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Will a Druid ruin my exploration heavy game?
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<blockquote data-quote="MattW" data-source="post: 8460645" data-attributes="member: 7029432"><p>I don't think it will be a gamebreaker. The Druid's "aerial recon" could actually help you make the game more fun! The PCs will have specific destinations to explore. Randomly wandering around can be very uninteresting.</p><p></p><p>IMHO, the main thing you have to worry about is HOW LONG it will take for the Druid to scout. Other players will get bored while the Druid player is monopolising your time. It might be wise to set time limits. </p><p></p><p>I suspect that you want to impose a few limitations.. Something that you might emphasise is that (while in eagle form) the Druid can't make sketches and might misinterpret what they've seen. Or they may interpret it in their own particular fashion. (How many Druids are trained in Civil Engineering or Military Fortifications ?). In other words, don't tell them "It's the ruins of an octagonal keep". Tell them something like "It's an 8-sided structure, about 200 paces at the widest point. The walls are heavily overgrown with ivy and other creepers. Inside the walls are younger trees and bushes. But they look a little "thirsty", so there may not be enough water for them. There might be animals in the trees, but everything is probably hiding from the huge eagle". Don't give specific names to the structures . Don't say "That must be the gatehouse and the Great Hall is just across the courtyard". Be vague, but use terminology that would make sense to the Druid.</p><p></p><p>Be sure to make your players understand that the jungle can hide vast areas, even from aerial survey. In Real Life, we're still discovering the ruins of Mayan towns and cities in Guatemala. So, let your players know that the Druid's scouting will be useful, but it won't reveal everything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MattW, post: 8460645, member: 7029432"] I don't think it will be a gamebreaker. The Druid's "aerial recon" could actually help you make the game more fun! The PCs will have specific destinations to explore. Randomly wandering around can be very uninteresting. IMHO, the main thing you have to worry about is HOW LONG it will take for the Druid to scout. Other players will get bored while the Druid player is monopolising your time. It might be wise to set time limits. I suspect that you want to impose a few limitations.. Something that you might emphasise is that (while in eagle form) the Druid can't make sketches and might misinterpret what they've seen. Or they may interpret it in their own particular fashion. (How many Druids are trained in Civil Engineering or Military Fortifications ?). In other words, don't tell them "It's the ruins of an octagonal keep". Tell them something like "It's an 8-sided structure, about 200 paces at the widest point. The walls are heavily overgrown with ivy and other creepers. Inside the walls are younger trees and bushes. But they look a little "thirsty", so there may not be enough water for them. There might be animals in the trees, but everything is probably hiding from the huge eagle". Don't give specific names to the structures . Don't say "That must be the gatehouse and the Great Hall is just across the courtyard". Be vague, but use terminology that would make sense to the Druid. Be sure to make your players understand that the jungle can hide vast areas, even from aerial survey. In Real Life, we're still discovering the ruins of Mayan towns and cities in Guatemala. So, let your players know that the Druid's scouting will be useful, but it won't reveal everything. [/QUOTE]
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