Elemental Druid

Since the Dissolution campaign is set entirely in a city, we will experiment with some alternate class features for druid characters, based around the concept of an "elemental druid". That is, a druid who's connection to nature stems from a connection to the four elements, rather than plants and tree hugging. Some of this is based on ideas from ancient Greece about these four elements, in different combinations, forming all matter.

Druids can use any of the following substitutions when taking a druid level.

Bonus Languages

In place of Sylvan, an elemental druid may treat one of the elemental languages (Auran, Terran, Ignan, or Aquan) as a bonus language.

Elemental Companion

Level: Druid 1
Requirements: Knowledge (the planes) 1 rank, Speak Language (Auran, Terran, Ignan, or Aquan)
Replaces: Nature bond, wild empathy.
Benefit: You gain the companionship of a Small elemental (air, earth, fire, or water; your choice).You must speak the language of your chosen elemental companion (Auran, Terran, Ignan, or Aquan, respectively).

The elemental increases in size and ability as you gain levels. This progression totally replaces the standard table of druid companion abilities.

					Change to Base Stats
Druid Level	Base Stats	Size	HD	BAB	AC	Str	Dex	Con	Int	Special
1st	Small Elemental	S	1	+2	-	-	-	-	-	Link, share spells
1st	Small Elemental	S	2	+2	-	+1	-	+1	-
1st	Small Elemental	S	3	+3	-	+1	+1	+1	-	Evasion
4th	Medium Elemental	M	4	+4	-	-	-	-	-	Ability score increase
5th	Medium Elemental	M	5	+5	-	+1	-	-
6th	Medium Elemental	M	5	+5	-	+2	-	+1	+1	Devotion
7th	Medium Elemental	M	6	+6	-	+2	+1	+1	+1
8th	Medium Elemental	M	7	+7	-	+3	+1	+1	+1
9th	Medium Elemental	M	7	+8	-	+3	+1	+2	+1	Ability score increase
10th	Large Elemental	L	8	+8	-	-	-	-	-
11th	Large Elemental	L	8	+8	-	+1	-	-	-
12th	Large Elemental	L	8	+8	-	+1	+1	+1	-
13th	Large Elemental	L	9	+8	-	+2	+2	+1	-
14th	Large Elemental	L	9	+9	-	+2	+2	+2	-	Ability score increase
15th	Large Elemental	L	9	+9	-	+3	+3	+2	-	Improved evasion
16th	Huge Elemental	H	10	+10	-	-	-	-	-
17th	Huge Elemental	H	10	+10	-	+1	-	-	-
18th	Huge Elemental	H	11	+11	-	+2	-	-	+1
19th	Huge Elemental	H	11	+11	-	+3	+1	-	+1
20th	Huge Elemental	H	12	+12	-	+3	+1	-	+1	Ability score increase

Alternately, instead of growing larger, you may choose to restrict your elemental's physical size in favor of becoming more intelligent, using the following table instead:

					Change to Base Stats
Druid Level	Base Stats	Size	HD	BAB	AC	Str	Dex	Con	Int	Special
1st	Small Elemental	S	1	+2	-	-	-	-	-	Link, share spells
1st	Small Elemental	S	2	+2	-	+1	-	+1	-
1st	Small Elemental	S	3	+3	-	+1	+1	+1	-	Evasion
4th	Medium Elemental	M	4	+4	-	-	-	-	-	Ability score increase
5th	Medium Elemental	M	5	+5	-	+1	-	-
6th	Medium Elemental	M	5	+5	-	+2	-	+1	+1	Devotion
7th	Medium Elemental	M	6	+6	-	+2	+1	+1	+1
8th	Medium Elemental	M	7	+7	-	+3	+1	+1	+1
9th	Medium Elemental	M	7	+8	-	+3	+1	+2	+1	Ability score increase
10th	Large Elemental	M	8	+8	-	-	-	-	-
11th	Large Elemental	M	8	+8	-	+1	-	-	-
12th	Large Elemental	M	8	+8	-	+1	+1	+1	-
13th	Large Elemental	M	9	+8	-	+2	+2	+1	-
14th	Large Elemental	M	9	+9	-	+2	+2	+2	-	Ability score increase
15th	Large Elemental	M	9	+9	-	+3	+3	+2	-	Improved evasion
16th	Huge Elemental	M	10	+10	-	-	-	-	-
17th	Huge Elemental	M	10	+10	-	+1	-	-	-
18th	Huge Elemental	L	11	+11	-	+2	-	-	+1
19th	Huge Elemental	L	11	+11	-	+3	+1	-	+1
20th	Huge Elemental	L	12	+12	-	+3	+1	-	+1	Ability score increase

Elemental Sense

Level: Druid 1
Requirements: Knowledge (the planes) 1 rank
Replaces: Nature sense
Benefit: The druid's insight into the elements and how they mix provides a +2 bonus on Knowledge (the planes) and Craft (alchemy) checks.

Crowd-Walker

Level: Druid 2
Requirements: none
Replaces: Woodland stride
Benefit: When moving through a crowd, the crowd-walker moves at his normal rate, rather than requiring two squares of movement for every square as is normal. In addition, light debris does not impede his movement, and he treats heavy debris as light debris. Any other sort of rough terrain impedes him normally, however.

Ally Infusion

Level: Druid 3
Requirements: Knowledge (the planes) 2 ranks
Replaces: Trackless Step
Benefit: When summoning a creature with the Summon Nature's Ally spell, the druid selects an element to infuse into the summoned creature, which gains advantages based on the element chosen:

• Air: +1 Reflex save, +10' movement, +1 reflex bonus to AC
• Earth: +1 Fortitude save, +4 natural armor
• Fire: +1 Reflex save, +1d4 fire damage, Vulnerability to water or cold
• Water: +1 Fortitude save, DR 3/fire, Vulnerability to fire

None of the above apply if summoning an actual elemental. In such cases, however, this ability guarantees that each of the elemental's hit die generate at least 50% of the maximum hit points. (That is, when rolling the elemental's HD to determine hit points, any die that come up less than half the die's maximum value are treated as if they came up at half the maximum value, rounded up.)

Balanced Essence

Level: Druid 4
Requirements: Knowledge (the planes) 2 ranks, Knowledge (nature) 2 ranks, Heal 2 ranks
Replaces: Resist Nature’s Lure
Benefit: The druid gains awareness and limited control over the combination of the elements making up his own body, gaining +4 on saving throws against disease.