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DRUIDHolding high a gnarled slaff wrealhed wilh holly, an elfsummons lhe fury of lhe slorm and calls down explosivebolls of lighlning to smile lhe lorch-carrying orcs wholhrealen her forest.Crouching oul of sighl on a high tree branch in lhe

form of a leopard, a human peers oul of lhe jungle aI lheslrange conslruclion of a lemple of Evil Elemenlal Air,keeping a close eye on lhe cullists' aclivilies,Swinging a blade formed of pure fire, a half-elf

charges inlo a mass of skeletal soldiers, sunderinglhe unnalural magic lhat gives the foul crealures themocking semblance of life,Whelher calling on lhe elemenlal forces of nalure or

emulaling the crealures of lhe animal world, druids arean embodimenl of nature's resilience, cunning, and fury,They claim no maslery over nalure. Inslead, lhey seelhemselves as exlensions of nalure's indomilable will.

POWER OF NATUREDruids revere nalure above ali, gaining lheir spells andolher magical powers eilher from the force of nalureilself or fram a nalure deily. Many druids pursue amyslic spiriluality of lranscendent union with natureralher than devotion to a divine entity, while othersserve gods of wild nature, animais, or elemental forces.The ancienl druidic lraditions are sometimes calledthe Old Failh, in contrast to the worship of gods intemples and shrines.Druid spells are oriented toward nature and animals-

the power of toolh and claw, of sun and moon, of fireand storm. Druids also gain the ability to take on animalforms, and some druids make a particular study of thispractice, even to the point where they prefer animalform to their natural formo

PRESERVE THE BALANCEFor druids, nature exists in a precarious balance. Thefour elements that make up a world-air, earth, fire,

CLASS FEATURESAs a druid, you gain the following class features.

as a sign that becoming a druidwas part of your character's destiny.Have you aJways been an adventurer

as part of your druidic calling, or did youfirst spend time as a caretaker of a sacredgrove or spring? Perhaps your homeland wasbefouled by evil, and you took up an adventuring life inhopes of finding a new home or purpose.

QUICK BUILDVOU can make a druid quickly by following thesesuggestions. First, Wisdom should be your highestability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choosethe hermit background.

HIT POINTSUi! Dice: Id8 per druid leveiUit Points at 1st Levei: 8 + your Constitution modifierUi! Points at Uigher Leveis: Id8 (or 5) + yourConstitution modifier pcr druid levei after 1st

PROFICIENCIESArmor: Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids willnot wear armor or use shields made of metal)

Weapons: Clubs, daggers, darts, javelins, maces,quarlerstaffs, scimitars, sickles, slings. spears

Tools: Herbalism kit

Saving Throws: Intelligcnce, Wisdom

Proficiency Cantrips -Spell Slots per Spell Level-

Levei Bonus Features Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th1st +2 Druidic,Spellcasting 2 22nd +2 Wild Shape, Druid Cirele 2 33rd +2 2 4 24th +2 Wild Shape improvement, 3 4 3

Ability Score Improvement5th +3 3 4 3 26th +3 Druid Cirele feature 3 4 3 37th +3 3 4 3 3 18th +3 Wild Shape improvement, 3 4 3 3 2

Ability Score Improvement

9th +4 3 4 3 3 3 110th +4 Druid Circle feature 4 4 3 3 3 211th +4 4 4 3 3 3 212th +4 Ability Score Improvement 4 4 3 3 3 213th +5 4 4 3 3 3 214th +5 Druid Cirele feature 4 4 3 3 3 215th +5 4 4 3 3 3 216th +5 Ability Score Improvement 4 4 3 3 3 217th +6 4 4 3 3 3 218th +6 Timeless Body, Beast Spells 4 4 3 3 3 319th +6 Ability Score Improvement 4 4 3 3 3 320th +6 Archdruid 4 4 3 3 3 3

CREATING A DRUID

and water-must remain in equilibrium. If one elementwere to gain power over the others, the world could bedestroyed, drawn into one of the eJemental planes andbroken apart into its component elements. Thus, druidsoppose cults of Elemental Evil and others who promoteone element to the exclusion of others.Druids are also concerncd with the deJicate ecological

balance that sustains plant and animallife, and the needfor civilized folk to live in harmony with nature, not inopposition to it. Druids accept that which is cruel innature, and they hate that which is unnatural, includingaberrations (such as beholders and mind f1ayers)and undead (such as zombies and vampires). Druidssometimes lead raids against such creatures, espcciallywhen the monsters encroach on the druids' territory.Druids arc often found guarding sacred sites or

watching over regions of unspoiled nature. But when asignificant danger arises, threatening nature's balanceor the lands they protecl, druids take on a more activerole in combating the threal, as adventurers.

