l made a character awhile ago and put druidic as a language she knew,but she is a lv 1 wizard. her backstory has her reading every book/taking to everyone in her home town,but today l learned that only druids are taught it,and are forbidden to teach it to non druids.
do you think haveing a drunk/former druid teach her would be do-able? (it would likely depend on the dm,but at the moment l dont have one,so l am asking my fellow beyonders)
It would depend on the DM but there's nothing actually stopping a druid teaching the language to a non-druid, but I suspect if ever found out they'll be ex-communicated from their druid group and shunned.
It would take several months to learn so I doubt it would be from a "drunk" druid and I have no idea how a druid technically stops being a druid, but in any case this is something you will have to check with a DM if you ever start a campaign with this character - there's a reason non-druid characters cannot pick it as a language. Could be interesting plot-wise, I mean if a druid ever realises a non-druid knows the language they're going to be very determined to find out how and why, druids aren't always nice people...
So: possible but must be cleared with DM first.
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Its a tough one as it is a DM call but as a wizard if you have comprehend languages that would allow you to listen into Druids having a private conversation or read a message they left on a tree so it is a plausible way to learn it.
Background options/justifications could be..........
Acolyte Background: you were a trainee priest to a Nature god, Druidic and was taught Druidic as part of your early training but you got thrown out because of your fondness for arcane spells.
Guild Artisan: You were a wood worker who did a lot of trade with Druids, they supplied you with material, you made them staves, wands etc and they taught you Druidic as a show of thanks.
Hermit background: you were brought up in a "commune" that spurned civilization and you learn it as a child and it was always meant for you to go on to be a Druid but you got a dose of wanderlust and ended up as a Wizards Apprentice.
Noble: Think Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle from the Wicker Man, a noble who used Druidic magic to sustain his lands crops, as one of his children you were taught the old ways.
Outlander: You serve as a liaison between a very reclusive sect of Druids who only speak Druidic and Civilization.
Sage: You are a researcher into all forms of Magic, as such you have Druidic for studying Druidic Magic and Celestial for Religious magic, this may also mean you need to take spells which also appear on both Wizard and Cleric/Druid spell lists or maybe even dip into Magic Initiate for a feat.
Or Feat Wise.....
Linguist: You can make and break more complicated cypher's, Druidic was easy....
Magic Initiate Druid: as part of the deal to teach you some of their magic you had to prove you could master the language first.
Ritual Caster Druid (see Magic Initiate)
Failing that if your DM has it as a hard no....see if you can take Sylvan, that's the language of the Fey so you might get a bit more mileage out of it in the long run.
It would depend on the DM but there's nothing actually stopping a druid teaching the language to a non-druid, but I suspect if ever found out they'll be ex-communicated from their druid group and shunned.
It would take several months to learn so I doubt it would be from a "drunk" druid and I have no idea how a druid technically stops being a druid, but in any case this is something you will have to check with a DM if you ever start a campaign with this character - there's a reason non-druid characters cannot pick it as a language. Could be interesting plot-wise, I mean if a druid ever realises a non-druid knows the language they're going to be very determined to find out how and why, druids aren't always nice people...
So: possible but must be cleared with DM first.
ah,thanks for the feedback. tbh i dont know how becomeing/unbecomeing a druid works so l was thinking it was like how a cleric,lf they displease their god,can have their power striped,but if thats not the case,then l think going with getting kicked out/leaveing their former group is the best idea.
Its a tough one as it is a DM call but as a wizard if you have comprehend languages that would allow you to listen into Druids having a private conversation or read a message they left on a tree so it is a plausible way to learn it.
Acolyte Background: you were a trainee priest to a Nature god, Druidic and was taught Druidic as part of your early training but you got thrown out because of your fondness for arcane spells.
Sage: You are a researcher into all forms of Magic, as such you have Druidic for studying Druidic Magic and Celestial for Religious magic, this may also mean you need to take spells which also appear on both Wizard and Cleric/Druid spell lists or maybe even dip into Magic Initiate for a feat.
Or Feat Wise.....
Linguist: You can make and break more complicated cypher's, Druidic was easy....
