Warforged Druids?

[Kae'Yoss]

Warforged druid? That poor bugger would only hate himself.

 

[Jack of Shadows]

Warforged druid? That poor bugger would only hate himself.

It's funny because this was the first character concept I thought of while I was reading Eberron. It plays along the Pinochio syndrome theme but in a much larger sense. How better for a Warforged to come to terms with his inherent unnaturalness but by embracing Nature itself. Besides there also the really cool options for body modification thanks to spells like Warp Wood and Stone Shape.

Jack.

 

[Lasher Dragon]

LOL Reminds me of the suicidal robot from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

 

[Glyfair]

warforged armor is considered 'light armor' I thought a druid could use light armor?

Warforged are not considered to be wearing armor unless they take the Mithril Body or Adamantine Body feats. Yes, it seems like they are because they are limited as if they are wearing armor and get an armor bonus. However, the part about being considered to be wearing "light armor" doesn't appear until the Mithril Body feat.

This has been covered by Keith in the Ask Keith Baker thread. A warforged druid is a good possibliity (indeed, a famous bit of fan art is here and I know there is another one I've seen with a tree on his back).

 

[Lasher Dragon]

Would a warforged make good use of the Spellsword PrC? Seems like the perfect combo, but I don't have my books with me. Seems to me you could get those Adamantine/Mithral Body feats and use the PrC to get spell failure down to nothing.

 

[dravot]

As a one shot, I created a warforged urban druid (urban druid is from a Dragon magazine last year) and he was pretty effective, especially since the urban druid can spontaneously cast the repair item spells that heal up warforged, plus the two seem to fit thematically.

That said, a warforged druid would be an interesting roleplay opportunity.

 

[Klaus]

A warforged that doesn't take Adamantine Body or Mithral Body can become a druid and cast spells just fine. There's enough wood and stone in their composite plating that they do not infringe the druid no-metal code.

As a sidenote, a wildshaped druid becomes a real animal, so, in the words of Keith Baker, he gets to be a real boy for a while.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

(indeed, a famous bit of fan art is here

You know what this reminds me of? "Pull the other one, it's got bells on"

As a sidenote, a wildshaped druid becomes a real animal, so, in the words of Keith Baker, he gets to be a real boy for a while.

Hm... I'd say he becomes an effigy (those very life-like constructs from CArc)

 

[freebiewitz]

Druid warforged.

Well I think its completly legal and fine to have a warforged druid as long as he doesn't take the armor type feats. What I want to know is what kinda animal companions they get. Do they get the normal ones? Or do they get a contruct version like artificers.

 

[Starbuck_II]

Well I think its completly legal and fine to have a warforged druid as long as he doesn't take the armor type feats. What I want to know is what kinda animal companions they get. Do they get the normal ones? Or do they get a contruct version like artificers.

Unless there is a substitution level; normal only.