When making a druid, consider why your character hassuch a close bond with nature. Perhaps your characterlives in a society where the Old Faith slill thrives, or wasraised bya druid after being abandoned in the depthsof a forcst. Perhaps your character had a dramaticencounter with the spirits of nature, coming face toface with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving lheexperience. Maybe your character was born during anepic storm or a volcanic eruption, which was interpreled

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Skills: Choose two from Arcana, AnimalHandling, Insight, Medicine, Nature, Perception,Religion, and Survival

EQUIPMENTVou start with the following equipment, in addition tothe equipment granted by your background:

(a) a wooden shield or (b) any simple weapon(a) a scimitar or (b) any simple melee weaponLeather armor, an explorer's pack, and a druidic focus

DRUIDICVou know Druidic, the secret language of druids. Voucan speak the language and use it to leave hiddenmessages. Vou and others who know this languageautomatically spot such a message. Others spot lhemessage's presence with a successful DC 15 Wisdom(Perception) check but can't decipher it without magic.

SPELLCASTINGDrawing on the divine essence of nature itself, youcan cast spells to shape that essence to your will. Seechapter 10 for the general rules of spellcasting andchapter 11 for the druid spell list.

CANTRIPSAt 1st levei, you know two cantrips of your choice fromthe druid spelllist. Vou learn additional druid cantripsof your choice at higher leveis, as shown in the CantripsKnown column of the Druid table.

one spell). The spells must be of a levei for which youhave spell slots.For example, if you are a 3rd-Ievel druid, you have four

1st-levei and two 2nd-levei spell slots, With a Wisdomof 16, your list of prepared spells can include six spellsof 1st ar 2nd levei, in any combination. If you preparethe lst.level spell cure wounds, you can cast it usinga 1st-levei ar 2nd-levei slot. Casting the spell doesn'tremove it from your list of prepared spells,Vou can also change your list of prepared spells when

you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of druidspells requires time spent in prayer and meditation: atleast 1 minute per spelllevel for each spell on your list.

SPELLCASTING ABILITYWisdom is your spellcasting ability for your druidspells, since your magic draws upon your devotion andattunement to nature. Vou use your Wisdom whenevera spell refers to your spellcasting ability. [n addition,you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the savingthrow DC for a druid spell you cast and when making anattack roll with one.

Spell save DC~ 8 + your profícíencybonus +yourWisdommodifier

Spellattack modifier~ your proficiencybonus +yourWisdommodifier

RITUAL CASTINGVou can cast a druid spell as a ritual if that spell has theritual tag and you have the spell prepared.

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WILD SHAPE

SPELLCASTING FocusVou can use a druidic focus (found in chapter 5) as aspellcasting focus for your druid spells.

Vou can stay in a beast shape for a number of hourseqllalto halfyollr drllid levei (rollnded down). YOllthenrevert to your normal form unless you expend anotheruse of this feature. Vou can revert to your normalform earlier by using a bonus action on your turn, Vouautomatically revert if YOllfali unconscious, drop toO hit points, or die.While you are transformed, the following rules apply:

ExampleWolfCrocodileGiant eagle

LimitationsNo fiyingor swimming speedNo fiyingspeed

Max. CR

1/41/21

Levei2nd4th8th

BEAST SHAPES

Starting at 2nd levei, you can use your action tomagically assume the shape of a beast that you haveseen before, Vou can use this feature twice. Vou regainexpended uses when you finish a short ar long rest.Your druid levei determines the beasts you can

transform into, as shown in the Beast Shapes table. At2nd levei, for example, you can transform into any beastthat has a challenge rating of 1(4 ar lower that doesn'thave a f1yingar swimming speed,

