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mad=dog · 06-29-2005, 08:33 AM

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I didn't catch the follow up on the druid/drizzt ordeal. I am not attempting to capture the thread, but allow me to revitalize this issue.

In BG1 you would fight him because he is clearly at an unfair advantage and slaughtering the gnolls needlessly. He could simply leave them be as he could clearly outrun them. Remember that a druids ambition is not to vanquish all those nasty evil gnolls. According to a druid gnolls are also part of natures balance.

This does not mean that a druid would refrain from fighting in ToB. The giants are clearly overpowering the Saradush defenses so it is a natural thing for a druid to side with the citizens. Also a druid will not refrain from defending him-/herself if attacked unless there are special considerations. E.g. in the ToB grove you would fight the undead (druids ALWAYS fight undead), but later on after you return with the heart a druid would probably choose a subdue and retreat strategy to avoid killing even more woodland spirits in an allready deprived grove.

This is only a personal opinion on how druids can be roleplayed.

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06-29-2005, 08:33 AM	#23
mad=dog Avatar Join Date: April 18, 2004 Location: Copenhagen Age: 49 Posts: 549	------- some spoilers below - - - - I didn't catch the follow up on the druid/drizzt ordeal. I am not attempting to capture the thread, but allow me to revitalize this issue. In BG1 you would fight him because he is clearly at an unfair advantage and slaughtering the gnolls needlessly. He could simply leave them be as he could clearly outrun them. Remember that a druids ambition is not to vanquish all those nasty evil gnolls. According to a druid gnolls are also part of natures balance. This does not mean that a druid would refrain from fighting in ToB. The giants are clearly overpowering the Saradush defenses so it is a natural thing for a druid to side with the citizens. Also a druid will not refrain from defending him-/herself if attacked unless there are special considerations. E.g. in the ToB grove you would fight the undead (druids ALWAYS fight undead), but later on after you return with the heart a druid would probably choose a subdue and retreat strategy to avoid killing even more woodland spirits in an allready deprived grove. This is only a personal opinion on how druids can be roleplayed. [ 06-29-2005, 08:34 AM: Message edited by: mad=dog ] __________________ [url]\"http://www.dsr.kvl.dk/~maddog/isur.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Ooooookay. I surrender.</a><br />Sometimes I get the eerie feeling that my computer is operating me and not the other way around.