Magic Initiate Druid: as part of the deal to teach you some of their magic you had to prove you could master the language first.
Ritual Caster Druid (see Magic Initiate)
1 thats a great idea! as it happens,l do have that spell.
2 great idea,though l chose sage background cause it fit the character best (of the stuff you get for free in the character maker).
3 again great idea,though my backstory (which l could change if needed) is that l was taught the language by someone,and l doubt a book could teach a language.
4,l am lv 1 and have none of the books,but lf l ever buy them l will take a look at those feats.
I think it can be justified as PC's are the exception and not the general rule so long as it's justified somehow and okay with the DM. That's true for Druidic or Cant. They are still languagea and largely flavor ribbons.
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l made a character awhile ago and put druidic as a language she knew,but she is a lv 1 wizard. her backstory has her reading every book/taking to everyone in her home town,but today l learned that only druids are taught it,and are forbidden to teach it to non druids.
do you think haveing a drunk/former druid teach her would be do-able? (it would likely depend on the dm,but at the moment l dont have one,so l am asking my fellow beyonders)
It would depend on the DM but there's nothing actually stopping a druid teaching the language to a non-druid, but I suspect if ever found out they'll be ex-communicated from their druid group and shunned.
It would take several months to learn so I doubt it would be from a "drunk" druid and I have no idea how a druid technically stops being a druid, but in any case this is something you will have to check with a DM if you ever start a campaign with this character - there's a reason non-druid characters cannot pick it as a language. Could be interesting plot-wise, I mean if a druid ever realises a non-druid knows the language they're going to be very determined to find out how and why, druids aren't always nice people...
So: possible but must be cleared with DM first.
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Its a tough one as it is a DM call but as a wizard if you have comprehend languages that would allow you to listen into Druids having a private conversation or read a message they left on a tree so it is a plausible way to learn it.
Background options/justifications could be..........
Acolyte Background: you were a trainee priest to a Nature god, Druidic and was taught Druidic as part of your early training but you got thrown out because of your fondness for arcane spells.
Guild Artisan: You were a wood worker who did a lot of trade with Druids, they supplied you with material, you made them staves, wands etc and they taught you Druidic as a show of thanks.
Hermit background: you were brought up in a "commune" that spurned civilization and you learn it as a child and it was always meant for you to go on to be a Druid but you got a dose of wanderlust and ended up as a Wizards Apprentice.
Noble: Think Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle from the Wicker Man, a noble who used Druidic magic to sustain his lands crops, as one of his children you were taught the old ways.
Outlander: You serve as a liaison between a very reclusive sect of Druids who only speak Druidic and Civilization.
Sage: You are a researcher into all forms of Magic, as such you have Druidic for studying Druidic Magic and Celestial for Religious magic, this may also mean you need to take spells which also appear on both Wizard and Cleric/Druid spell lists or maybe even dip into Magic Initiate for a feat.
Or Feat Wise.....
Linguist: You can make and break more complicated cypher's, Druidic was easy....
Magic Initiate Druid: as part of the deal to teach you some of their magic you had to prove you could master the language first.
Ritual Caster Druid (see Magic Initiate)
Failing that if your DM has it as a hard no....see if you can take Sylvan, that's the language of the Fey so you might get a bit more mileage out of it in the long run.
ah,thanks for the feedback. tbh i dont know how becomeing/unbecomeing a druid works so l was thinking it was like how a cleric,lf they displease their god,can have their power striped,but if thats not the case,then l think going with getting kicked out/leaveing their former group is the best idea.
1 thats a great idea! as it happens,l do have that spell.
2 great idea,though l chose sage background cause it fit the character best (of the stuff you get for free in the character maker).
3 again great idea,though my backstory (which l could change if needed) is that l was taught the language by someone,and l doubt a book could teach a language.
4,l am lv 1 and have none of the books,but lf l ever buy them l will take a look at those feats.
I think it can be justified as PC's are the exception and not the general rule so long as it's justified somehow and okay with the DM. That's true for Druidic or Cant. They are still languagea and largely flavor ribbons.