Tips for good Druid Builds?

[Darker_Thought]

So, with the restrictions against the common Monk/Druid build. What are our options on this server?

Also...

*Do the Animal Companions grow in size when lvling? (The Arctic Wolf was awfully smal )

* Do Ember Elemental Shape/Ember Guardian exist on the server and is it worth taking?


Regards: Darker

[metaquad4]

I'd say 30 druid is the best option.

http://nwn2db.com/build/?205754

While very minmaxed (Doesn't really harm much of anything, your carrying capacity is fine with bull's STR enabled. I usually RPed it as a druid who disliked their physical form and just maintained what was necessary for their survival.) this build is highly effective. The Int isn't exactly "necessary" (save for moar RP skills), so, if the minmaxing makes you feel uncomfortable, you can always drop int down.

Wisdom should be maxed, and stay as high as possible. Conjuration is a wonderful school, and features devastating spells like mass drown, swamp lung, storm of vengeance, etc. I'd say its the druid's most potent and most variable school (while it doesn't have MANY spells, it has most of your offensive spells and it has spells to target all the saving throws). Hence, the spell focus in it.

Natural Spell, if of course, essential. You know about the Kaedrin's feats, so, I will assume you know a little bit about druid.

The server doesn't have emberguard form, but, dragon form is enhanced (druid levels 28, 29, and 30 all buff it). You'll easily hit 60+ AC with ICE on, as well as your buffs.

I believe the arctic wolf does grow in size, yes.

[Darker_Thought]

Hm... To bad that the Emberform doesnt exist on BG. Myself Im looking for a build to max out the Druids mechanical potential for self sustainance and pvp.

Ill keep this post open and wait for more input.

[Karond]

Druid 30 is all about the dragon form. It's inflexible, but difficult to hurt with regeneration, 600+ HP and AC approaching 56-60 usually. It does well in PvM for that reason as a tank with some choice spells, but struggles versus bosses or players knowing what they're doing.

One could focus more on the druid spellcasting though. Druid 12, Hierophant 8, Hospitaler 10 is a strong caster that never transforms into an animal. You get these feats:

Spellcasting prodigy, spell focus, greater spell focus, extend spell, practiced spellcaster, improved expertise, expertise, oaken resilience, epic spell focus, 3 epic wisdom, 3 epic spells (greater ruin, vampiric feast and maybe lightning). 2-3 spellpowers from hierophant, and maybe some toll of nature or whatever you like.

The end result is a 56 AC Arch-druid that casts storm of vengeance at a DC of 44 and uses its wildshape uses for oaken resilience. This is just a point or two of DC above most dragon druids, but dragon druids can't use consumables and they can't cast epic spells (or use oaken resilience long-term), which is what this arch-druid would do well with (at DC of 42). You'll not have any melee power, so it's a trade-off.

It does however suffer with the same issues as the dragon druid, since several bosses are more or less immune to DC spells of which almost all of your spells are, and as for PvP it is another trade-off as you can kill things that don't have good saves but will feel like you're not doing enough versus those who have good saves.

It's the typical druid dilemma given how their spell selection looks like. Still, that's the two options they've available for power; dragon or arch-druid style.