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Here is the information for playing an iconic Druid character. Start with my post on Iconic Characters, then add this specific information.

Hit Die: d8

Class Skills: Handle Animal (Cha), Heal (Wis), Listen (Wis), Spot (Wis)

Class Knowledge: Nature

Spells: A druid casts spells drawn from the druid spell list. However, he can’t cast spells that contain the “Evil” descriptor.

Druid Spells Explained

As a Druid, to cast a spell you have to prepare it. The druid must choose 1 hour of the day, in which he will have to meditate, in order to have his God grant him the spells. Unlike wizards, it doesn’t matter if he has slept or not. This is when he chooses which spells he can cast that day.

To cast a spell, the druid needs a Wisdom of 10+the spells level. (Not the casters level, the spells level) which means that, for example, if he had a Wisdom of 16 he could cast no higher than 6th level spells.

The saving throw difficulty class (DC) of his spells is 10 + the level of the spell + the druid’s Wis modifier. For example, if a 5th level druid with a Wisdom score of 16 throws a Hold Person spell. That is a 2nd level spell and his Wis modifier is (based on his Wisdom score of 16) is +3. So the DC for that spell will be 10+2+3 for a total of 15. The creature that he cast that spell on will have to make a will save of 15 or higher to resist the spell.

Druids, know every spell on the druid spell list, of the maximum level of spells they can cast.

A druid also may get more spells according to his Wisdom, refer to Table 1–1: Ability Modifiers And Bonus Spells. For example, if he had 16 Wisdom he would get 1 additional 1st, 2nd and 3rd level spell.

To prepare your spells:

Simply choose your 0, 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. level spells depending on your druid’s level. If you have a high Wis. Score select any additional spells you are allowed. For example, if your Wis is 16, you can select 1 additional 1st, 2nd and 3rd level spell.

Note: there is no need to choose any summon nature’s ally spells. That’s because you can transform any prepared spell into a summon nature’s ally spell of the same level. This is called Spontaneous Casting. For example, a druid who has prepared repel vermin (a 4th-level spell) may lose repel vermin in order to cast summon nature’s ally IV (also a 4th-level spell).

Special abilities:

The following are the special abilities available to druids. The abilities are listed under the level that they are acquired. Where an ability is described as (ref PHB), you should refer to that ability’s description in the players handbook.