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At 1st level, a druid forms a bond with nature. This bond can take one of two forms. The first is a close tie to the natural world, granting the druid one of the following cleric domains: Air, Animal, Earth, Fire, Plant, Water, or Weather. When determining the powers and bonus spells granted by this domain, the druid's effective cleric level is equal to her druid level. A druid that selects this option also receives additional domain spell slots, just like a cleric. She must prepare the spell from her domain in this slot and this spell cannot be used to cast a spell spontaneously.
Bold emphasized for clarity.
Druids effectively get a bonus spell slot that functions EXACTLY like the cleric's domain slots.
Also to clarify, if the spells from the domain are not normally on her spell list, she may only prepare them in domain slots, much like a cleric can only prepare spells not on their list from domains in the correct domain slots.
At 1st level, a druid forms a bond with nature. This bond can take one of two forms. The first is a close tie to the natural world, granting the druid one of the following cleric domains: Air, Animal, Earth, Fire, Plant, Water, or Weather. When determining the powers and bonus spells granted by this domain, the druid's effective cleric level is equal to her druid level. A druid that selects this option also receives additional domain spell slots, just like a cleric. She must prepare the spell from her domain in this slot and this spell cannot be used to cast a spell spontaneously.Bold emphasized for clarity.
Druids effectively get a bonus spell slot that functions EXACTLY like the cleric's domain slots.
Also to clarify, if the spells from the domain are not normally on her spell list, she may only prepare them in domain slots, much like a cleric can only prepare spells not on their list from domains in the correct domain slots.
Yep. Lots of good domain spells. Also good domain powers. free resistances or 8 3d6(d10 possibly) lightning bolts split over 8 targets at level 8 as a standard action? Yes thank you.
Don't forget you could get an animal companion and a domain by selecting the animal domain.
You Animal companion just won't be as good as another druid's animal companion, but you can do it.
Don't forget you could get an animal companion and a domain by selecting the animal domain.
You Animal companion just won't be as good as another druid's animal companion, but you can do it.
With the domains available to a druid, I just can not see it really being worth it to give up the animal companion. You just lose so much versatility....
Yeah not the best choice, but if you wanted to try and have it all the animal domain is the closest you get.
The problem is that many of the spells on the domain list are either already available for druids, or are simply not better than what the druid already has.
Yeah not the best choice, but if you wanted to try and have it all the animal domain is the closest you get.
The problem is that many of the spells on the domain list are either already available for druids, or are simply not better than what the druid already has.
Yes. We are getting started in a low-level game and my animal companion (a bear) is no slacker. He doesn't do much damage with an individual attack, but taken all together he gets three attacks at a decent bonus. Plus, and correct me if this was already true in 3.5, Animal Companions get feats now. Feats!
Actually I've been rather impressed with the Boar too. While he only gets one attack, due to it being a natural attack he gets the bonuses for two handed weapon on it which makes the damage much better thant I originally thought it would be.
The boar had 4 hd, and a BAB +3, I allowed it to go medium at 4th level progression which greatly increased its strength. The two feats I took were Light Armor Proficiency and Power Attack. He's actually harder to hit than the party fighter and paladin, while still hitting solidly and absorbing several blows.
Practically a Meat Shield for the Meat Shields.
Actually I've been rather impressed with the Boar too. While he only gets one attack, due to it being a natural attack he gets the bonuses for two handed weapon on it which makes the damage much better thant I originally thought it would be.
The boar had 4 hd, and a BAB +3, I allowed it to go medium at 4th level progression which greatly increased its strength. The two feats I took were Light Armor Proficiency and Power Attack. He's actually harder to hit than the party fighter and paladin, while still hitting solidly and absorbing several blows.
Practically a Meat Shield for the Meat Shields.
Can animals actually take armor proficiency?
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I took the Fire domain... lots of great wizard spells in there, like Burning Hands, Fireball, and Wall of Fire, and I get 7 ranged touch Firebolts per day instead of having to resort to the ol' sling. Plus I love the idea of a pyromaniac Druid, as it's so against type. Burn, baby, burn! And the Elemental Swarm that tops it off is big-time destruction. I think it's worth not having an animal.
I was disapointed that druids could not choose the healing domain. I would think it would have been a nice boost to druids that wanted to focus a little more on healing.
I was disapointed that druids could not choose the healing domain. I would think it would have been a nice boost to druids that wanted to focus a little more on healing.
Talk to your GM. It makes sense for a lot of Druids to be healers, so why not?
Can animals actually take armor proficiency?It's a feat. They get feats. What do you think barding is for?
At any rate, there's a specific list of feats that (dumb) animal companions can take, and Armor Proficiency is on there.
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Can animals actually take armor proficiency?Actually I've been rather impressed with the Boar too. While he only gets one attack, due to it being a natural attack he gets the bonuses for two handed weapon on it which makes the damage much better thant I originally thought it would be.
The boar had 4 hd, and a BAB +3, I allowed it to go medium at 4th level progression which greatly increased its strength. The two feats I took were Light Armor Proficiency and Power Attack. He's actually harder to hit than the party fighter and paladin, while still hitting solidly and absorbing several blows.
Practically a Meat Shield for the Meat Shields.
Yes, the three armor feats are listed under the list of possible Animal Feats, in the Animal Companion entry subsection of the Druid class section. For example, if you want your pet to have full plate barding, you will need to have your pet spend three feats (light, medium and heavy armor feats). I'm cheap so I usually don't waste a feat on armor and I give the pet a light armor (either leather or mithril, then heavily enchanted for more AC) that has no ACP thus no penalty to attack rolls! :)