Ultimate Druid Class Guide | Baldur's Gate 3

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  • čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
  • Welcome back, Travelers!
    Today we're talking about the Druid class in Baldur's Gate 3. Have a seat and let's talk Nature!
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    0:00 - Welcome back, Travelers!
    1:02 - What is a Druid?
    3:40 - Creating your Druid
    9:08 - Leveling your Druid
    27:15 - Circle of the Land
    32:44 - Circle of the Moon
    48:50 - Circle of the Spores
    56:30 - Contagion Showcase
    1:06:32 - Druids from other Media
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Komentáře • 214

  • @kinsan89
    @kinsan89 Před 4 měsíci +41

    You know what, fuck it
    Moon Druid/Beastmaster Ranger multiclass on a full party of 4, everyone summons a spider and then becomes a spider

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +15

      Lol the 8 legged freaks party...I hate it.

    • @HumanKatamari
      @HumanKatamari Před měsícem +4

      Lol(th)​@@PanicRolling

    • @OperatorError0919
      @OperatorError0919 Před 10 dny +3

      You can also take Natural Explorer: Beast Tamer and summon another smaller spider. Everything is spiders.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 10 dny +1

      A person absolutely could do this. Alternatively...let me counter with:
      FFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU

  • @roninsohei
    @roninsohei Před měsícem +7

    This is an INCREDIBLE breakdown of Druids! Anyone who's looking for detailed info on what druid has to offer, this is THE video for you! And that's coming from someone who mains a druid on every playthrough. Fantastic video!

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před měsícem

      This is high praise from a Druid main! Thanks!

  • @user-wv8yk3xu4h
    @user-wv8yk3xu4h Před 4 měsíci +16

    Hey man, awesome video as always.
    You said you couldn't find my summoning build comment, so I'm going to run it back.
    Tempest cleric 3/ Spores Druid 8/Wizard1. What you get:
    -1 or more (upcasted) undead from the Animate Dead Spell.
    -4 fungal zombies from fungal infestation
    -2 mephits from Conjure Minor Elemental (ice or mud mephits)
    -2 summons (dryad and wood woad) from Conjure Woodland Being
    -1 Myrmidon ((upcasted Conjure Elemental), scribed as a wizard.
    -1 Deva (from the scroll found in Ramazith's Vault), scribed as a wizard.
    - 4 ghouls from Danse Macabre, by completing the Necromancy of Thay quest
    -Us from the Illithid Colony
    -Shovel the quasit, scribed as a wizard. Or our boy Scratch.
    - Connor the Undead Husband, from Mayrina's quest
    -Flaming Sphere from the spell of the same name
    -Spiritual Weapon from the cleric spell of the same.
    Oh, and your summons are out there doing their thing (being buffed by the Aid spell cast by you), you are doing the whole Create Water/Call Lightning/Lightning Bolt( wizard scribe)/Chain Lightning(wizard scribe)
    Have fun, and prepare for loooooong battles and the occasional crash at the Rivington bridge....

  • @user-wv8yk3xu4h
    @user-wv8yk3xu4h Před 4 měsíci +23

    As an aside, animals can sit. Yes ,every wild shape in the game has a sitting animation. I totally expect a video specifically for that!

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +12

      I just imagined that giant spider sitting in a chair sipping on some tea...wtf is wrong with me?

    • @Weeb_Butters
      @Weeb_Butters Před 4 měsíci +6

      Dog, you're thinking of a fucking spider, i'm thinking of a fucking owl bear, sitting At a table with a Duke, Having a fucking conversation "(input NSFW conversation)"

    • @user-wv8yk3xu4h
      @user-wv8yk3xu4h Před 4 měsíci +1

      Lol, yeah, I think I haven't seen the spider sit yet, brb.
      Btw, colo, I posted the build you mentioned in the vid, if you wanna try it out.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Yes! I could not find the comment where you described the build... because fail.

  • @giggityman41
    @giggityman41 Před 4 měsíci +7

    7:02 there’s a pendant that gives guidance for free right by the emerald grove, if you go in the cove near Astarion, move that rock that’s covering a chest, and there will be a note that marks the location on your map.

  • @alexbwja
    @alexbwja Před 4 měsíci +13

    ***Owlbear tip*** enlarge/reduce works on it. A enlarged owlbear weights more so it adds more gravity damage. But less cheesey it ups your strength when enlarged!!!

    • @KirDmA
      @KirDmA Před 4 měsíci +4

      If someone cast enlarge on you and slap elixir of Colossus on your back your size bonuses will stacks. So you become gargantuan owlbear with ridiculous mass)

    • @alexbwja
      @alexbwja Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@KirDmA (ridiculous GIRTH)

  • @Rekowcski
    @Rekowcski Před 2 měsíci +2

    Can I just say I love this series and I appreciate the effort put into these videos.

  • @cryptic9511
    @cryptic9511 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Not only does this trick work with the minion summoning spell like he mentioned. I discovered earlier today that you can cast mage armor, unprepare the spell, and then you get to keep the armor until long rest. So I'm pretty sure it works with almost all "active until long rest" spells.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +2

      I actually have a whole video about using your benched companions to cast buffs on you like this! It's very powerful.
      I've been informed that some of these have been patched, so be sure to test them out before you get yourself into a dangerous situation.

