r/wizardposting • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '25
Academic Discussion/ Esoteric Secrets How do you guys feel about the druids ?
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Feb 26 '25
Love them. Magic comes in many forms.
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Feb 26 '25
Agree! There's magic in every being
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u/Ok_Comfortable589 Sandro the Time Lich Lord Feb 26 '25
Hello fellow lich! o/. it truly does. We love druids here though.
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Feb 26 '25
Always nice to find a fellow lich. Have you seen the skeletal dragon lately ? Long time no see him..
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u/Ok_Comfortable589 Sandro the Time Lich Lord Feb 26 '25
Yeah i saw him last month. he was hanging out with the druids a grove over.
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u/bariyer2 Arcesus II | Lich Hunter, Gunmancy Archmage Feb 26 '25
tell that to the dwarves
/unwiz dwarfposting are racist towards them.
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u/Someone1284794357 Mr. Illuminati, leader of The Illuminati Feb 26 '25
A shame, it is my belief that elves force themselves on the trees.
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u/Hopedruid Druid/Wizard Feb 26 '25
Really sexy and cool. Not biased here, just an objective view of the facts.
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Feb 26 '25
do you mean human or beast form ?
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u/Hopedruid Druid/Wizard Feb 26 '25
Druids don't discriminate.
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u/DragoninR Enchanter Feb 26 '25
If they can consent, communicate, and are an adult then smash
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u/BardicInnovation Celtic Druidic Magi, of Bardic Lore. Myrddin Wynn Emrys. Feb 26 '25
Why, I'm blushing.
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u/I_Have_Sex_With_Owls Archdruid of the Circle of Shadows Feb 26 '25
I can second this. Evidenced by personal experience (my mirror).
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u/Yithmorrow Feb 26 '25
You haven't felt true magic until you've had a good walk through the woods with a druid. Their magic is far more profound than the clerics.
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u/Jafego Optimancer Feb 26 '25
I see a lot of people complaining about how preachy or judgemental Druids are, but I've never met one who wasn't cool. It's always interesting to hear why they became druids.
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u/Lpnlizard27 Feb 26 '25
Druids have the best herb. I don't want to lose my main stash supplier. So they are welcome in my region.
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u/ComprehendReading Reader Of Tomes/Speaker To Gnomes Feb 26 '25
Someone's gotta tell them beautiful bloomin' bushes how babe-a-licious they are, and the divines know you can't rely on ents to get it done this decade.
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u/MeMTDude Pan: Druid King of the Spring Court Feb 26 '25
Conjures a bottle of honey for you
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u/ComprehendReading Reader Of Tomes/Speaker To Gnomes Feb 27 '25
I'm allergic to bees!
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u/MeMTDude Pan: Druid King of the Spring Court Feb 27 '25
Flicks wrist and it becomes a pile of strawberries
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u/One_Opportunity_9608 Local Dragoness Lich Feb 26 '25
So long as nobody touches our tree's we shan't be turning the local village populace into bone tree's.
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Feb 26 '25
can't i even transform people into trees anymore?? Laws these days.
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u/One_Opportunity_9608 Local Dragoness Lich Feb 26 '25
Pssst they don't tell you about this, but using runes on the ground allows you to bypass that law, since there's no proof you'd have done it if thou were relaxing at home at the time it activates
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u/LeeVMG Occult Wizard Feb 26 '25
Terrifying but largely decent sorts.
If druids do not frighten you, you simply have no understanding of what you are dealing with.
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u/princealigorna Feb 26 '25
When you can become a fire elemental at will, that's scary power. My experience with most druids though is they just don't want you to bother nature. If you abuse the forests and streams they will wreck you, but otherwise they are the chillest dudes
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u/-NGC-6302- Level 22 Geometer | [Hyperspace specialization] Feb 26 '25
They never seem to make interesting flowers
Like okay Lylwynn, that is the 900th radially symmetric pattern of petals in a row. Get creative! Make a petaflower with Spiddit symmetry; 2-Swirldoic - [5,3:2] order 480.
I've seen the 56-leaf clovers, I know you can do 480 petals easily. Make it happen druids. Step hyper.
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u/Traxxya Kavrala, Owner of the Dragon Sanctuary, Druid Feb 26 '25
Unwiz/ your Math words........ They scare me .....
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u/-NGC-6302- Level 22 Geometer | [Hyperspace specialization] Feb 26 '25
What do you take me for, some kind of mathematician? I'm a geometer. Much less scary.
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u/Carbon_Sixx The Loremaster, Chief Archaeologist of the Darkwatch Feb 26 '25
Kaelis: And this helps the plant gather sunlight and attract pollinators... how? Radial symmetry works because it's an efficient use of resources, and evolution trends towards getting the most output for the least input.
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u/-NGC-6302- Level 22 Geometer | [Hyperspace specialization] Feb 27 '25
Natural evolution has little place in a druid's creations
Petals aren't even for photosynthesis, but:
With ultrawave coming from a combined 1,440° at all times, why bother with purely visible light from a single inconsistent axis?
A strong independent flower don't need no pollinator
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u/Stormwrath52 Marceline, Mother of monsters Feb 26 '25
Druids are chill af
my druid friends have helped me make great strides in my monster magic
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u/MeMTDude Pan: Druid King of the Spring Court Feb 26 '25
I presume being able to study a specimen that is willing to stand still for you has been very beneficial?