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SACREO PLANTS ANO WOOO

Adruid holds certain plants to be sacred, particularlyalder,ash, birch,elder, hazel, holly,juniper,mistletoe, oak, rowan,willow,and yew.Druids often use such plants as part of aspellcastíngfocus, incorporating lengths of oak or yeworsprigs of mistletoe.Similarly,a druid uses such woods to make other objects,

such as weapons and shields.Yewis assocíated wíthdeathand rebirth, so weapon handles for scimitars or sicklesmightbe fashioned from il.Ash is assocíated with lifeand oakwith strength. These woods make excellenthafts or wholeweapons, such as c1ubsor quarterstaffs, as wellas shields.Alderis assocíated wíth air,and it might be used for thrownweapons, such as darts or javelins.Druidsfrom regions that lackthe plants described here

have chosen other plants to take on similar uses. Forinstance, a druid of a desert regionmight value the yuccatree and cactus plants.

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PREPARING AND CASTING SPELLSThe Druid table shows how many spell slots you haveto cast your spells of 1st leveI and higher. To cast one ofthese druid spells, you must expend a slot of the spell'slevei ar higher. Vou regain ali expended spell slots whenyou finish a long rest.Vou prepare the list of druid spells that are available

for you to cast, choosing from the druid spell list. Whenyou do so, choose a number of druid spells equal toyour Wisdom modifier + your druid levei (minimum of

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Vour game statistics are replaced by the statistics ofthe beast, but you retain your alignment, personality,and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. Voualso retain ali of your skill and saving throw proficien-cies, in addition to gaining those of the creature. Ifthe creature has the same proficiency as you and thebonus in its stat block is higher than yours, use thecreature's bonus instead of yours. lf the creature hasany legendary or lair actions, you can't use them.When you transform, you assume the beast's hitpoints and Hit Dice. When you revert to your normalform, you return to the number of hit points you hadbefore you transformed. However, if you rever! as aresult of dropping to Ohit points, any excess damagecarries over to your normal formo For example, if youtake lO damage in animal form and have only 1 hitpoint left, you revert and take 9 damage. As long asthe excess damage doesn't reduce your normal formto Ohit points, you aren't knocked unconscious.Vou can't cast spells, and your ability to speak ortake any action that requires hands is limited to thecapabilities of your beast formoTransforming doesn'tbreak your concentration on a spell you've alreadycast, however, or prevent you from taking actions thatare part of a spell, such as caJl Jightning, that you'vealready cast.Vou retain the benefit of any features from your class,race, or other source and can use them if the newform is physically capable of doing so. However, youcan't use any of your special senses, such as darkvi-sion, unless your new form also has that sense.Vou choose whether your equipment falls to theground in your space, merges into your new form, oris worn by it. Worn equipment functions as normal,but the DM decides whether it is practical for the newform to wear a piece of equipment, based on the crea-ture's shape and size. Vour equipment doesn't changesize or shape to match the newform, and any equipment thatthe new form can't wearmust either fali to theground or merge with it.Equipment that mergeswith the form has noeffect until you leavethe formo

DRUID CIRCLEAt 2nd levei, you choose toidentify with a circle of druids:the Circle of the Land or the Circle of the Moon, bothdetailed at the end of the class description. Vour choicegrants you features at 2nd levcl and again at 6th, 10th,and 14th leveI.

ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENTWhen you reach 4th levei, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th,and 19th leveI, you can increase one ability score ofyour choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scoresof your choicc by 1.As normal, you can't increase anability score above 20 using this feature.

TIMELESS BODYStarting at 18th leveI, the primaI magic that you wieldcauses you to age more slowly. For every 10 years thatpass, your body ages only 1 year.

BEAST SPELLSBeginning at 18th leveI, you can cast many of your druidspells in any shape you assume using Wild Shape. Voucan perform the somatic and verbal components of adruid spell while in a beast shape, but you aren't able toprovide material components.

ARCHDRUIDAt 20th levei, you can use your Wild Shape an unlimitednumber of times.