  • @roninsohei
    @roninsohei Před měsícem +3

    You took so much time and care with this video, I just wanted to show some appreciation. Fantastic breakdown.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před měsícem

      Hey, thank you very much! I really appreciate it!

  • @DepthsOfOcanthus
    @DepthsOfOcanthus Před 4 měsíci +27

    I used to play druids all of the time in 3.5 and I have literally not rolled a single one in BG3. I gotta get on that!

    • @IsThatKris
      @IsThatKris Před 4 měsíci +4

      They’d be better for Tav if we didn’t need to unmorph to interact with npcs

    • @zenyatta5064
      @zenyatta5064 Před 4 měsíci

      They are ass

    • @Quandry1
      @Quandry1 Před 4 měsíci +4

      @@IsThatKris that is a long standing baked in limitation of wildshape. If solved at all its only ever been done by optional feat or moderately to very high level power.

    • @DJBVWA
      @DJBVWA Před 4 měsíci +1

      3e druids are so good.

    • @zenyatta5064
      @zenyatta5064 Před 4 měsíci

      @@DJBVWA 3e druids are super weak

  • @Graysett
    @Graysett Před 4 měsíci +12

    Man, I was not expecting a Bloody Roar reference. Loved those games (except 4, we don't talk about 4).

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +3

      Every time someone says "you go" my brain serves up a nice steaming plate of "the wolf"
      Is it a blessing? A curse?
      Yes.

    • @Graysett
      @Graysett Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@PanicRolling I do exactly the same thing, but also for any time I hear the name "Alice". I had a friend in highschool named Alice and every time someone said her name my brain auto completed "The Rabbit".
      The BR2 announcer lives rent free in my head and I'll only evict him on the day I go senile.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +2

      It's so automatic that I don't even think losing my mind would stop it. I also love how he says "Baka-roo, the Mole!"
      It's comedy gold.

    • @Graysett
      @Graysett Před 4 měsíci +1

      That man must've loved every second, he did every character their justice.@@PanicRolling

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Best voice actor in history? Maybe not...
      But I'm still quoting him 87 years later...

  • @Erige12345
    @Erige12345 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Kolo, you beautiful bastard you did it again. Love your work, and I look forward to your next stream!!!

  • @barcster2003
    @barcster2003 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Defintely like druids. For the breakdown in baldurs gate 3.
    Land - spellcasting focus, moon - wildshape focus, spore - necromany and undead focus.

  • @afroman6725
    @afroman6725 Před 3 měsíci +6

    came for the bg3 content, subbed for the dinosaurs

  • @bottomtooth227
    @bottomtooth227 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Another great video! Larian should hire you to lead BG3 classes for noobs

  • @bcashworld7971
    @bcashworld7971 Před 4 měsíci +7

    I frikkin love your bg3 content. Perhaps my favorite creator in this space, tbh. Keep it up!

  • @gwenlovesyou
    @gwenlovesyou Před 3 měsíci +2

    i lost it at Wolf's lethargic mention. And I agree, seeing that live was so devastating. I don't think I'll ever look at speed potions (and haste spores) the same way ever again. XD

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 3 měsíci

      They're so strong, but it seems like they ALWAYS run out when you can least afford it.

  • @kvshuzumaki382
    @kvshuzumaki382 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Your videos are entertaining and informative asf, you deserve waaay more views and likes!

  • @luiscesarvianagomes970
    @luiscesarvianagomes970 Před 4 měsíci +4

    When you were describing the RP potential of Contagion spell effect i immediately remembered the Supernaturals Death introduction scene... and now i want to make a spore druid team....

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      It's such a good spell lol. My combat-obsessed brain never allowed me to test it out until I was making the video, and I was blown away.

    • @Quandry1
      @Quandry1 Před 4 měsíci

      @@PanicRolling was that before or after we told you it was better than it looked in chat?

  • @MilanTehVillain
    @MilanTehVillain Před 2 měsíci +1

    Owlbear from the top ropes!

  • @Morghast
    @Morghast Před 4 měsíci +3

    BLOODY ROAR!! Omg I LOVE that franchise, instant Sub just for that. Your content is pretty great overall though

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      There's your nostalgia hit for the day!

  • @bernhardkruder4001
    @bernhardkruder4001 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I just loooove❤ your vids. Your voice, pronounciation (?im no native) and choice of words is Tolkien/Rothfuss lovable for me. And the contend is exactly what I want in a BG3 vid. Thx so much!

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      Well that's very high praise...I appreciate it!

  • @Quandry1
    @Quandry1 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Not only should the Earth Myrmadon be immune to the difficult terrain. Druids in general should actually be immune to it as well. So the Moon Druid in this form should have double immunity in effect.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Yeh it doesn't make much sense...especially considering the Myrmidon's design. It's still levitating above the ground, AND it's an Earth elemental.
      Mud should be like an old friend to this thing.

