Druid

This page is specifically for the druid class in.

For the version in, refer to Druid (Baldur's Gate).

Introduction
Druids are priests dedicated to nature and balance and any disciplined druid is a true neutral character. They can use priest spells, but they all are related to nature and thereby their spell choices are different from clerics and have a fewer amount of spells available to them. Unlike mages and bards, who scribe scrolls to learn new spells, clerics and druids automatically learn all spells of a spell level once its slot(s) is unlocked, they need to select the spells to be put into the slots, rest before they can cast them.

The weaponry and armor druids are allowed to use due to their ethos is limited to equipment that is primitive, related to their rituals or made from material found on the surface. They can use daggers, staves, slings, spears, clubs, scimitars and darts as weapons. They can use leather armor, hide armor, or Ankheg Plate Mail to protect their body, and all headgear to protect the head. They can use bucklers and small shield if their other hand is available.

Only humans and half-elves can become druids. Their prime ability scores of the druid are Wisdom and Charisma, they can only dual-class with fighters.

Ability scores table
During character creation, rolls below the minimum value for the class will be increased to that value. This table uses the values for Humans, other Races have modified ability scores.

* Prime Requisites for Dual-classing.

^^ The Avenger class kit has a -2 penalty to maximum Strength and Constitution. A Human Avenger can start with at most 16 in these ability scores. Minimum ability scores are not affected.

Immunity to poison
At lvl 15, druids become immune to poison.

Resistance
Druids gain 10% resistance to fire, cold, electricity and acid when they reach lvl 18. At lvl 21 and 24, they gain an additional bonus of 10%.

Shapeshifting
Druids unlock their shapeshifting abilities at lvl 7 and these are found under the special abilities. They can have three different forms to shapeshift to:
 * Transform Wolf
 * Transform Brown Bear
 * Transform Black Bear

Druid spells
Shamans learn druid spells on level up, rangers may also access to them up to spell level 3, cells in light green are druid specific spells, which are not usable by clerics or paladins.

Druid
The Druids serve the cause of nature and neutrality, the wilderness is their community, and they use their special powers to protect it and to preserve balance in the world.

Class features: Gameplay
 * May only wear non-metallic armor
 * May only equip bucklers and non-metallic shields
 * May only use the following weapons: scimitar, dagger, club, spear, quarterstaff, dart, sling
 * May only become Proficient (one slot) in any weapon class
 * May only become Proficient (one slot) in any fighting style
 * May cast druidic spells
 * 7th level: May Shapeshift into a wolf, black bear, or brown bear once per day
 * 15th level: Becomes immune to poison
 * 18th level: Gains 10% resistance to cold, fire, electricity, and acid, gains a further 10% resistance at levels 21 and 24
 * Alignment restricted to true neutral
 * Hit Die: d8
 * Prime Requisites For Dual-Classing: Wisdom, Charisma
 * It only take druids 300,000 exp to reach level 12, by when they already have two 6th level spells at their disposal, but from there onward to level 15 (archdruid) is a long road, but when they finally get there, they immediately unlock up to six 6th & 7th level spells slots, become immune to poison and starts to gain HLA points. Their high level scaling isn’t good though, same as fighters, which is why a multi-class Fighter / Druid like Jaheira is able to make better use of the scattered XP into the two classes
 * If you are playing a saga run as a single class druid, you’ll find your character, no matter the kit, trend to gradually move from the semi front line to the back line, which is more suitable for the druid, as a summoner, disabler, and a spell casting supporter
 * Companion Faldorn is a druid

Totemic Druid
The Totemic Druids closely identify with a particular animal, an animal that they feel represents their individual spirits. This grants the Totemic Druids a special connection to the animal kingdom, and they're able to call upon their spirits to aid them.

Advantages:
 * May use the Summon Spirit Animal ability once per day. Gains one use at level 1 and an additional use every 5 levels thereafter. The Totemic Druids summon a special spirit animal (spirit bear, spirit wolf, spirit lion, or spirit snake) to aid them for 6 turns. The spirit animal has 1 HD at level 1, 3 HD at level 3, 5 HD at level 5, 7 HD at level 7, and 10 HD at level 10.

Disadvantage: Gameplay
 * Cannot use shapeshift
 * The 10 HD spirit animals have many innate immunities, and are defensively stronger, better tankers than 16 HD Fire Elementals from Conjure Fire Elemental spell, potentially freeing more level 6 spell slots

Shapeshifter
The Shapeshifters are not called Shapeshifter because they have assess to a great variety of forms, but rather because of their complete dedications to a single alternate form. Shapeshifters have willingly allowed themselves to become infected with lycanthropy, but due to intense study and training they have the ability to control their afflictions. The creatures they become are that of the werewolves, the most famous of the lycanthrope shape changers.

Advantages
 * May shapeshift into the form of a werewolf once per day. Gains one use at level 1 and an additional use every 2 levels thereafter
 * 13th level: May shapeshift into a Greater Werewolf once per day

Disadvantages: Gameplay
 * Cannot wear any body armor, spells such as Barkskin and Iron Skins may still be used
 * No other shapeshifting abilities due to the effort required in maintaining balance in primary forms

Avenger
A member of a special sect within the druidic order, a Druid of this type is dedicated to fighting those who would defile nature. Avengers have powers the average Druid does not - additional abilities that have been earned through extensive rituals, a process that is very physically draining.

Advantages Disadvantages Gameplay
 * May Shapeshift into the form of a sword spider, baby wyvern and fire salamander in addition to the normal shapeshifting abilities
 * 19th level: Gains an additional use of Shapeshift
 * They have 6 spells from the Wizard Spellbook (Baldur's Gate II), up to level 6. The spells are: Chromatic Orb, Web, Lightning Bolt, Improved Invisibility, Chaos and Chain Lightning
 * May not wear heavier armor than leather
 * When the character is created, it receives a -2 penalty to Strength and Constitution
 * Avenger has the strongest potential as a spellcasting druid
 * Avenger is better approached as a mage with leather armor but far greater spell slots, and faster early game level progression
 * Since druids do not benefit from high strength score and constitution score more than 16, Avenger's disadvantages are pretty meaningless
 * Because of fast level progression with spell slot, Avenger's Chromatic Orb is usually stronger than mages
 * Best armor for Avenger is Human Flesh.  To wear this, avenger must be the protagonist and have his alignment changed to NE in trials of nine hell
 * Second best option for Avenger is Karajah's Life and Death which provides immunity to confusion.
 * Staff of Arundel is considerable as the main weapon choice.

High-level class abilities
Druids receive quest level priest spells which are added to the level 7 spellbook. The spells can only be selected once. To druids, HLAs become available once they reach lvl 15.


 * Aura of Flaming Death
 * Elemental Summoning
 * Elemental Transformation (Fire)
 * Elemental Transformation (Earth)
 * Energy Blades (priest)
 * Globe of Blades
 * Greater Elemental Summoning, requires elemental summoning to be picked first
 * Implosion
 * Mass Raise Dead
 * Storm of Vengeance
 * Summon Deva, picking deva makes fallen deva unavailable
 * Summon Fallen Deva, picking fallen deva makes deva unavailable

Spell progression
Druids gain additional spell slots for their wisdom

^Usable by druids whose wisdom is 17 or higher. ^^Usable by druids whose wisdom is 18 or higher.

The above restrictions do not apply to and EE, any druid whose wisdom is lower than 16 may learn lvl 6 and lvl 7 spells, including quest level priest spells

Stronghold
Druid protagonists are able to heed the spirit's call in the Druid Grove once they complete Animal Trouble in Trademeet side quest.

Gameplay (community)
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