I'm not like a crazy druid superfan, but I can't help but notice that we haven't seen any playtest for new druid subclasses. Unless I'm missing something? I DM for my library and I have several kids that are foaming at the mouth waiting for a new druid subclass (especially wildfire).
Having more Druid options wouldn’t necessarily make more people want to play Druid.
Having fun to play Druid options would. I don't know if you have access to the Crooked moon Druids published on dndb, but that's how you make fun to play Druids.
Honestly I find it weird that druids aren't more popular. d8 health, solid armor, an awesome and versatile spell list, versatile shape shifting. One of the most versatile classes in the game to me. Maybe it is just people want more specialized or something?
2014 druid was a huge turnoff, and I think it likely that word about how much the 2024 druid has fixed may just not be out. The metal armor thing was problematic; you CAN, but you CHOOSE not to was both stupid and annoying. Also, shape shifting is not everyone's cup of tea, and 2014 was heavy into shape shifting. If you didn't like shapeshifting, 2014 druid was a hard sell. Those problems have all been fixed, but "druid sucks" is probably burned into people's heads now and they're not being given a reasonable chance.
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Yes. There is a series of "Druids are Awesome" videos on YouTube by Enter the Dungeon. He, too, is a druid fan and he goes on a tear about all the great things about Druids. They are really versatile, healing, scouting, area damage, control, and support.
Likley as not, Druids that relied on Wildshape or that relied on conjurations have been less popular with the crowd that plays using smartphones exclusively to keep track of stuff. Druid in 2014 was hard to play well without a PHB and a lot of people who initially try D&D don't want to play money for the book or don't feel that its layout is intuitive enough in digital form. Druids have always been a fairly bookkeeping heavy class, so was at least partially a problem with the UI of DDB and the ways that book layout didn't necessarily translate well to looking at from a smartphone.
Re: Re-issues specifically for existing Xanathar's and other sub-classes. Wildfire Druid and Stars Druid should both be very playable with the 2024 ruleset. As far Shepherd Druid, they got hit hard by WotC deciding to nerf any and all conjuration spells, which was the Shepherd staple. The mess with the Wizard Necromancer , which is also a "pet"-heavy subclass should tell you why re-designing Shepherd without their main feature is a not going to go smoothly. IDK about Dreams Druid, but extra healing and extra teleport was their main thing, right? There are now so many ways to get Misty Step and extra healing and extra temp hp that they might just wind up scrapping Dreams Druid altogether or rebuild it from scratch.
Anyway, what do I do know? I just enjoy Druids because they are one of the most versatile classes, in some ways moreso than Wizards. YMMV
You're not wrong on versatility. Druid can be hammered into a lot of themes, like one feels completely different than another. A wizard? Their flexibility comes from changing their spell loadout, but fundamentally, they feel the same.
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Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest.
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Hey all,
I'm not like a crazy druid superfan, but I can't help but notice that we haven't seen any playtest for new druid subclasses. Unless I'm missing something? I DM for my library and I have several kids that are foaming at the mouth waiting for a new druid subclass (especially wildfire).
Does anyone know why this is???
No one knows, but I will assume it’s because Druids are the one of the least played classes
That should have made them a priority, to be honest.
Having more Druid options wouldn’t necessarily make more people want to play Druid.
Having fun to play Druid options would. I don't know if you have access to the Crooked moon Druids published on dndb, but that's how you make fun to play Druids.
What someone considers fun is extremely subjective. The people who already play Druids will tell y/ou they are fun.
I play Druids. My first Druid was in 2nd. What's wrong with wanting more people to enjoy the class?
Honestly I find it weird that druids aren't more popular. d8 health, solid armor, an awesome and versatile spell list, versatile shape shifting. One of the most versatile classes in the game to me. Maybe it is just people want more specialized or something?
2014 druid was a huge turnoff, and I think it likely that word about how much the 2024 druid has fixed may just not be out. The metal armor thing was problematic; you CAN, but you CHOOSE not to was both stupid and annoying. Also, shape shifting is not everyone's cup of tea, and 2014 was heavy into shape shifting. If you didn't like shapeshifting, 2014 druid was a hard sell. Those problems have all been fixed, but "druid sucks" is probably burned into people's heads now and they're not being given a reasonable chance.
Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest.
Tasha
More subclasses doesn’t mean more people will like Druids.
Yes. There is a series of "Druids are Awesome" videos on YouTube by Enter the Dungeon. He, too, is a druid fan and he goes on a tear about all the great things about Druids. They are really versatile, healing, scouting, area damage, control, and support.
Likley as not, Druids that relied on Wildshape or that relied on conjurations have been less popular with the crowd that plays using smartphones exclusively to keep track of stuff. Druid in 2014 was hard to play well without a PHB and a lot of people who initially try D&D don't want to play money for the book or don't feel that its layout is intuitive enough in digital form. Druids have always been a fairly bookkeeping heavy class, so was at least partially a problem with the UI of DDB and the ways that book layout didn't necessarily translate well to looking at from a smartphone.
Re: Re-issues specifically for existing Xanathar's and other sub-classes. Wildfire Druid and Stars Druid should both be very playable with the 2024 ruleset. As far Shepherd Druid, they got hit hard by WotC deciding to nerf any and all conjuration spells, which was the Shepherd staple. The mess with the Wizard Necromancer , which is also a "pet"-heavy subclass should tell you why re-designing Shepherd without their main feature is a not going to go smoothly. IDK about Dreams Druid, but extra healing and extra teleport was their main thing, right? There are now so many ways to get Misty Step and extra healing and extra temp hp that they might just wind up scrapping Dreams Druid altogether or rebuild it from scratch.
Anyway, what do I do know? I just enjoy Druids because they are one of the most versatile classes, in some ways moreso than Wizards. YMMV
You're not wrong on versatility. Druid can be hammered into a lot of themes, like one feels completely different than another. A wizard? Their flexibility comes from changing their spell loadout, but fundamentally, they feel the same.
Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest.
Tasha