Dwarf Pure Druid?

[Shandi]

So my account was compromised, I got it back and everything but not before some yahoo had some fun with it.

He used the free +20 heart of wood we got from last xpac and LR'd my 20th kensai khopesh dwarf fighter into a 20th dwarf druid. I've not had time to really mess with druids and don't know much about them. Spell caster or melee, it does not matter much to me. However I do have an impressive array of Khopesh, so if I could keep them it would be awesome :). He's still only 1st lifer.

So what would you guys suggest for a 20th pure druid newbie? I already have another character that is TRd that I am working on so that is not an option right now.

Cheers

[unbongwah]

Getting your account jacked really sucks. :( Don't suppose you could plead your case to Turbine to get another LR +20 so you could switch back? Or heck, just an LR +3 so you can add some feats or something...

For a caster druid, I would follow this outline (https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/428464-Help-With-Caster-Druid-(returning-player)?p=5142861&viewfull=1#post5142861); dwarf loses a feat (probably Enlarge or one of the Spell Focuses), but would otherwise be the same. OTOH, if you wanted a melee druid using khops: well, the obvious feats are TWF x3, khop prof, Power Atk, and IC:Slash. That leaves 1 heroic and 3 epic feats: one option is Cleave/GC/OC if you wanna focus exclusively on melee; another would be a couple of metamagics, like Emp Heal + Quicken; or Toughness + eToughness if you've got the CON for it.

Consolation prize: Shillelagh works on Ironwood Khopesh (http://ddowiki.com/page/Ironwood_Khopesh), so base dmg goes to 3[1d8] on EE version.

[Shandi]

Thanks unbongwah! +1

I appreciate it! :D

[Ginarrbrik]

wow what a moron. but look at the bright side - he/she could have made the toon into some atrocious multi-class build like a wiz/bard/barb :D

dwarf pure druid isn't actually that bad. i've been having a lot of fun with mine. really can't understand why someone would hack your account to do that. are the skills, feats, stats, etc. at least decent?

good luck!

[unbongwah]

Quick stab at a build:

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Level 28 True Neutral Dwarf Female
(20 Druid \ 8 Epic)
Hit Points: 450
Spell Points: 1322
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 18
Reflex: 9
Will: 13

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Abilities Base Stats Modified Stats
(32 Point) (Level 1) (Level 28)
Strength 16 27
Dexterity 15 17
Constitution 18 22
Intelligence 10 12
Wisdom 10 12
Charisma 6 8

Tomes Used
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 7
+2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 7
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 7
+2 Tome of Intelligence used at level 7
+2 Tome of Wisdom used at level 7
+2 Tome of Charisma used at level 7

Level 1 (Druid)
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Fighting


Level 2 (Druid)


Level 3 (Druid)
Feat: (Selected) Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Khopesh


Level 4 (Druid)
Ability Raise: STR


Level 5 (Druid)


Level 6 (Druid)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 7 (Druid)


Level 8 (Druid)
Ability Raise: STR


Level 9 (Druid)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting


Level 10 (Druid)


Level 11 (Druid)


Level 12 (Druid)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons


Level 13 (Druid)


Level 14 (Druid)


Level 15 (Druid)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting


Level 16 (Druid)
Ability Raise: STR


Level 17 (Druid)


Level 18 (Druid)
Feat: (Selected) Quicken Spell


Level 19 (Druid)


Level 20 (Druid)
Ability Raise: STR
Enhancement: Dwarf - Dwarven Toughness (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Dwarf - Dwarven Constitution (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Dwarf - Dwarven Toughness (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Dwarf - Dwarven Constitution (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Dwarf - Dwarven Toughness (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Dwarf - Dwarven Armor Mastery (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Dwarf - Dwarven Armor Mastery (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Dwarf - Dwarven Armor Mastery (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Dwarf - Dwarven Runes (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Dwarf - Dwarven Runes (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Dwarf - Dwarven Runes (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Nature's Warrior (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Instinctive Fighting (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Instinctive Fighting (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Instinctive Fighting (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Extra Wild Empathy (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Extra Wild Empathy (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Extra Wild Empathy (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Aggravate (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Aggravate (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Aggravate (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Flight (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Flight (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Flight (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Vengeful Hunter (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Vengeful Hunter (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Vengeful Hunter (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Hide of the Crocodile (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Hide of the Crocodile (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Hide of the Crocodile (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Action Boost: Double Strike (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Action Boost: Double Strike (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Action Boost: Double Strike (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Fatal Harrier (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Fatal Harrier (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Fatal Harrier (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Nature's Warrior Strength (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Nature's Warrior (Drd) - Nature's Warrior Strength (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Seasoned (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Time (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Tide (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Wand and Scroll Mastery (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Wand and Scroll Mastery (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Wand and Scroll Mastery (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Season's Greetings: Summer (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Season's Greetings: Summer (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Season's Greetings: Summer (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Beguile (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Beguile (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Beguile (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Wax and Wane (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Negotiator (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Negotiator (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Negotiator (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Produce Flame (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Produce Flame (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Produce Flame (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Wax and Wane (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Creeping Cold (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Creeping Cold (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Creeping Cold (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Wax and Wane (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Spring Resurgence (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Spring Resurgence (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Spring Resurgence (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Wax and Wane (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Crown of Summer (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Winter's Heart (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Season's Herald (Drd) - Time and Tide (Rank 1)


Level 21 (Epic)
Feat: (Selected) Empower Healing Spell


Level 22 (Epic)


Level 23 (Epic)


Level 24 (Epic)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Selected) Maximize Spell


Level 25 (Epic)


Level 26 (Epic)
Feat: (Epic Destiny) Epic Destiny: Perfect Two Weapon Fighting


Level 27 (Epic)
Feat: (Selected) Epic: Blinding Speed


Level 28 (Epic)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Epic Destiny) Epic Destiny: Epic Spell Power: Positive


At first I was gonna go purely for melee DPS; but then decided to put some effort into the caster side of things, if only because I didn't know what else to spend APs on. Even with low WIS, you have a few no-save caster DPS options (Produce Flame, Creeping Cold, Gtr Creeping Cold, Ice Storm), plus oodles of healing, buffs, and Sleet Storm. Heck, I'm half-tempted to pick up Storm of Vengeance SLA just because it looks cool, even though your DCs will be terrible.