Report 563

Report #563
Skillset: Druidry Skill: New
 Org: Hartstone Status: Rejected Feb 2011
Furies' Decision:
We do not find this to be necessary.
Problem: Druids have difficulty stacking many afflictions on a target before
landing Sap, and even after Sap it can still be very difficult to impossible to
keep pace with a competent combatants curing. I think they need a little extra
to their passive affliction, though too much or too strong afflictions would
likely push the situation in the opposite direction. As well, it would be nice
to see some more differentiation between the two Druid guilds, both in regards
to mechanical balance and aesthetics.
Solution #1: A new skill to Hartstone Druidry only, around Virtuoso level,
 Tree Frogs, that would hit with one of either Contortrin,
 Haemotox, or Tetrodin. Reference to the tree frogs found in
 Serenwilde Forest.
Solution #2: Replace Pollen in Hartstone Druidry only with the above, except
 have the poisons be Contortrin, Chansu, or Haemotox.
Player Comments:
---[Senna on 2/14 @ 20:26 writes]:
Either sounds good, with any combination of those poisons, as long as Tetrodin
is included as that's the only one actually given by the currently existing
frogs in Serenwilde/Tolborolla.
---[Viynain on 2/15 @ 05:38 writes]:
Differentiation between druids is lovely. Yay new flavour, so either one.
---[Raeri on 2/17 @ 00:47 writes]:
Solution 1, thinking of the runic Hartstone druids that would rely on asthma
from demesne.
---[Fillin on 2/24 @ 08:43 writes]:
Be careful with this line of thought because I still don't buy that sap is weak.
Plus, hartstone have somehow retained the overpowered skill of pathtwist, which,
if you know what I mean, is plenty o' differentiation.