Group Discord Join here Useful Links NWN Vault Character Builds Forum Programs and Utilities that I have created (NWN1/2 Character Organiser, XP Scaler and Spell Timer) NWN 1 specific Official Beamdog Forums for the … Darts are also useful but are heavier. This can be achieved through with a character with a starting wisdom score of 18, the champion of torm class providing bonus great wisdom feats or a class split of druid 29 / other class 1. There are a number of good choices. nwn2strategies, nwn2 build, build The Druid can be built to be a melee fighting, spell-casting juggernaught just like a better (Divine) … This Druid can then take a level of Monk at level 7. Order of Jorumgandr (Cleric 25/Druid 14/Monk 1) a very popular cleric/dragon/monk build, until dragon shape feat requirements were changed to require Druid 18 for dragon shape, written by Kail Pendragon, Order of Jorumgandr 1.69 (Cleric 18/Druid 20/Monk 2), an updated version of the original build, playable in NWN v1.69, written by Valerfor of the ECB guild, Champion of the Wilderness (Druid 28/Monk 2/Champion of Torm 10), The Sneaky and Skilled Draconian Arch-Druid (Druid 36/Monk 1/Rogue 3), Mid to late levels (character level 7-20). In my experience a Cleric 26/Bard 4/RDD 10 build is the most powerful combination. DISCUSSIONS. A group created for players of Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2 to aid in creating/organising games and discussing the game. - Animal empathy to strengthen the early game of the character, and to potentially control animal companions of hostile NPCs or player characters. The druid can use the combat options of scimitar and shield or sling and shield, or other options discussed previously. Well, I'll not let that opportunity slide, I'll spend this time producing yet another guide to one of my favourite classes: Druids. Anyhow, the Druid 28-ish/Shifter 10/Monk 2-ish split going for Rakshasa and Dragon forms is a good and known build as the linked similar builds show. A potentially better option is to save skill points and multi class at higher levels to spend these skill points (this is known as 'skill dumping'). One is required to take all possible great wisdom feats taking a druid level at character level 30 to take the dragon shape. In this type of build, Druid is a secondary class, the buffs are easily dispellable, but, as usual, the spell DCs are high and the focus of taking Druid is for Dragon Shape, but the combinations are somewhat limited because of the heavy Wisdom requirement and the … Been looking at druid for awhile and this will make things allot easier. Our guides cover everything you need to know about your chosen class. Their spells are oriented toward nature and animals. Hello and welcome to Lord Fenton Gaming plays Neverwiner Nights. A Druid's primary spell casting attribute is wisdom. - Druids who wish to have a lot of skill points, multi-class with Wizard  or wish to access to feats such as expertise /improved expertise, improved knockdown or disarm, will wish to invest in the intelligence statistic. High levels of wisdom increase the number of spells / day, and the spell difficulty class (DC) for saving throws. Base mechanics can be found on NWNWiki.The #Roleplay Tips section provides suggestions for character … I am your host Lord Fenton. The panther outputs a large amount of damage from sneak attacks. At level 11, Druids can access the powerful stonehold spell which targets will saves and is useful against fighter and rogue types, the main constituent of many enemy mobs. High levels of wisdom increase the number of spells / day, and the spell difficulty class (DC) for saving throws. Although it does not increase the AB of the claws/bite as a typical weapon enhancement would, it cuts through the DR of foes by the penetration value (not the soak). A sling and shield set up is useful for ranged weapon attacks. Strategy wise it depends on the difficulty settings and whether a Monk level is taken to boost polymorph forms. NWN Character Build Search Conditions Must have to levels of -unused- Arcane Archer Assassin Barbarian Bard Blackguard Champion of Torm Cleric Druid Dwarven Defender Fighter Harper Scout Monk Paladin Pale Master Ranger Red Dragon Disciple Rogue Shadowdancer Shifter Sorcerer Weapon Master Wizard Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The Bull's Strength spell can increase the damage dealt by yourself and companions. For example: - Druids who spend a lot of time polymorphed (ie in bear form, elemental form, dragon shape or others) will not want to overly invest