    • @Quandry1
      @Quandry1 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@PanicRolling there are other little issues like that and not being affected by difficult terrain from different sources. I'm not sure the all identify each other correctly in the code.
      Also just want to say it was fun talking Druids with you from the stream chat.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      Hey thanks! I need to get my streaming stuff figured out. I'm very new to that, so there's some bugs I need to work out in the process.

    • @Quandry1
      @Quandry1 Před 4 měsíci

      @@PanicRolling I'll try to catch a few more but I work nights. Can't wait to see what you think of Ranger as well.

  • @devonbusby9178
    @devonbusby9178 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Love these hope you do rogue next

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      I'm working on the Ranger right now, and we'll have one final poll between the Rogue and the Barbarian.
      I'm excited about both, honestly. My first Tav was a Barb/Thief combo.

  • @qtherage7536
    @qtherage7536 Před 4 měsíci

    Best guides! So glad you’ve come out with a new one

  • @DaGoon717
    @DaGoon717 Před 4 měsíci

    I love your videos. Really enjoy the energy and personality you put into these and I’m always looking forward to the next one. Thanks man.

  • @flumppy5053
    @flumppy5053 Před 4 měsíci

    Ive been working my way through these videos this past week and am loving them!! Incredibly helpful and well put together. I’d love to see a rogue video because that’s the class I like rp wise. It’s clear that there’s a lot of time in effort put into these though so I’m happy to wait

  • @F8isRIPPIN
    @F8isRIPPIN Před měsícem

    Love this series! You deserve more subs!

  • @danwn777
    @danwn777 Před 4 měsíci

    Sweet I've been looking forward to you covering the druid thanks for the video man

  • @MARUSHI-YT
    @MARUSHI-YT Před 4 měsíci

    great video! i'm gonna binge your class explanations now that i'm preparing for honor mode, you explain things very clearly and concisely 👏

  • @RadTrav270
    @RadTrav270 Před měsícem +1

    7:32
    Surprised by magic Fart

  • @TheSodaLake
    @TheSodaLake Před 19 dny +1

    Produce flame should REALLY add like 2 fire damage to unarmed attacks when you're just holding it

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 18 dny

      That would be badass. Makes total sense, too.

  • @alexgourdplant
    @alexgourdplant Před 4 měsíci +1

    Hell yes been waiting for this one! 🌿💚🌿

  • @MrAveryLuke
    @MrAveryLuke Před 4 měsíci

    Been checking my phone all week waiting for this video!!

  • @MSeymour
    @MSeymour Před 4 měsíci +1

    Want to point out that cat form is immune to falling damage and can jump through iron bars. Thanks for the awesome breakdown!

  • @horyukinen
    @horyukinen Před 8 dny +1

    1:01:00 made me laugh so hard with that poor dwarf covid experiment you ran XD.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 6 dny

      That dude got messed up lol

    • @horyukinen
      @horyukinen Před 6 dny

      @@PanicRolling For sure! Congrats on your channel, you make great paced videos with good editing.

  • @spacewolfe1906
    @spacewolfe1906 Před měsícem

    My favorite playthrough was me being a CoS druid, Gale a necromancer, Shadowheart was also summoning things and Wyll also got access to it (i think i multiclassed him into a sorcerer but dont quote me).

  • @robertnolen8568
    @robertnolen8568 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Incredibly informative and entertaining as always. Hoping to see this sort of thing for Dragons Dogma 2.

  • @AstartesGaming
    @AstartesGaming Před 4 měsíci +1

    Excited for this one, was planning to run with a spore druid in my party in my next BG3 playthru

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      It's a great subclass. Everyone loves the Moon Druid because of the broken builds you can make, but the Spores Druid is no joke either.
      Plus you get to slap your knees and wave your arms around like a Haka, so that's also awesome and hilarious.

  • @LazyCB
    @LazyCB Před 3 měsíci +2

    I don't leave home without my emotional support guidance

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Yeh no way. Guidance is like Mitochondria. It's the powerhouse of your team.

  • @huntermooney7839
    @huntermooney7839 Před 4 měsíci

    I was just wondering if I was building my Druid correctly, I’ve never really played a spellcaster aside from a one shot campaign. You are very thorough with your information while keeping it very entertaining. I’ll be sure to refer my friends to you when they build there characters!

  • @felixgrubshtain4365
    @felixgrubshtain4365 Před 3 měsíci

    nice guide, very detailed

  • @keystonelyte
    @keystonelyte Před 2 měsíci +2

    Druid is the only class in the game where I feel that all of the subclasses are incredibly good and all really want you to do all 12 levels in Druid because the power is front loaded AND back loaded.
    There are some cases for multiclass to be made for sure, namely CoS imo, but I feel they all just striaght fuck as a single class build.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 2 měsíci +2

      Monks are similar, honestly. Their class bonuses are so good that it's hard to justify multiclassing.

    • @keystonelyte
      @keystonelyte Před 2 měsíci

      @@PanicRolling get ready to crucify me; I can't agree, but only because I literally haven't played a Monk.