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Additionally, you can ignore the verbal and somaticcomponents of your druid spells, as well as any materialcomponents that lack a cost and aren't consumed byaspell. Vou gain this benefit in both your normal shapeand your beast shape from Wild Shape,

DRUID CIRCLESThough their organization is invisible to most outsiders,druids are part of a society that spans the land, ignoringpolitical borders, Ali druids are nominally membersof this druidic society, though some individuais are soisolaled lhat lhey have never seen any high-rankingmembers of the society or participated in druidicgatherings. Druids recognize each other as brothers andsislers, Like creatures of the wilderness, however, druidssomelimes compete with or even prey on each other,At a local scale, druids are organized into circles that

share certain perspectives on nature, balance, and theway of the druid,

CIRCLE OF THE LANDThe Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and sageswho safeguard ancient knowledge and rites througha vast oral tradition, These druids meet within sacredcircles of trees or standing slones to whisper primaisecrets in Druidic, The circle's wisest members presideas the chief priests of communities lhat hold to the OldFaith and serve as advisors to the rulers of those folk,As a member of this circle, your magic is inl1uencedby the land where you were initiated into the circle'smysterious rites.

BONUS CANTRIP

When you choose this circle aI 2nd leveI, you learn oneadditional druid cantrip of your choice.

NATURAL RECOVERY

Starling at 2nd levei, you can regain some of yourmagical energy by sitting in meditation and communingwith nature, During a short rest, you choose expendedspell slots to recover. The spell slols can have acombined levei that is equal to or less lhan half yourdruid levei (rounded up), and none of the slots can be6th levei or higher. Vou can't use this feature again untilyou finish a long restFor example, when YOllare a 4th-levei druid, YOllcan

recover up to two leveis worth of spell slots, Vou canrecover either a 2nd-levei slot or two 1sI-leveI slots,

CIRCLE SPELLSVour mystical connection to the land infllses you withlhe ability lo cast certa in spells, At 3rd, 5th, 7th, and9th levei you gain access to circle spells connecledto the land where YOllbecame a drllid, Choose thatland-arctic, coast, desert, forest, grassland. mountain,swamp, or Underdark-and consult the associatedlist of spells,Once YOllgain access lo a circle spell. YOllalways have

il prepared, and it doesn't count against the nllmber ofspells you can prepare each day.lfyoll gain access to aspell that doesn't appear on the drllid spelllist, the spellis nonetheless a drllid spell for YOll,

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ARCTIC

Druid Levei Circle Spells3rd hold person, spike growth5th sleet storm, slow7th freedom of movement, ice storm9th com mune with nature, cone of cold

COAST

Druid Levei Circle Spells3rd mirror image, misty step5th water breathing, water walk7th control water,freedom of movement9th conjure elemental, scrying

DESERT

Druid Levei Circle Spells3rd blur, silence5th create food and water, protection from energy7th blight, haf/ucinatory terrain9th insect plague, waf/ of stone

FOREST

Druid Levei Circle Spells3rd barkskin, spider c/imb5th caf/lightning, plant growth7th divination,freedom of movement9th com mune with nature, tree stride

GRASSLAND

Druid Levei Circle Spells3rd invisibility, pass without trace5th daylight, haste7th divination,freedom of movement9th dream, insect plague

MOUNTAIN

Druid Levei Circle Spells3rd spider c/imb, spike growth5th lightning bolt, meld into stone7th stone shape, stoneskin9th passwall, waf/ of stone

SWAMP

Druid Levei Circle Spells3rd darkness, Melf's acid arrow5th water walk, stinking c/oud7th freedom of movement, loca te creature9th insect plague, scrying

UNDERDARK

Druid Levei Circle Spells3rd spider climb, web5th gaseous form, stinking c/oud7th greater invisibility, stone shape9th c/oudkif/, insect plague

LAND'S STRIDEStarting at 6th levei, moving through nonmagicaldifficult terrain costs you no extra movement. Vou canalso pass through nonmagical plants without beingslowed by them and without taking damage from them ifthey have thorns, spines, or a similar hazard.In addition, you have advantage on saving throws against

plants that are magically created or manipulated to impedemovement, such those created by the entangle spell.

