderness Lore, Heal, Knowledge (Nature), Profession(Herbalist), Intuit Direction, Concentration, Spellcraft, SwimAnimal companion:  How about giant crocodile (Huge creature with Improved Grab)?  Or a cave bear?Spells:  Instead of 'Summon Swarm' -> 'Spore Cloud.'  Instead of 'Goodberry' -> 'Goodshrooms'  etc just to add flavour (no major mechanical change, but your DM would have to agree as, for example, it may have implications such as mushrooms being easier than berries to find underground etc.)</blockquote>

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