  • @Hwachaaah
    @Hwachaaah Před 2 měsíci +1

    i'm running three land druids in honour mode right now, and honestly it's working out really well -- just fought myrkul and i wasn't sweating too bad! one is a reverb druid, one is a moonbeam radiating orb, and one is a lightning/cold spammer. my main character is a cutting words bard!

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 2 měsíci +1

      Lands Druids get such a wide variety of available spells that you can pretty much cover all the bases with a few of them. Sounds like a fun run to me!

  • @maliekfuller7138
    @maliekfuller7138 Před 4 měsíci +1

    33:43 I had the same enemy rush attack glitch. Gave me a good laugh just because it was so random

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      It must be pretty common, because I saw that happen like 3 times yesterday
      Also, it makes me lol every time.

  • @Hufflepufftuff247
    @Hufflepufftuff247 Před 4 měsíci

    I have been having a blast with my all druid honor mode game. Tav is a Circle of the Land Druid + Nature cleric. So much cc. Decent healing and all the cleric/druid cantrips. Works so amazingly for a face of the party while being a WIS based character instead of Charisma.

  • @dory3096
    @dory3096 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I think the minion staying even if you unprepare the spell makes sense. You dont need concentration to keep a minion and generally you have the option to nake him go away, itherwise he'll follow you the entire time. Unless they want to remove it for balancing purposes

  • @matthewfullerton1416
    @matthewfullerton1416 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Excellent video once again.
    Just a couple of crunchy things to consider when picking a Druid!
    Firstly, as well as having access to Guidance, the Druid also has access to a 2nd level spell called Enhance Ability which gives you Advantage on any ability check. HOWEVER you cannot cast Guidance and Enhance Ability at the same time so it's best to put Guidance on another character in your party (Cleric, Tome Warlock) and Enhance Ability on your Land Druid so you can use Natural Recovery to immediately get the slot back.
    Secondly, because your Land Druid is an always prepared caster you pretty have access to the full Druid spell list when you aren't in combat. It's generally better therefore to pick spells from your extra choices that AREN'T already on the Druid spell list (Lightning Bolt for example).
    Lastly, when you cast Conjure Woodland Being you can Conjure a Dryad which can ALSO summon a Woad (big tree monster) just to get extra bodies on the field 😊
    Excellent work! Keep it up!

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      All excellent points!
      I love the Dryad/Woad combo, also. They work so well together, and it fits the class fantasy so well. That Shillelagh is mean!

    • @Quandry1
      @Quandry1 Před 4 měsíci

      The extra spells are supposed to already be always prepared so you shouldn't have to pick them. Is this not true in BG3?

    • @matthewfullerton1416
      @matthewfullerton1416 Před 4 měsíci

      @Quandry1 sorry, I wasn't very clear when I wrote it but it is different. You choose your Land area which contains your 2 spells and it's better to choose a Land area that contains spells not from the Druid spell list. In BG3 though, you choose your area each time, you don't choose at the start and that's you to level 20. So you could go Arctic at level 2, Swamp at level 5 etc

    • @Quandry1
      @Quandry1 Před 4 měsíci

      @@matthewfullerton1416 oh yes. I usually agree with that. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

  • @kevin8499
    @kevin8499 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Gotta say that spores druid might be the strongest not because the actual features, but from that one armor you can get in act 3 that lets you use haste spores

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      It is very strong, but it can also be dangerous to have them on the ground. WolfheartFPS can attest to that.

  • @singincowboy
    @singincowboy Před 4 měsíci

    Poison ivy seems like a charisma caster, and since she can do an AOE charm through pheromones, she feels like an archfey warlock!

  • @Hunter1bravo
    @Hunter1bravo Před 4 měsíci +2

    Just came across your video. You definitely got a subscriber for that Bloody Roar reference.

  • @jonathanbarnes2743
    @jonathanbarnes2743 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Guidence on every check in the game

  • @esperderek5383
    @esperderek5383 Před 4 měsíci

    I adore my Circle of Spores Druid. I'm always a fan of classes with versatility in my games, and CoS Druid can do a bit of everything, and then summon like a dozen and a half minions if they so choose. Then you get the Sporekeeper armor and Necromancy staff in Act 3 and break the game under shredding the action economy with Haste Spores and your summons, and the basically infinite Blights the staff gives you.

  • @Replica2901
    @Replica2901 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I couldn't not laugh when you talked about the dwarf with all the diseases 😅

  • @e.b.farmer4
    @e.b.farmer4 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Umm… You skipped over Beast Boy there at the end. Bro is a straight wild shape master.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      I know! Lmfao he never crossed my mind once, I swear...or he would've had a section for sure. When I first realized I'd missed him, I facepalmed so hard.

  • @Zawakawaka
    @Zawakawaka Před 4 měsíci +1

    That green guy at the end, every ability he has is a druid spell from 3rd edition

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      Druids in 3e must've been busted as hell, then. Swamp Thing is an absolute tank.

