Originally Posted by Piff
Druids who turn against the land are forced to re-level with Circle of the Blighted as their subclass.

Oh, interesting. That would align well with what can happen to the grove if things don’t go well there, and perhaps even with the Shadow Curse, so it feels as though there should be some way to connect a class like that to the Forgotten Realms lore even if it was originally developed for Critical Role. I guess there are various reasons why it wouldn’t be practical to incorporate, but I could see it being a fun divergent path for a druid if it were.

Originally Posted by Blackheifer
Not bad, but I feel it doesn't quite cover throwing rocks at bears. I mean, that's just evil.

But yes, inclusion of a class like that wouldn’t absolve a druid of just acting like a dick and not like a druid at all. I don’t see it as high priority to better accommodate this kind of play - in general I’m of the view that if roleplay is important to you, then you should pick a class you’re happy to roleplay in the first place - but do agree it would be a nice-to-have feature. I’d be okay with a druid or cleric who lost the favour of nature/their deity just losing all their class and spell abilities until they could find an appropriate arch-druid or temple and then get the opportunity to repent and reswear (or swear to a different god) or be forced to choose a different class.


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