Playing
a Druid in my 1e game has made me interested in reconstructing the Druid from
Eldritch Wizardry but turning it over with the lathe of my mind. I need
new level titles, so I did some research and brainstorming. This is what
I came up with.
Level
and Title
1 Greenwight
2 Ovate
3 Feeder
4 Tender
5 Botaner
or Botaness
6 Supplicant
7 Haruspex*
8 Auspex
9 Augur
10
Medius
11
Lord or Lady of the Grove
12
Druid
13
The Grand Merlin
14
Hierorphant
*Of level 7 Druids, there may be only three in a Barony.
Of
level 8 Druids, there may be only three in a March.
Of
level 8 Druids, there may be only three in a County.
Of
level 9 Druids, there may be only three in a Duchy.
Of
level 10 Druids, there may be only three in a Kingdom or Principality.
Of
level 11 Druids, there may be only three in an Empire.
Of
level 12 Druids, there may be only three at a time.
Of
level 13 Druids, there may be only one at a time.
Of
level 14 Druids, there may be any number.
Although it's not explicit, in my head the level cap in Mythical Journeys is
14. Hobbits to 8; Elfs to 10; Dwarfs to 12; and at least hobbits and elfs will
get additional attack ranks and save bonuses. Men to 14. I have not
decided whether Men with a lot of XP will continue to gain attack ranks and
save bonuses. Probably not but maybe.
Druids of unusual environments such as urban druids, submariner druids, planar
druids or druids of the mythic underworld will have their own hierarchy.
Druids on other continents or other planets, if there are any, will have their
own hierarchy. They will each likely have their own spell list and different
secret language.
I don't believe that there ought to be a standard format of sanctioned duels as
we see in EW and AD&D. While there is some precedent in the animal kingdom,
these men are not feral beasts. Rather there should be a process for the elders
to elect those of lower rank in the hierarchy from among those who otherwise
qualify. Those who do not will instead stay at the lower level and not
earn XP until the election in the next season (3 months). Candidates unfit to
hold their rank for any reason may be replaced by others of a lower rank, in
which case XP is lost. I'm not exactly sure how to handle it, but I
prefer a political contest to a martial one.
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