    • @Zawakawaka
      @Zawakawaka Před 4 měsíci

      @@PanicRolling yeah and none of them had concentration :O

  • @jmr90000
    @jmr90000 Před měsícem

    First, thanks for the spider warning, you are the king. Im starting to think Gingers and Spiders are mortal enemies dating back to some ancient times. Anyway, great Summoner build for Druid that I use is 1/Life Cleric 11/Land Druid, You get the best summons and the best support for them along with heavy armor and the ever so flavorful Cleric tag on your Tav. You delay your spellcasting by one level, however, you do not lose your spell slots. So the best Summoner ability you still get at level 11, the elemental Myrmidons. I would take ABSI to get to Wisdom 18 (or 20 with the Hag Hair) and then at character level 9 take War Caster for the concentration benefits

    • @jmr90000
      @jmr90000 Před měsícem

      I know it can be done better, but this keeps a nice flavorful sauce as well as leaving your spell slots open to still have fun when it is your PC's actual turn

  • @ziggystardust457
    @ziggystardust457 Před 4 měsíci

    I just got Jahira on my tactician run through. Perfect timing

  • @christinehede7578
    @christinehede7578 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The myrmidons are all so good it is very difficult to decide which to use. They also make nearly all other druid options irrelevant.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      Yeh it's a shame, honestly. I think they're awesome, but if you're going for an animal shapeshifter...it's disappointing.

  • @SmokingDopeFrazier
    @SmokingDopeFrazier Před 4 měsíci

    BG3 Sherpa good work

  • @colmortimer1066
    @colmortimer1066 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Longstrider was patched a few months ago so that you now can't remove it from your prepared spells or you lose it on everyone it is cast on. Though it did used to work as you said. :)
    One of my first characters was a Lands Druid, I had her spected out as a full caster and as a half elf, she had ray of frost I think it was with high int...like I said pure caster. But sadly, I got into the Underdark and the cut-scene telling me I had to hurry and save the trapped people bugged out, and I slept and broke the quest line. So I restarted with a new character. The lands Druid was a good character though, and might have been my first win if the game did not break.
    I might have to try a Mood Druid sometime they look pretty interesting. I wish they worked like the PHP as you can turn into any beast you have seen before, as long as you can turn into their CR rating, which for most druids cap at CR 1 at level 8 but at lvl 12 a moon druid is CR 4...which if you don't know, are much stronger beasts than CR 1 :) But if your Dm throws some crazy beast at you, and you are like what was the CR of that Giant Octopus we just killed or that Mammoth we saw the other day? You can learn them mid level and what not when you see one...which is cool.
    One thing I really miss from 3.5e like in the Neverwinter Nights games, is there was a feat every druid always took (probably why they removed it) that let you cast spells in wild shape form. If you wanted, you could pretty much live in wild shape form, unless you wanted to talk to someone.
    Also, you did not have a silly off topic thing you wanted us to comment about...I always try to answer those if I think of something clever. :/

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      Yeh a bipedal werebear, blasting lightning out of his paws...that's my ultimate Druid class fantasy.
      Also you reminded me of Beast Boy 😭 he should've been in the other Druids section. Would've fit perfectly.
      The off-topic conversation starter this time was the lack of one, and it worked perfectly! You activated my trap card...

    • @Quandry1
      @Quandry1 Před 4 měsíci

      That feat is not removed. It's a high level moon druid power. BG3 never gets high enough level for it.
      The other moon druid problem in tabletop is the number of beasts lowers a lot after CR3 and are practically non existent over CR6. Now that doesn't seem bad on paper because 1/3 your level for max CR fits right into that. But the higher you actually get in level the squishier even higher CR forms you could get access to will be.
      Larian actually circumvented this at the cost of wider utility of the ability, which in tabletop is mostly seen as utility and not combat.
      Elemental wild shape doesn't even help with it really in tabletop. It Staves it off a bit but your mostly stuck with lesser elementals and their kin.
      Though many DM's choose to read the entry as getting you the "medium" forms because of the way its worded and ignore that its still under the CR restrictions of Circle Forms.

    • @colmortimer1066
      @colmortimer1066 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Quandry1 Right, casting spells in wild shape exists but not many people get to that high of a level. In 3.5 any 5th druid could take the feat, I usually would take it at 6th level.
      As far as there not being many DR 6 beasts, if you took a character from low level to 18 without totally breaking the game, you have a very good understanding of how the game works as does your DM, at which point one, or both, of you could make up a cool DR 6 beast or 2, that could be a fun viable option. Not to mention, the only way not to break 5e after level 13 or so is by a lot of DM adjustment to enemies and controlling the PC abilities...as it gets really unbalanced at high levels.
      A good DM should be able to improvise and make things work outside of the books. That is the biggest advantage of the table top vs a video game, that you can make your own creatures, classes, races, backgrounds, what have you, you have the books to give you and idea of how powerful the stats should be, but there are no limits if you want to add something that is missing.

