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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Merlion" data-source="post: 2671839" data-attributes="member: 10397">....I just really dont see a whole lot wrong with the Druid. If people say the Cleric spell list is limited and not all that great, then the Druids is worse. Yea they have good damage...but direct damage generally isnt that great a shakes especially at mid and higher levels. They are good healers and buffers, good damage, very little utility, and a lot of their stuff in general is limited in what it can affect or where it can be used etc. For instance, they can teleport...but only through plants of like kind. Wildshape is a nice ability, but its not the combat monster many seem to think it is. the Druid still has medium BAB...he looses the use of most or all of his magic items (especially in terms of core), the ACs of the forms they can assume are really not that great...the Druid could probably achieve much the same with a deccent dex and his armor proffs, and most if not all of his buffs would stack with that. You get the strength and all that, and it is a nice combat buff, but I dont really see how a WSed Druid is going to replace the frontline fighters. And they have to spend a feat to cast in Wildshape, unlike the Cleric who can cast in his full plate for free. Now I agree...a great many WOTC expansions are filled with a great many overpowered spells and feats and what have you for all the divine classes...not just Druids (there are some perfectly ok spells for both as well too of course). I think theres a general bias toward the Divine classes at WOTC. I do agree though that Druids probably do get more other stuff than a 9 level caster should, even one with such a limited spell list. They dont really need a d8 hit die, or good Fort saves (and neither does the Cleric). Also, more other casters should have access to spells like Freedom of Movement, Death Ward, Find the Path and Spell Resistance (in the case of the Cleric)</blockquote>

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