Best druid race? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Best druid race? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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evilgasm
07-18-07, 12:28 PM Hi!

Im new to the forum and i am very much a beginner in the DnD world.

This friday im gonna start a new campaign playing the party druid.

Ive taken a feat called feyblooded, that generally makes her cast spells using charisma instead of wisdom.

So, wich races gives bonus to cha and maybe dex?

Were gonna start at lvl 10, and i think im gonna focus on buffing and my lovely animal companion. ^^ In my head she is small and fast, quite a low wisdom score... so not very clever. Friendly and naive... but very nasty if need by.

If possible i would like some sort of rage feat... or the like...

To give har a sort of anime fealing. You know, she gets more powerful when shes mad. ^^ Maybe a lycantroph?? Is that even possible?
Otogi
07-18-07, 12:45 PM I suppose you could make a homebrew race, or you could multiclass. If you like, you can probably ask your DM to add the Rage spell to the druid class.
RobbyPants
07-18-07, 12:57 PM As a primary caster that also gets two nice class features (wildshape and animal companion) based on levels, I strongly discourage playing a race with any level adjustment. Even if it gives you a super boost to Dex and/or Cha, the benifits you get from Druid levels will far outweight the benifits from the race.

Also, after 5th level (when you get wildshape) your Str and Dex scores will be largely unimportant. When you wildshape, you will get the Str and Dex of your animal form. By 8th level, you can be wildshaped all day, and if you took the Natural Spell feat at 6th level (which almost all Druids do), you can cast spells while wildshaped. For this reason, I'll suggest not worrying too much about boosting your Dex. Avoid taking things that hurt your Con score. After the errata, when wildshaped, you keep your HP, so you will want a decent Con.

I'd probably suggest playing a human. The bonus feat is nice, and you don't take any penalties to anything. I think sun elves (Forgotten Rhelms?) get +2 Cha and -2 Con. It's a mixed blessing. It will help with your casting but hurt your fighting. Also, consider halfling or gnome. You get -2 Str and a slower movement (which won't matter when wildshaped), and some other nice racial abilities. I'd recommend gnome over halfling. The +2 Con bonus can come in handy.

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evilgasm 07-18-07, 12:28 PM	Hi! Im new to the forum and i am very much a beginner in the DnD world. This friday im gonna start a new campaign playing the party druid. Ive taken a feat called feyblooded, that generally makes her cast spells using charisma instead of wisdom. So, wich races gives bonus to cha and maybe dex? Were gonna start at lvl 10, and i think im gonna focus on buffing and my lovely animal companion. ^^ In my head she is small and fast, quite a low wisdom score... so not very clever. Friendly and naive... but very nasty if need by. If possible i would like some sort of rage feat... or the like... To give har a sort of anime fealing. You know, she gets more powerful when shes mad. ^^ Maybe a lycantroph?? Is that even possible?
Otogi 07-18-07, 12:45 PM	I suppose you could make a homebrew race, or you could multiclass. If you like, you can probably ask your DM to add the Rage spell to the druid class.
RobbyPants 07-18-07, 12:57 PM	As a primary caster that also gets two nice class features (wildshape and animal companion) based on levels, I strongly discourage playing a race with any level adjustment. Even if it gives you a super boost to Dex and/or Cha, the benifits you get from Druid levels will far outweight the benifits from the race. Also, after 5th level (when you get wildshape) your Str and Dex scores will be largely unimportant. When you wildshape, you will get the Str and Dex of your animal form. By 8th level, you can be wildshaped all day, and if you took the Natural Spell feat at 6th level (which almost all Druids do), you can cast spells while wildshaped. For this reason, I'll suggest not worrying too much about boosting your Dex. Avoid taking things that hurt your Con score. After the errata, when wildshaped, you keep your HP, so you will want a decent Con. I'd probably suggest playing a human. The bonus feat is nice, and you don't take any penalties to anything. I think sun elves (Forgotten Rhelms?) get +2 Cha and -2 Con. It's a mixed blessing. It will help with your casting but hurt your fighting. Also, consider halfling or gnome. You get -2 Str and a slower movement (which won't matter when wildshaped), and some other nice racial abilities. I'd recommend gnome over halfling. The +2 Con bonus can come in handy.