    • @Quandry1
      @Quandry1 Před 4 měsíci

      @@colmortimer1066 the game isn't anymore broken until you get to top tier. Which is 16 and above. It's also uniformly broken until about 20 when monsters can go beyond what characters can. Half of the jank from 12 to 16 and even up until 18 is caused by lack of familiarity more than actual flaws.
      It is not the games fault or design issue if most players through various reasons choose not to go above level 10.
      Also. Creating a new CR 6 beast does not fix the overall flaw of being weaker than the level of threats you would face. The flaw is actually in Moon Druid itself. It's way too oriented towards low level and actually meant to rely on its general druid nature at high level because they are still full casters at their core. It basically stops specializing in those higher tiers.
      So it doesn't matter how fun of a homebrew beast you make. It's still going to fail overall.
      If you want an example of all this go watch keylith from Critical Roll Campaign 1 and how background shifting becomes for her.
      As for 3.5 double check those levels and that you weren't homebrewing. Because wildshape isn't even available to 5th level so any feats for it should mostly be higher level than that, specially for a significant change like that. Though I admit I haven't touched straight 3.x in a very long time.
      In PF if that is what you meant. The feat for allowing speech and limited casting is level 6 and called Wild Speech but you can't do spells with somatic components and spell components merged with you are also unusable.
      You need to combine it with Natural Spell to remove most of these restrictions which only has Stat and wildshape as requirements. Though Wildshape is not gained until Level 4.
      But PF doesn't have as much of a shape shifting focus to its druid class in some ways. It's there and useful but not as specialized as something like moon druid.
      Both PF and 3.x limit your forms by size rather than CR as well. Which is another issue because stronger forms tend to be large and above. Though I know PF druids do luckily get pretty much all their forms by about level 12.

    • @colmortimer1066
      @colmortimer1066 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Quandry1I looked at the 3.5 rules before posting, level 5 a druid gets wild shape, lvl 6 they get a feat. I did not want to get anything wrong.
      And most people I have run into, who have been gaming awhile agree 5e has a lot of issues, but it is easy to learn. My go to system is 2e, hard as heck to learn in a lot of ways, yet seems to be quicker on combat so we can focus more on RP than bogged down in long fights. I have never played pathfinder other than the computer games, but I think it is known as being very combat and strategy heavy, which is not for me.

  • @susinok
    @susinok Před 4 měsíci +1

    I have a young Guardian of the Moon. I just know I am going to re-play this game until I have gone through every sub-class.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      Well on the bright side, you've got a ton of entertainment ahead of you, then. 😄

  • @user-wv8yk3xu4h
    @user-wv8yk3xu4h Před 4 měsíci +2

    Which class is next on the agenda?

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      I'm working on the Ranger video right now, then we'll have one final vote for the order of the final 2 classes (Rogue and Barbarian)

  • @diegot274
    @diegot274 Před 4 měsíci +1

    With the Carrion staff you can cast contagion for free a lot of times. I mean a lot. And there is a certain armor you can buy from Carrion that is op for spores Druid. Also zombies are not affected in the cloud kill spell area. It goes like this. Cast all the zombies and summons you can/want, cast aid on them with a hire cleric, then cast heroes feast. Cast contagion on every inhabitant of the city an have your own zombi apocalypse 🤣

  • @amandaritzau2602
    @amandaritzau2602 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I plan on making a Druid on my second play through mainly to be a cat.Don't judge me, but this video explained so much gameplay.. lol. I don't know what the hell I'm doing.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 2 měsíci +1

      There's a lot of information to learn in this game, that's for sure. Also no judgment, Wild Shape is badass and the cat forms are very popular.

  • @SPC49
    @SPC49 Před 4 měsíci

    A druid I would love to see is wildfire. Great subclass for this game. I would love to see the leveling to go up to 14. And I would absolutely love to see the fey wanderer ranger in this game, that would be absolutely amazing

  • @lesbeean3517
    @lesbeean3517 Před 4 měsíci

    I've really been enjoying my moon druid playthrough but specifically with mods!! I'd highly recommend Wildshape Viability, Druid Quality of life, and optionally Druid Wildshape Weapons Armor Gear and items. All by Syrchalis on Nexus.
    The first two are fantastic. I love having wild shape automatically drop after combat and then being able to ritually cast it again so I don't miss any cutscenes. The viability mod makes the lesser used shapes way more valuable and adds a badass giant eagle form. The gear mod has been hit or miss for me, I find most of the gear added by the mod is too strong but it modifies a lot of vanilla gear to work in wild shape. It makes builds way more interesting!
    I love these videos by the way, you go into a perfect amount of detail

  • @garou119
    @garou119 Před 4 měsíci +1

    You make the school of spores sound interesting... gotta try it out

    • @Thomasnmi
      @Thomasnmi Před 4 měsíci +1

      It is a fun class to play

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      As much as I said "it isn't the most fun subclass to play" in the video...I personally love the Spore Druid.
      It's very good at what it does, and it's just an amazing class fantasy.

    • @user-wv8yk3xu4h
      @user-wv8yk3xu4h Před 4 měsíci

      What should be mentioned is that the extra necrotic damage provided by SymbEntity can make for a nice melee multiclass with a martial class. Think Monk with Flurry of Blows.

  • @trerogers841
    @trerogers841 Před měsícem +1

    Beast boy

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před měsícem

      It's so obvious lmao, I had a huge brain fart and forgot all about him 😅

  • @Thomasnmi
    @Thomasnmi Před 4 měsíci +1

    There is a necklace that gives guidance, so you can save a cantrip choice

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +2

      With all due respect sir or madam...I will do both.