in physical statistics such as strength, dexterity and constitution, as those three statistics are overridden by the stats of all Druid polymorphs. Builds in light green are builds using open subraces that are recommended to new players. The place where to post your level 40 builds. If a decision is made to take this feat, the next decision is to plan out exactly when this feat should be taken. If Monk is not taken then the Druid will want to rely more heavily on spell casting. Pre-epic spell casting feats of interest include, Pre-epic combat feats of interest include. You really need to make an effort to build something so whacked that will not succeed in the learning campaign. Your cleric guide was a huge help to me as I was learning to play that incredible class. Thax played druids like I played clerics, if you get my meaning! where the elite NWN character builders meet. Powered by the Epic Character Builders Guild. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews ... no good druid/shifter builds in there, guess I just need a build guide, like what stats to focus on and what are good feats to focus on. This leaves a number of useful classes a Druid may choose. Druids cast divine spells much the same way clericsdo, though most get their spells from the power of nature rather than from deities. A Druid's primary spell casting attribute is wisdom. Crowd control spell combinations include Storm of Vengenance/Stonehold/Grease/Entangle. Call lightning, which is accessible at level 5, is party friendly, and will only target enemies. The bear has the highest attack bonus and health. This Wiki page is designed to outline a number of primary Druid gameplay strategies to assist players new to the Druid class. Stoneskin, Gtr Stoneskin, Premonition. This category is the truly powerful. If all else fails, type in “NWN” “Druid” “Monk” “Build” to try to find approach pages with these terms but you may find you pick up a number of irrelevant results, it isn’t as fun as the other options listed above. Elves will find the longbow attractive for ranged attacks. Pretty much anything any class can do can be emulated, improved and/or overshadowed by potions, scrolls or wearables, especially on early levels. It is entirely reasonable to start a Druid build with a wisdom score of 18. Fighter/Druid is one of the most useful classes in IWD1. Nothing really new under the sun. Single class Druid might gets you access to some nice spells faster, but overall, in combat is rather useless. For single player NWN purposes, a druid is most useful when concentrating on shifting--especially with the new Shifter prestige class. Mechanical changes are included in the #Class Mechanics on this page and explained in the #Arelith Changes section. When combined with freedom of movement cast on one's self (or obtained through items) and on the animal companion, this can cause large mobs of monsters to become disabled. Don’t let the armour fool you!At their core, Druids are nature wizards. You are currently viewing Boards o' Magick as a guest, but you can register an account here.Registration is fast, easy and free. Bard-Druid: This strange build emphasizes battlefield support. This leads to a huge power boost to polymorphed forms, from increased attacks from the Monk UBAB + flurry of blows , and additional AC from Monk Wisdom AC and Tumble skill dumps. Here you can find complete guides for all the classes in Neverwinter. Turns out today I'm at the office, stuck answering phones as my secretary won't be making it to work. Taking the heavy armor proficiency feat (either through feat choice, or multiclassing with a class such as Fighter or Blackguard) can increase a Druid's AC further in human form and provide access to more choices of equipment. This dynamic pretty much contradicts Max's claim that elemental polymorphs cannot cut through DR like a DwD would have. It is entirely reasonable to start a Druid build with a wisdom score of 18. The build must have something that makes it 'overpowering' in some way. I hope Thax doesnt stop by... he did one for the old guild (for Max, iirc). Elemental summons may be immune to paralysis and knockdown (grease) and may not need to worry. Not innately, but with the appropriate buff, they can. Quote: ranger's druid level is equal to one-half of his ranger level. The #Path: Totem Druid focuses on a specific shape. Many Druids will not have high strength. Just to show you that a druid/shifter is totally fun and cool to play around with :) Awesome! Examples being. Staves and spears are reasonable choices. Level 