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This page tracks a possible play-by-chat campaign revolving around Byzantium.
Since the [[campaign::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.


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


Campaign details:
== Elemental Companion ==


*Campaign log
'''Level''': Druid 1<br>
**log1
'''Requirements''': Knowledge (the planes) 1 rank, Speak Language (Auran, Terran, Ignan, or Aquan)<br>
*Legends and rumors
'''Replaces''': You do not gain an animal companion, nor do you gain wild empathy.<br>
*Open questions and goals
'''Benefit''': You gain the companionship of a Small elemental, as described in ''Complete Mage'', pg. 33.
*Quotes of note


==Places==
== Elemental Sense ==


Locations featured in the campaign:
'''Level''': Druid 1<br>
<ask format="ul">
'''Requirements''': Knowledge (the planes) 1 rank<br>
[[type:city||type:town]]
'''Replaces''': Nature sense<br>
[[campaign::Byzantium]]
'''Benefit''': The druid's insight into the elements and how they mix provides a +2 bonus on Knowledge (the planes) and Craft (alchemy) checks.
</ask>


==People==
== Crowd-Walker ==


Non-player entities:
'''Level''': Druid 2<br>
'''Requirements''': none<br>
'''Replaces''': Woodland stride<br>
'''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.


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== Ally Infusion ==


==Rules==
'''Level''': Druid 3<br>
'''Requirements''': Knowledge (the planes) 2 ranks<br>
'''Replaces''': Trackless Step<br>
'''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:


*variations
* 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


[[campaign::Byzantium| ]]
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.)
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== Balanced Essence ==
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'''Level''': Druid 4<br>
'''Requirements''': Knowledge (the planes) 2 ranks, Knowledge (nature) 2 ranks, Heal 2 ranks<br>
'''Replaces''': Resist Nature’s Lure<br>
'''Benefit''': The druid gains awareness and limited control over the combination of the elements making up his own body, giving him immunity to all diseases except for supernatural and magical diseases.

Revision as of 06:41, 7 March 2009

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: You do not gain an animal companion, nor do you gain wild empathy.
Benefit: You gain the companionship of a Small elemental, as described in Complete Mage, pg. 33.

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, giving him immunity to all diseases except for supernatural and magical diseases.