    • @user-wv8yk3xu4h
      @user-wv8yk3xu4h Před 4 měsíci +1

      It's always good to have Guidance on more than one party member, because other skill enhancing spells like Enhance Ability are also concentration.

  • @mickpratt8327
    @mickpratt8327 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Can you dip weapons in produce flame?

  • @Superyan100
    @Superyan100 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Bloody roar was the shit!!!! Jenny was my main

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      I loved those games! Did you ever play Primal Rage? That's another nostalgia hit for someone out there.

  • @paulbrown6464
    @paulbrown6464 Před 4 měsíci +2

    You don’t need to take guidance, there is a cache near Emerald Grove that has a necklace that casts Guidance which I always have on my main character

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      That amulet is awesome, especially for how early you get it.

    • @Quandry1
      @Quandry1 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Amulet is nice. Just having the cantrip is better so you don't have to give up the slot or switching it out when you don't need it.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      I also prefer the ease of just having the Cantrip, but for someone who is much less lazy than myself, the amulet is incredible.

  • @amandaritzau2602
    @amandaritzau2602 Před 2 měsíci +1

    ....
    .
    Hey karlach, meow toss me!

  • @brianquint6126
    @brianquint6126 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I used Guidance a hundred thousand times, you were right.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      Yeh that's a hill I'll die on. It's the best overall spell in the game, imo. Avoiding combat is MUCH more effective than fighting most of the time.

    • @user-wv8yk3xu4h
      @user-wv8yk3xu4h Před 4 měsíci +1

      The question is, which build would drop their go to spell to get guidance?

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      It's a trick question. Guidance is every build's go to spell.

    • @MARUSHI-YT
      @MARUSHI-YT Před 4 měsíci +2

      ​@@user-wv8yk3xu4h it's like the compass in hollow knight. you don't need it in your combat, but you'll ALWAYS have it with you

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      Instructions unclear...stuck in Deepnest and the walls are chittering at me. Send help.

  • @magikenzee
    @magikenzee Před 28 dny +1

    8:39 interesting that you can prepare new spells without a long rest realize it not straight up dnd but I can see someone playing this and getting a rude awakening when they try real dnd😂😂

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 28 dny

      Yep you just have to be out of combat in bg3!
      You're right though, it'll shock a bunch of new players, I'm sure.

  • @swadams2
    @swadams2 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Is there a class you'd recommend for getting started in this game?

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      My first character was a Barbarian, and I had a great time. They are all so different that it's hard to recommend one without knowing how you like to play and all of that.

  • @paulwilliams6304
    @paulwilliams6304 Před 4 měsíci +1

    what was the show being referenced with wild shape?

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      Not sure what part you're talking about

  • @YancoxD
    @YancoxD Před 4 měsíci +2

    who is the streamer shown at minute 45:00 ?

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      That's WolfheartFPS. He makes very good content. I didn't do a great job showing his clip...

  • @nyrakyle7159
    @nyrakyle7159 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I’d say the worst thing about Druid is that the class doesn’t give any ranged weapon proficiencies, I don’t mean things like javelins or pikes, basically if you want to use a bow you have to choose a race that has that proficiency or take a feat/multiclass, love ur vid btw kiss my grass

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Yeh at that point, I'd probably start looking into multiclassing with a Ranger or something else to get your ranged weapon proficiencies.
      Luckily they do get access to some decent low level spells for ranged damage though.

    • @itsJPhere
      @itsJPhere Před 4 měsíci +1

      I wouldn't say that's the worst thing, since as a druid you get Moonbeam at level 3 that you can move around without using a spell slot as long as you're not in wild shape.

  • @holycow73589
    @holycow73589 Před 3 měsíci +1

    What is the anime in the beginning?

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 3 měsíci +1

      That's the Vox Machina show. It's very good, if you haven't seen it. I believe it's on Amazon Prime? Might be mistaken about that though.

  • @commandershepard7728
    @commandershepard7728 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The only downside for me is I feel “obligated “ to play as an elemental when I go circle of the moon.
    Like hey you like the fantasy of shifting in to animals!!!!! Here is a water genie!!!! Lol

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Yeh it is kinda strange, but you can also justify it by thinking:
      You can either do one really big Wild Shape on that Short/Long Rest, or use the others, have the freedom to shift out and cast a clutch spell, and then Wild shape again.
      It's a utility/power tradeoff...even though the Myrmidons have a ton of utility also.

    • @commandershepard7728
      @commandershepard7728 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@PanicRolling oh ya for sure - I do kinda feel “thematically “ land druid would fit the motif of the elementals .
      Not a complaint game is great! I just wanna do it all and I hate min maxing …. While also not being able to stop!
      Great content .
      Thank you for your time.

