Druids in Dragonlance

After the  After the Monk, the Minstrel, and the Ranger, time  has come to discuss the Druid class.

Druids in D&D 

D&D's druids are like wizards, using prepared-spellcasting mechanics.

Druids in Dragonlance

Druids are mentioned multiple times in the novel, but the rules are not clear, depending on the edition your sourcebooks are.

In my campaign, the gods of nature, Chislev, Habbakuk and Zeboim do not have clerics. They have druids, instead, with the following changes:

• Druids need to follow a god's teaching to get access to spells.
• Druids have a Medallion of Faith
• Druids have access to the normal D&D's druid spell list, plus the spell of their god's domains/vocations

So, the following gods have druids:

Chislev

Of course.

Morgion

This one can come as a surprise, but Morgion having corrupted/corrupting druids makes sense. Nature under their care twists, and becomes corrupt, harboring mutated creatures and wasting diseases threatening both wilderness and civivilized grounds.

Any other druid would see a druid following Morgion's teachings as an enemy.

Habbakuk

Of course.

Zeboim

Of course.

Is there more, to druids?

The main difference between druids and clerics is that clerics have divine channeling, while druids are more servants of a more natural force. Expanding from that, you might make the association cleric/wizard and druid/sorcerer.

This mixes nicely with Sylvyana, the Ghoul Queen, being a druid. Unlike a normal cleric of Chemosh, who is a devoted, willing servant of Chemosh, Sylvyana would be more like a natural ally of undeath (and, by extension, death), her power coming not from faith, but from a deep connection with undeath.

So, maybe other kind of druids might be possible.

Conclusion

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