PRIMAL STRIKEStarting at 6th levei, your attacks in beast form eount asmagical for the purpose of overcoming resistance andimmunity to nonmagieal attaeks and damage.

ELEMENTAL WILD SHAPEAt 10th levei, you can expend two uses of Wild Shapeat the same time to transform into an air elemental, anearth elemental, a fire elemental, or a water elemental.

THOUSAND FORMSBy 14th levei, you have learned to use magie to alteryour physical form in more subtle ways. Vou can cast thealter self spell at will.

DRUIOS ANO THE COOS

Some druids venerate the forces of nature themselves, butmost druids are devoted to one of the many nature deitiesworshiped in the multiverse (the Iists of gods in appendixB inelude many such deities). The worship ofthese deitiesis often considered a more ancient tradition than the faithsof elerics and urbanized peoples. In fact, in the world ofGreyhawk, the druidic faith is called the Old Faith, and itelaims many adherents among farmers, foresters, fishers,and others who live elosely with nature. This traditionineludes the worship of Nature as a primai force beyondpersonification, but also encompasses the worship of Beory,the Oerth Mother, as well as devotees ofObad.Hai, Ehlonna,and Ulaa.In the worlds of Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms,

druidic cireles are not usually connected to the faith of asingle nature deity. Any given cirele in the Forgotten Realms,for example, might inelude druids who revere Silvanus,Mielikki, Eldath, Chauntea, or even the harsh Gods of Fury:Talos, Malar, Auril, and Umberlee. These nature gods areoften called the First Cirele, the first among the druids, andmost druids count them ali (even the violent ones) as worthyaf veneration.The druids of Eberron hold animistic beliefs completely

unconnected to the Sovereign Host, the Dark Six, or any ofthe other religions of the world. They believe that every livingthing and every natural phenomenon-sun, moon, wind,fire, and the world itself-has a spiri!. Their spells, then, area means to communicate with and command these spirits.Different druidic sects, though, hold different philosophiesabout the pro per relationship of these spirits to each otherand to the forces of civilization. The Ashbound, for example,believe that arcane magic is an abomination against nature,the Children ofWinter venerate the forces of death, and theGatekeepers preserve ancient traditions meant to protect theworld from the incursion of aberrations.

NATURE'S WARDWhen you reach 10th levei, you can't be charmed orfrightened by elementals or fey, and you are immune topoison and disease.

NATURE'S SANCTUARYWhen you reach 14th levei, creatures of the naturalworld sense your connection to nature and becomehesitant to attack you. When a beast or plant creatureattacks you, that creature must make a Wisdom savingthrow against your druid spell save DC. On a failed save,the creature must choose a different target, or the attackautomatically misses. On a successful save, the creatureis immune to this effect for 24 hours.The creature is aware of this effect before it makes its

attack against you.

CIRCLE OF THE MOONDruids of the Circle of the Moon are fierce guardiansof the wilds. Their order gathers under the full moon toshare news and trade warnings. They haunt thc deepestparts of the wilderness, where they might go for weekson end before crossing paths with another humanoidcreature, let alone another druid.Changeable as the moon, a druid of this circle might

prowl as a great cat one night, soar over the treetopsas an eagle the next day, and crash through theundergrowth in bear form to drive off a trespassingmonster. The wild is in the druid's blood.

COMBAT WILD SHAPEWhen you choose this circle at 2nd levei, you gain theability to use Wild Shape on your turn as a bonus action,rather than as an action.Additionally, while you are transformed by Wild

Shape. you can use a bonus action to expend onespell slot to regain ld8 hit points per levei of the spellslot expended.

CIRCLE FORMSThe rites ofyour circle grant you the ability to transforminto more dangerous animal forms. Starting at 2ndlevei, you can use your Wild Shape to transform into abeast with a challenge rating as high as 1 (you ignorethe Max. CR eolumn of the Beast Shapes table, but mustabide by the other limitations there).Starting at 6th levei, you can transform into a beast

with a challenge rating as high as your druid leveIdivided by 3, rounded down.

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