15 provides access to the powerful finger of death spell (particularly when boosted with SF/GSF: necromancy) and premonition which scales very well with high caster levels. The Bear form has the highest strength, attack bonus and health but the lowest AC. Additional skills could be invested into cross classed skills such as Tumble. Other useful spells obtained include the greater stoneskin spell, powerful drown and crumble spells. This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our, Nature's Strongest Defenders - A Guide to Druids. For example, a human Druid with intelligence 14 may choose to save a number of skill points and only invest in Concentration and Spellcraft. Ah.. those hangover Mondays! Druids with rogue abilities (ie open lock) may also consider the air elemental form, as it has the highest dexterity statistic. Barbarian-Druid: Much like the Monk-Druid build, without the shapechange. As far as what sort of builds are successful in the OC... ALL of them. - Druids who wish to cast a lot of spells will want to invest some points into constitution (for health, fortitude saves and bonuses to concentration) and dexterity (for armor class and reflex saves) to help successfully casting spells. A lot of people will take a level of monk with druid (forcing you into Lawful Other useful epic feats to consider are epic spell focus : conjuration/necromancy, epic prowess (which will work on polymorphed forms), epic spells (hellball/greater ruin), epic summons (mummy dust/dragon knight), armor skin, and spell penetration feats for multiclass druids (ie Druid/Cleric or Druid/Wizard builds). Smaller characters (such as halfling and gnome) will find dagger and sickles useful if they wish to use a shield. On the other hand, you will be stripped of your equipment (usually temporary) with notorious regularity, so it is good to have some backup abilities of your own … Level 7 onwards is also a common time for Druid players to take their first level of Monk, if this is incorporated into the build. FORUMS. Typically builds marked this way have been through Nessus and achieved demigod without being dragged. Not just the basics but everything from builds, skill rotation, how to fulfill your role in a group and everything in between. Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition. The only class that a Druid cannot multiclass with, without alignment change, is Paladin. Druids who wish to polymorph should be aware the magical properties of the armor, shield and helm slots are transferred to the polymorphed form, but only the highest AC modifier is transferred. The Neverwinter Vault has some character builds listed in its pages, which can be searched. Class Build Votes Tags Race Level Author Game; Swashbuckler. The wolf/dire wolf or badger have good AC values. Online tool for creating and sharing NWN2 character builds. The main barrier to obtaining it is the wisdom 30 requirement, which usually requires multiple great wisdom feats to be taken. It is however very powerful particularly if a level of Monk is present in the build. You will invest in Mobility and Weapon Focus. Druids gain a lot of skill points (4+int modifier /level, [4+int modifier]*4 at level 1). Daily news, reviews, interviews, previews, walkthroughs, databases, and more for role-playing games available on PC and all console platforms. If you are a newer player, it is advised to follow a build guide based upon the classes, Sorcerer, Druid, Cleric and possibly Bard. They are excellent on lower difficulty settings. Try Druid 28/CoT 10/Monk 2 for some extra saving throws. A bear form druid with monk abilities and buffed with stoneskin (and other spells) is quite powerful. Before jumping into the meat, I want to take a moment to describe what a Druid in D&D actually is. eudas Inside of every silver lining, there's a big, dark cloud. Dual-class is in fact better as a character, but … 以巧服人 以巧服人 SB (18), WM (7), IB (5) 0 : Tiefling: 30: Swashbuckler The build takes several Perform and Taunt skill boosting feats, Improved Expertise (90 AC with Nordock equipment and curse, which fits an off-tank role), Silent Spell to make use of Silence auras on allies and retain an avenue for spellcasting, UMD to make use of wands/scrolls, and of course has access to the coveted level 30 Bard Song. Only the concentration skill to assist with spell casting and resist taunting is essential. Slay living is powerful with spell focus/greater spell focus: necromancy. Any druid build with 18 levels of druid or 10 levels of shifter should strongly consider taking this feat, due