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<blockquote data-quote="Nahat Anoj" data-source="post: 3980877" data-attributes="member: 25075">For me, the logic of a druid being a leader is that, through their shapeshifting, they will be able to mix it up in combat.&nbsp; This is a lot like a cleric or warlord, who are capable combatants by virtue of their good weapons and good armor.&nbsp; I think most of their spells will augment party members, being things like healing (probably a regen-style heal) and barkskin.&nbsp; Having said that, I actually think druids will be able to adopt more defender-ish (bear, rhino) or more strikerish forms (big cat), depending on what is needed in combat.&nbsp; So they probably will be more versatile in that regard than clerics or warlords.And the fact that they have to be in humanoid form to cast spells does seem to present a bit of a dilemma regarding their ability to cast support spells.&nbsp; That is, if they have to spend actions to shift form, that will hamper their ability to use healing magic *and* fight in combat, something that the warlord or cleric don't seem to worry about.&nbsp; However, I think even in animal form druids will have powers that allow them to support their allies.&nbsp; For example, when scoring a crit in bear form, the bear form might roar and infuse a druid's allies with primal energy, augmenting their attack power.&nbsp; In any case, I'm very interested with what they are doing with the druid.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nahat Anoj, post: 3980877, member: 25075"] For me, the logic of a druid being a leader is that, through their shapeshifting, they will be able to mix it up in combat. This is a lot like a cleric or warlord, who are capable combatants by virtue of their good weapons and good armor. I think most of their spells will augment party members, being things like healing (probably a regen-style heal) and barkskin. Having said that, I actually think druids will be able to adopt more defender-ish (bear, rhino) or more strikerish forms (big cat), depending on what is needed in combat. So they probably will be more versatile in that regard than clerics or warlords. And the fact that they have to be in humanoid form to cast spells does seem to present a bit of a dilemma regarding their ability to cast support spells. That is, if they have to spend actions to shift form, that will hamper their ability to use healing magic *and* fight in combat, something that the warlord or cleric don't seem to worry about. However, I think even in animal form druids will have powers that allow them to support their allies. For example, when scoring a crit in bear form, the bear form might roar and infuse a druid's allies with primal energy, augmenting their attack power. In any case, I'm very interested with what they are doing with the druid. [/QUOTE]

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