Yaarel
He Mage
I feel like it's the best version of the Druid since 1e... mainly on the basis of it being the closest we've come to the awesome of the 1e druid - without the dead man's shoes advancement & hard level cap.
It's a neo-Vancian caster with a pretty nifty class power, so a strong candidate by the numbers.
But it's also perennially among the least popular classes (though that didn't stop the Bard). ::sigh::
Whats up with the Druid?
I played a 1e Druid, and loved it.
But, 5e, Im not getting into it, and cant put my finger on why.
Maybe part of it is the inability to specialize. Want weather magic, get stuck with animal shapes. Want to shapeshift, get stuck with the four elements.
For me the Druid is:
• Shapeshifter
• Plant-animal mage
• Elemental mage
• Healer
Each of these could have been a separate Druid archetype.
It would be nice to specialize in one aspect, and only dabble in the others if choosing to.
But I feel every Druid is a gish, a warrior-mage.
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