to the sheer power of this ability. Level 16 Druid provides access to elemental forms. They have the same amount an… Level 17 provides access to level 9 spells particularly Storm of Vengeance and Summon Creature IX/Elemental Swarm. I would rather you choose the Druid with a full understanding of what that means, and not expect to have some crazy forest ninja who leads from the front (those are Rangers) like I did the first time I played. However, is best to approach it as a multi-class. Shifters polymorphs (in Druid/Shifter builds) are unique as certain statistics will carry over (for example, the Kobold Commando only overrides the caster's dexterity, and will retain the casters original strength and constitution statistics). Welcome to MMORPG Tips’ Neverwinter Class Builds. Using medium armor and a shield is attractive for most Druids, unless they are multiclassed with Monk and benefit more from the Monk's Wisdom AC modifier, or they wish to access arcane spellcasting from another class such as Sorcerer or Bard. Share. But thank you again for taking your time to put these out. Combined with high wisdom scores, the owl's insight spell to reach the attribute cap, and spell focus/greater spell focus: conjuration feats, this combo of 3-4 spells this allows sizable mobs to be controlled (requiring 3-4 saves per round against reflex or will), and ready to be finished off by a series of call lightning spells, icestorm spells, instant death abilities such as Finger of Death, or physical damage dealt by a polymorphed Druid / animal companion / summon. Stunning Claw: druid 16 / monk 6 / champion of Torm 18 (elf) Silent Guardian of the Forest: ranger 21 / monk 2 / rogue 17 (human) Buff of the Jungle: druid 20 / monk 2 / cleric 18 (human) Terrifying Tank: barbarian 16 / fighter 6 / dwarven defender 18 (dwarf) Arcane Knight of Lathander: fighter 6 / cleric 16 / wizard 18 (dwarf) You will find Bull’s Strength to be very useful. This particular benefit is entirely lost in NWN single player (unless you have a module builder who is extremely sympathetic to druids). This Druid would have saved up around 40-50 skill points which then could be spent into skills such as Tumble, Discipline, Listen, Hide or Move Silently. — Druids are very versatile characters, and you can build your Druid in many ways. NWN Character Build Search. This form will search a database of NWN builds posted in the ... Barbarian Bard Cleric Druid Fighter Monk Paladin Ranger Rogue Sorcerer Wizard . Top 3 Best Neverwinter Rogue Builds (2019) A regular Jack-of-all-trades, Rogues are the masters of shadow, the knife in the dark, the poisoned arrow, and the silent burglers. At level 9, Druids become immune to poison and get access to the very powerful owl's insight spell, which provides further buffs to spell casting (and Monk Wisdom AC, if multiclassed with Monk). As I learn more, I'm trying to contribute. Once a Druid has access to wildshape, he or she can turn into a number of various forms. Google for "Blood and Faith". Druids are naturally immune to grease however animal companions and summons can be knocked down by it on higher difficulty settings. In addition, one can hire a henchman in the Original Campaign, allowing a low level Druid to have four characters under one's control. Call lightning and Icestorm are particularly attractive. MESSAGES. Arelith Druids enjoy many changes that benefit their spellcasting and shapeshifting. Buffs, Melee, Spellcasting, something to make it god-like in battle. So, for example, a Ranger 4 will have the same type of animal companion as a Druid 2, a ranger 12 will have the same type of animal companion as a druid 6, etc, thus exemplifying the druid's closer focus on animals/nature. Elven druids also have access to rapiers and longswords. The year 2018 was a wild one for the Trickster Rogues of Neverwinter. This leaves a large number of skill points which can be invested in a number of ways, and this is not comprehensive: - Heal to assist with keeping summons / party members alive during combat, and remove the effect of poisons/diseases from others, - Spellcraft to assist with identifying spells, accessing Epic spells at higher levels, and increasing saves vs spells, - Persuade to reach peaceful solutions or to increase quest rewards. The earliest that the dragon shape feat can be taken to my knowledge, is character level 28 (see, The next earliest is to take dragon shape can be taken at level 30. NOTIFICATIONS. Ice storm is also powerful and attractive on lower difficulty settings, but will damage party members on