    • @commandershepard7728
      @commandershepard7728 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@PanicRolling BTW I could kinda see Psn Ivy being more like a Cleric of Nature, with a spores druid dip. She seems to act as if "Mother Nature" is guiding her when it comes to destroying mankind. However, I wouldnt say she "Prays" to Mother nature but the title "Acolyte of Nature" does seem to fit.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      She 100% has Nature Cleric vibes. That is a great catch!
      My mind went to Warlock, because the Green is her source of power and she's compelled to protect it. But you know who else fits that idea? A devout Nature Cleric.
      Whatever she is, she's dangerous.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      I agree pretty much completely lol. I think the Circle of the Moon would've been cooler if every form it had was an actual animal.
      Mods will fix it, or already have, I'm sure.
      Hell I'd be happy with like...a bear-shaped fire elemental.

  • @NeverUseAnApostrophe
    @NeverUseAnApostrophe Před 3 měsíci

    Poor WolfheartFUPA :c

  • @geraltgrey-mane695
    @geraltgrey-mane695 Před 3 měsíci +1

    hey can you jump into forms back and forth how many times you want? or dose it cost something per day? So If I wanna try building a elementalist druid that is a mix of caster & later on aiming for transforming into a elemental myself and ofc summon them as well. Any tips or tricks for this kind of build? Moon? spore?

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Yes you only get one or two Wild Shapes per day, depending on which form you use.
      If you're planning on Wild Shaping in combat, Moon is probably your best bet. You could pump your caster stats, and use the Wild Shapes for all of your physical combat.
      Just know that you won't be dropping in and out of shapeshift forms like this is WoW or Diablo. You're much more limited than that.

    • @geraltgrey-mane695
      @geraltgrey-mane695 Před 3 měsíci +1

      aaaah :D thank you for clearing that up! Hehe you got me, I mained a druid since Tbc to Cata after that I quit wow :P Still love the druid style of magic.@@PanicRolling

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Bear Tank was my first 70 in TBC. I played until Shadowlands on and off, and finally got myself away from it.

  • @nickanderson55
    @nickanderson55 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Star Druids are cool hopefully they are DLC

    • @nate6275
      @nate6275 Před 4 měsíci

      There’s so many possibilities for dlc, I for one really hope that’s one that makes it in

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci +1

      I've not read anything about them. I'll have to look them up.

    • @nickanderson55
      @nickanderson55 Před 4 měsíci

      @@PanicRolling they are cool honestly, they are the only druids I actually like the rest are fine when they can turn into something like a dragon that’s cool, but the star is just awesome

    • @barcster2003
      @barcster2003 Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​@PanicRolling they get good stuff if they add subclass DLC it would be one of the obvious druid ones.

    • @nickanderson55
      @nickanderson55 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@barcster2003 yes absolutely agree. I also want artificer basically the opposite of a druid. Lol

  • @alingirdea7874
    @alingirdea7874 Před 2 měsíci +1

    The reason you're not getting views is the length of the videos. Make them 10x shorter. It's a game in which people spend hundreds of hours, they come to youtube to get a quick advice and go back to the game. When they see something over 1 hour they immediately continue their search for something more compact.

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 2 měsíci +1

      Thanks for the advice. These are long- form deep dive videos, so they're going to be long in form.
      I also make content that is much more condensed and succinct. But these videos specifically are a full breakdown of an entire class in bg3. They're going to be long.

    • @arronmallory1418
      @arronmallory1418 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Personally I was invested the whole time. I'm looking to build a druid character and haven't started playing yet so I was happy to invest over an hour of my time to learn as much about the druid class before I create my character. I enjoyed the indepth analysis and was looking for something like this over something shorter and compact with less information.
      Anyways great video dude. I'm going for the Circle of the Moon build for sure.
      Thanks!

    • @paulstark5788
      @paulstark5788 Před 12 dny

      😊

    • @paulstark5788
      @paulstark5788 Před 12 dny

      😊😊😊😊😊

    • @Rekowcski
      @Rekowcski Před 10 dny

      ​@@PanicRolling don't listen to people who aren't CZcamsrs

  • @thegreatBarbossa
    @thegreatBarbossa Před 4 měsíci +1

    my son Jimi, he has every disease

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před 4 měsíci

      "Could you spare some coin for my son? He's sick and likely to die..."
      (This is a quote from the game before anyone sees this and flips out)

  • @DarkSkinDoffy
    @DarkSkinDoffy Před 4 měsíci +1

    6:42 ….was Karlach always that thicc? 👀

  • @BruceLee-kf7rl
    @BruceLee-kf7rl Před 4 měsíci +1

    Shave

  • @Deathelement53
    @Deathelement53 Před měsícem +2

    Im sorry man. The music in bg3 is great but the same song for thr entire hour and eleven minutes? Im sorry but thats dislike worthy. I didnt do it but ya gotta change that going forward

    • @PanicRolling
      @PanicRolling  Před měsícem +2

      Hey, thanks for the feedback. I still have a lot to learn about audio, but you're absolutely right.
      Definitely going to make this a priority in future videos.

    • @Deathelement53
      @Deathelement53 Před měsícem

      @@PanicRolling Sounds good. the video outside of that was awesome

  • @gordonbecker1456
    @gordonbecker1456 Před 4 měsíci

    I wonder if or when they are going to make expansions for this game. Maybe we will get new races and or subclasses