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Tinkering with the Druid's Spell List.....

Discussion in 'Icewind Dale 2' started by roshan, Jan 1, 2013.

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    I've installed a couple of mods that alter the druid's spell list in Icewind Dale 2 - LOS and EOU. However, I feel that perhaps some of the spells may not really be appropriate for druids. For example, while static charge and call lightning affect nature, chain lightning is a pure manipulation of an element, so it doesn't really fit in with the druid's spell list.

    It seems easy enough to alter the spells a Druid can get by modifying LISTSPLL.2DA, so I plan to create my own spell list for the druid, but I'd like some ideas/advice/discussion!!!

    Which Wizard and Priest spells do you think should be added to the Druid's list? Also, are there any Druid spells that they get in vanilla IWD2 that should be removed from their list for thematic consistency?
     
    roshan, Jan 1, 2013
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    I'm content with the part of LOS that adds Bull's Strength, Cat's Grace, and Stoneskin, since they were added to the Druid spell list by 3.5e. Adding the arcane spells, no way.
     
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    I think Druids also get Magic Stone in 3.5E.
     
    roshan, Jan 2, 2013
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    Stoneskin sounds a lot more natural than the Iron Skins they have access to, and this is a great improvement to their durability.
    I had the issue that improved druid spells didn't show up in the Icewind Gate conversion, which forced me to investigate and discover how the coding in LISTSPLL.2DA worked.
    When it comes to thematic suggestions, go with what sounds druidic/natural enough to you.
     
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