hardcore DnD settings. As such melee weapon and shield combination is attractive. They strive to live in harmony with the natural world, and hate anything that is not part of the natural cycle, especially aberrations and undead creatures. You will keep a distance from the enemy and rely more upon your beefy pets to handle the trouble. It would be good if someone could find it and attach it as well. Against high reflex save enemies, instant death spells such as slay living, finger of death, and near death spells such as harm or drown are very attractive. In addition to spells, druids gain an increasing array of magical … the best build largely depends on which module or persistent world you're playing in - in the OC with the default PVP settings, for example, lobbing a fireball into melee doesn’t even singe your cohorts, whereas in many persistent worlds, such activity will probably get you flagged as a criminal and then killed in retribution by other irate players, if your familiar doesn’t get you … Hail, ECBers. As one of those new players, I will say thank you for taking your time to put together these guides. Orion's Skilled and Sneaky Draconian Arch-Druid build, Order of Jorumgandr (Cleric 25/Druid 14/Monk 1), Order of Jorumgandr 1.69 (Cleric 18/Druid 20/Monk 2), https://nwn.fandom.com/wiki/Druid_strategies?oldid=68096, A high wisdom statistic encourages multiclassing with the, The large number of skill points Druids obtain encourages multi-classing with classes with large numbers of class skills, such as. Prospective shapechangers may find it useful to know that the attack of all unarmed shapes benefit from the DR buffs i.e. It requires substantial investment including multiple great wisdom feats, and at least Druid 18 or Shifter 10. Low level spells such as Grease and Entangle, particularly when boosted with spell focus/greater spell focus conjuration, are powerful to disable low reflex save enemies. It is important for Druids and their animal companions to have Freedom of Movement to avoid the effects of their own Stonehold. For medium sized Druids (such as humans), scimitars are attractive for their critical threat range of 18-20. Smaller characters can use scimitars in two hands. This build has one of the best ECL ratings (fastest leveling) and qualifies for both the arcane test and druid circle subquests. Other attributes are also useful depending on the overall playstyle intended, and the additional classes one wishes to take. nwnecbguild.44 > Character Building > Full Epic - Level 40 Builds. Once registered you will have access to search the forums, create and respond to threads, PM other members, upload screenshots and access many other features unavailable to guests. There is a lot of powerful equipment in the module available early. Introduction. There are certain synergies that are notable: The early levels of any class are tough, however Druid has a few notable advantages: Both can be used at the same time. Here's a search engine for more Druid/Shifter builds, which is an archive of the old bioware epic character build forum. Share with: Link: Copy link. where the elite NWN character builders meet. - Druids who multi class with Bard, Sorcerer, Blackguard or Cleric and wish to use arcane spells, or the Divine Might /Divine Shield feats may benefit from investment in charisma. Topics. Druid/Shifter/Monk has been done quite a bit (like I can see at least 20 builds with that combination) and undoubtedly you will find some very good builds that you might like playing. Google search. A major decision will be whether to try to obtain the dragon shape feat or not. Anything which combines the Druid's Dragon Shape with the Monk's bonuses to AC and unarmed attacks in also ridiculously strong. The barkskin spell is useful to increase the armor class of your companions and yourself. Level 13 provides access to the heal, harm, creeping doom and true seeing spells. Druids with high strength may potentially use two handed weapons. On Hardcore DnD settings these spells will also affect your animal companion, summons and henchmen, and could do more harm than good. Storm of Vengeance will only target, damage and stun enemies. Level 7 druid provides access to the stoneskin spell, which is valuable in reducing physical damage dealt to you or your companions. Water elemental form provides a nice balance between strength, dexterity/AC and provides excellent immunities to critical hits, sneak attacks and fire damage, and is a popular elemental form for most Druids.

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