DRUID BUILD, Neverwinter Nights, NWN1

NWN Druid Build

The Druid Build is a NWN Build for BioWare's cRPG Definition of 2002, Neverwinter Nights 1.

This is a focused Druid NWN spellcaster that targets Evocation school NWN Druid Spells. It can also summon with the best of them: 

Animal Companion + Animal Empathy + Summon Creature + Wild Shape = Animal Army.

Druid Build Foundation

• Human NWN, Female, Neutral Good, Druid
• Role: Divine bombardier
• Stats: Str 8, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 18, Cha 8

Druid Build Progression

• 01. Druid (1): Animal Companion, Nature Sense, Spell Focus: Evocation, GSF: Evocation, Cantrips, Level 1 Druid Spells
• 02.  Druid (2): Woodland Stride
• 03.  Druid (3): Extend Spell, Trackless Step, Level 2 Druid Spells: Barkskin NWN, Flame Lash NWN
• 04.  Druid (4): Wis +1, Resist Nature's Lure
• 05.  Druid (5): Wild Shape, Level 3 Druid Spells: Call Lightning NWN
• 06.  Druid (6): Empower Spell
• 07.  Druid (7): Level 4 Druid Spells: Flame Strike NWN
• 08:  Druid (8): Wis +1
• 09:  Druid (9): Venom Immunity, Still Spell or Silent Spell, 5th circle spells: Ice Storm NWN, Wall of Fire NWN, Owl's Insight NWN, Awaken NWN (summons)
• 10:  Druid (10): --
• 11:  Druid (11): 6th circle spells
• 12:  Druid (12): Wis +1, Maximize Spell
• 13:  Druid (13): 7th circle spells: Fire Storm NWN
• 14:  Druid (14): --
• 15:  Druid (15): Quicken Spell, 8th circle spells: Sunburst NWN, Sunbeam NWN
• 16:  Druid (16): Wis +1, Elemental Shape
• 17:  Druid (17): 9th circle spells: Earthquake NWN

Skills: Animal Empathy, Spellcraft NWN, Concentration, Lore, Tumble NWN.

While not as focused in bombardment, other good schools to focus in would be Conjuration and Transmutation.

We could forego spell focus and quick meta-magic acquisition in favor of survivability feats (Dodge, Toughness, Expertise NWN) or ranged feats (Point Blank Shot NWN, Rapid Shot NWN, Zen Archery NWN), but that doesn't result in a focused spellcasting build within 17 or so levels. It would, however, still be potent enough in spellcasting for the vast majority of NWN modules.

 

One level of Monk NWN would grant Monk AC bonus which scales with our Wisdom stat. It would also confer Flurry of Blows on our Wild Shapes. However, I don't like playing NWN in Wild Shape form.

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