Baldur's Gate : The Sword Coast Chronicles : NWN2 Persistent World

I really enjoy playing my druid, Ceirinohr. He's an interesting character, and I have a lot of fun with his interactions with other characters.

But all he can do is sit around the campfire or run through well-trodden underlevelled content.

He's level 13, but everywhere "level appropriate" I know of is not RP-appropriate for him. He's more likely to side with savage humanoids and (natural) monsters than villages and civilization. A self-inflicted problem, sure. Any suggestions for where he should wander to encounter appropriate undead, outsiders, or abberants?

He'd also be up for assisting the more savage races, especially as they contest with human civilization. Or help Talos followers or followers of other Furys. He's not evil, but he believes everything has its place, and civilization has outgrown its. And he greatly misunderstands Talos still (dont want to fix that yet).

(If you're more curious about his personality, check out his bio, its posted to the forums. Always up for feedback!)

I'm not looking for PvP, or looking to change the server. He's not strong enough and shouldn't have the agency to actually push back civilization. But it would be more fun if he could do more than wander through the graveyard or go through Hilltop/Gibberlings again (although it is fun to lament that the Kobolds wont let me pass in peace, or respectfully clean and treat the altar of Malar - I've just done those things a few too many times).

He'll probably just remain a constant traveler and campfire joiner, remaining level 13 indefinitely. I'm still having fun. I just think I could have more fun.

(He's not minmaxxed. Relatively low CON as more of an intellectual, wears blue Dragonhide +2 despite access to much stronger, and doesn't take Conjuration or Wild Shape feats because he's a druid of The Storm. And despite being caster-focused, will someday lose his spellcasting.)

Try the Undercity? It's well below the city sewers and there are plenty of skeletons and ghosts down there. I'm not sure what would motivate a druid to head down there though; maybe a search for the natural world that lies beneath the civilized?

Isn't there a Druid grove where he can meet other Druids etc? Otherwise, hang out at Friendly Arm, that is where the mid-levels go to party up.

I know at least one mid-level Ranger who frequents there.

You can always find an IC reason to go hunting if you look for one. There are vampires in the deeper Cloakwood, so you could be hunting them and just defending yourself against the other critters as necessary

A lot of enemies summon Undead, so they are definitely no friends of nature either.

His bio, if anyone is curious: https://www.bgtscc.net/viewtopic.php?f= ... hr#p880000

@Blackbird
I'll have to check it out! I've got an IC motivation to enter the sewers, and it being so unnatural mixed with his distaste for cities could lead to him getting lost.... Thanks!

(IC reason - Bella, his animal companion, loves meeting people and would love to see the city. But is a bear. Still sulking after being chased away from the Farmlands campsite. Oth once told Ceirinohr his bear could enter his establishment, as long as he's well behaved, so Ceirinohr may be looking into if he can sneak Bella in that way. Sneaking a bear into a city is hard.)

@Thaelis,
I've dropped by the Grove a couple times. He's started running into an Archdruid a few times, but I'm looking to have his involvement with a Circle grow organically. Too blunt, and his Talos-worshiping ways could cause problems before his development wants them.

But hunting Vampires - even if he never finds them - is certainly something he'd do! I'll give that a try!

Thank you both - I wasn't expecting responses so quickly!

(Bonus question - is it ok for a druid to have not belonged to a Circle for a very long time? Introduced to Talos by his cleric brother, and always being a lover of nature...)

Your still an elf. Go kill orcs. They are dirty.

I took a little look at your goals here

GOALS
Ceirinor is a simple man. He is content to shepard nature, and do what he can for the natural order. He'd like to find a community he fits in. And to meet interesting people and creatures.

And to stem the tide and expansion of the most virulent races, like Humans.

He hates humanity, but recently has come to like individual humans. He would (currently) assist in things that kept mankind in place, but otherwise is helpful and friendly to individual humans.

He will eventually learn who Talos really is (which will likely eventually lead to him losing his diety and spellcasting abilities). But that should happen organically over narratives - not something I'm looking to do immediately.

Beyond that, he isn't driven by much.

Are you still sitting in lower levels and struggling to move forward with your RP? If you have some ideas for what you want to happen in your mind, feel free to send me a PM directly. I can't promise I will be able to do all of your personal requests, but I hate to see anyone losing their motivation or struggling to push their character they enjoy forward. Perhaps we can bounce some ideas around and see where we end up.

I especially in your bio, enjoyed the parts about the battling with humans but feeling like it was a losing battle. Talos is a destructive entity, and I could see how he would toy with a war. But now that the fighting is over, and Ceirinor, as you said, is now just a simple man looking to do what he can for the natural order. Perhaps something can be made of this transition period.

A lot has happened for Ceirinohr since posting this thread. I appreciate the offer for help, but I don't think he's ready for anything that requires DM intervention.

A key point in his character is that he doesn't actually understand Talos. He believes that The Destroyer is part of The Balance. It'll be very hard for him to learn the truth.

bharring wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 9:21 pm A key point in his character is that he doesn't actually understand Talos. He believes that The Destroyer is part of The Balance. It'll be very hard for him to learn the truth.

Honestly, sounds to me like he understands Talos better than most people.

You won't get much XP, but Ulcaster Ruins is a dungeon you can run without killing anything.

He is willing to kill things. He does it all the time. Death is part of the Cycle. It's more that he wouldn't go into the woods with the specific purpose of killing barbaric or monsterous humanoids. Humanity is expanding and growing, well beyond their place - hurting their natural predators (Orcs and other natural races) runs counter to his current purpose.

So when he explored the Cloakwood (based on rumors of vampires), he surely defended himself, killing many Talosi in the process. But he had to refuse to join an adventurer who was looking to raid their home in the mine. In fact, had it been an NPC, he may have *helped* the Talosi.

He does serve the Storm, though, so must bring the Fury. He typically does that the most in the Gibberling caves, though - as aberrants, and ones that disrespect what he sees as an Altar of Malar, showing them the Destroyer's fury is more than appropriate.

Is he high enough level to go to Fields of the Dead?

He is, or at least should be, now.

When I first tried to solo it at 15, it was surprisingly doable, but when i went back at 16, it never went well. Must be a luck thing. But he just made 17, which is the first bump in his Reserve spells since 9 (0 druid lightning spells at 6/7/8, and meta magic doesn't count, so that sucked).

He's certainly no longer bored. He spent some time hunting Vampire Spawn in the mines of the Cloakwood, hunted some vampires deeper in those woods, and found out the orcs were dealing with demons (so must be dealt with). And now he should be strong enough for Field of the Dead (which is good, because the Mines are too underlevelled for him now).

A lot has happened since I posted. He met a lot of other druids at Midsomer, and made a lot of new friends along the road. He's also a lot less guarded about his faith (which should cause him problems in the future). And a lot more aware of the happenings along the coast.

He's also a lot stronger. The only equipment change is going from +2 blue dragon leather to +4 blue dragon scale breastplate - but that's a huge improvement (+5 AC IIRC). But his reserve spells have gone from 5d6 to 9d6, his summoned elementals are much, much stronger, and Bella is stronger than ever. Still nowhere near a minmaxxed character, but he can hold his own.

... Apparently he can't handle Field of the Dead. A single Skeleton Mage killed him from full in 2 spells, while hiding behind two pets.

Might need to avoid that place solo....

You gain 3 DKP for that.

(IC, Bella, who was still up, dragged him away while the elder Fire Elemental held off the Skeleton Mage. Ceirinohr woke up groggy and half dead, rolled in mud by the river, next to Bella who had passed out from his wounds while standing guard.)