What if Everyone Plays a Druid in D&D 5e?

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  @Raina020 · 2 years ago

  I can't believe the animorphs weren't brought up, everyone being wildshaped with the telepathy feat is them exactly.

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• SA

  @sansprobus7209 · 2 years ago

  This is just the cast of Wild Krats.

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• MA

  @macdameron9321 · 2 years ago

  I love the "What if everyone plays a ..." Series by Dungeon Dudes!

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• BR

  @brycebolick6518 · 2 years ago

  I actually DMed for an all druid party (3 lvl 8s, stars, moon, and spores). They were not invincible, but DANG were they strong!

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  @coltonhorton4225 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Two things to note about ways for druids to overcome their weakness in social encounters. <br> <br>1. There are many racial options that can assist druids with social encounters, such as changelings with both shapeshifting and proficiency in two social skills of choice. As well as yuan-ti who have access to the suggestion spell. Druids also have &apos;charm person&apos; and theres no reason why one player cant dump INT to go heavier into CHA. Combining this with enhance ability and guidance, as well as potentially cosmic omen from the omen from a stars druid, you can actually stack quite a few bonuses to any check. <br> <br>2. Like clerics and paladins, Druids being known as healers can occassionally give them a social standing apart from what a skill check can achieve. If your player has come into town and healed the injured/infirm, ir if theyve spent a day casting plant growth to increase harvest yields for the next year, the locals are probably going to be more willing to offer aid/information without having to be persuaded.

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• LA

  @lanceward5904 · 2 years ago

  This is definitely going to be at least an A tier party, if not S tier.

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• MU

  @muditjohar5323 · 2 years ago

  Druids are a weird class where it almost feels like you are playing as the dungeon master with bringing more monsters than the dungeon master and terraforming and controlling the land completely different from how the dm set it up. Especially when u get to like mirage arcane, spike growth, plant growth etc. Also surprised they didn’t mention plant growth cuz that spell is so battle defining. Druids basically get all the healing spells but switch aid with polymorph from the cleric spell list. It is probably the hardest class to play in the game imo(especially when u have to decide what spells to play each day), but can be one of the most rewarding as well. Definitely s tier for me

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• GA

  @Gale_789 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Here is my idea for an all Druid party, Circles of: Moon, Stars, Wildfire (reflavored to Sun), and Land (Earth). Now you can have a party of DnD Magical Girls who go around saving the planet. “Circle of stars can literally do a Sailor Moon transformation with the slightest reflavoring.” And if you wanted a 5th member do Spores Druid, another one with a transformation to magical-girl-ify. They could also symbolize either antimatter, the nothingness which is 99% of space, or a black hole and be like the kinda edgy anti hero of the group I feel.

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• VA

  @vali5976 · 2 years ago

  I think the all druid party basically shreds any campain that isnt based on social interactions, either their spells get them through it or wildshape which notably refereshes on short rests as well. They are super surivable medium armor + shield is massive for a caster and on top of that wildshape hp. Spellwise they&apos;re slight less versitile wizards or maybe much more situationally versitile but they can heal. Scouting and Exploration is a place where they are unmatched.

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  @JohnPyrich · 2 years ago

  An all Druid party could handle social interactions fairly well. For example, the Moon Druid doesn’t need as much Dex or Con as the others as those would be overwritten in Wild Shape. So they wouldn’t need to dump Charisma. Then add a background that gives social skills. Couple that with Enhance Ability and you’re in a decent position.

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  @hericn · 2 years ago

  That&apos;s definitely an S tier party. I&apos;m not a huge fan of druids, but man, an all druid party can do everything.<br>The &quot;problems&quot; pointed wouldn&apos;t be problems at all. In a &quot;fighting against really high save enemy&quot; situation they could all use a summon something spell and have excellent attack roll dependent damage, based in their wis modifier to be even better.<br>The moon druid could easily dump dex and have a great charisma for social interactions and grab telepathic feat to communicate while im wild shape and use detect thoughts.<br>They would be awesome in every encounter.

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  @tannerarmstrong1496 · 2 years ago

  I think it&apos;s going to be important for these guys to get the telepathic feat.

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