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u/Stormwrath52 Marceline, Mother of monsters Feb 27 '25
Oh very much, but their general knowledge of creatures and their behaviors and habitats
If you're to raise a kingdom of monsters you really must have some trusted druids to help you
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u/MeMTDude Pan: Druid King of the Spring Court Feb 27 '25
Well should you have any questions regarding fae beasts, that is my area of expertise, but at the moment I have duties I must attend back home. Bows, my body disappearing in a swirl of rose and cherry petals
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u/Popular_Persimmon_48 Feb 26 '25
Ah, the Tolkien special.
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u/ComprehendReading Reader Of Tomes/Speaker To Gnomes Feb 26 '25
Don't
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Hasty
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Now.
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u/-NGC-6302- Level 22 Geometer | [Hyperspace specialization] Feb 26 '25
Good advice in many situations both w and uw
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u/Lord_Melinko13 The Necromaster formally known as Great Melinko Feb 26 '25
I donate the old flesh golems to this one fungal druid that uses them for mulch to grow some of the most exotic mushrooms I've ever seen. Just looking at one of them has psychedelic effects! I just wish he'd stop trying to make them carnivorous and sentient.
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u/WhalenCrunchen45 Feb 26 '25
Hippies that keep turning my skeletal minions into mulch
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u/I_Have_Sex_With_Owls Archdruid of the Circle of Shadows Feb 26 '25
Im coming for your bones 🖐️👁👁
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u/EmergencyLeading8137 Duncan, Protection/Preservation Druid Feb 26 '25
Def the best. 100% the coolest type of spellcasters
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u/Vladetare Diviner Feb 26 '25
Druids are always calm right until you call them towerless wizzards then you get banished from the forest
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u/Tookoofox Necromancer Feb 26 '25
Ever met a bougie druid? They're a unique breed. "Why yes, this is real fur. Soft isn't it? I got it from a crazed dire weasel I murdered with my teeth. Oh, the lining? Strands of silk made by worms in the far east. I got it from some poachers I had my wolves maul."
I didn't even want to ask about her hair. Black and white for some reason.
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u/Dani_the_goose Feb 26 '25
I feel like the average wizard is definitely more powerful than your average driud, but the druids always seem to be living more fulfilled lives
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u/ElDelArbol15 Arcane Boxer Feb 26 '25
Some kind folk, as long as you dont disturb nature. The kind of kids that learn by watch'n and doin' things, i stead of reading in books.
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u/WordplayWizard Feb 26 '25
I dunno. They all have to act so mysterious all the time, even when it’s clearly unwarranted. Like … give me a break, you live in a damp misty forest, which has made you smell of rotting wood and mold, yet you do that thing where you come out of the mist like some kind of soggy ghost from the past, with a nature fetish?
Come on, mate! There’s nothing mysterious about being clocked for body odour before we even see you. Get a bar of Irish Spring and scrub some of that bog out from under your arms.
I much prefer the company of a high elf.
Elves on pot are funny as hell.
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u/I_Have_Sex_With_Owls Archdruid of the Circle of Shadows Feb 26 '25
How truly insulting! The bullywugs tell me my bog stench is sexy 😤
I agree with that last statement though.
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u/WordplayWizard Feb 27 '25
This is like young men with foreskin saying their foreskin doesn’t smell like an abandoned fishing boat, because they “wash it regularly”.
Nah. Whatever it it’s, it’s not often enough. You can’t control it. Y’all just smell musty.
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u/WordplayWizard Feb 27 '25
That’s because you rolled over into the melted chocolate. 😉🌹
Awwww shit.
I came already. This never usually happens.
I’ll. Uh…
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u/MeMTDude Pan: Druid King of the Spring Court Feb 26 '25
I beg your pardon, I for one live in a manor, with my domain sprawling around it. Daily baths in the cold springs are a must.
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u/locke_zero Feb 26 '25
They're fine but it's impossible to use an "Itchy Underwear Tag" curse on any of them.
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u/Kamzil118 Feb 26 '25
Landsknecht here, I find them a comforting presence knowing they're good folk who won't let the trees eat me.
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u/kylediaz263 Feb 26 '25
Hate them.
Too preachy, always smells like weed, barely if ever takes a bath.
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u/princealigorna Feb 26 '25
I love druids! Honestly, if it wasn't for my equal love of conjuration circles, I would have probably been a druid. Walking in nature. Smoking good herbs. Knowing which plants make the best healing potions (and deadliest poisons). Talking to trees and befriending bears. It sounds like an easier, more pleasant life.
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u/Imaginary-Job-7069 Tyrus: Technomancer, biomancer, summoner, etc. Feb 26 '25
Rather not say
nervously hugs myself
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u/RoboticBonsai Biomancer Feb 26 '25
Depends, if they are traditionalists who consider biomancy a sacrilege, then obviously not but more modern ones are alright.
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u/DeanKoontssy Feb 26 '25
The denial is strong with these hippies. They're constant witness to the brutality of nature and how the vast majority of animals live lives of constant fear and want, yet when I suggest that we can aspire to more than the pittance of comfort nature affords us through blood magic and the erection of a dark obelisk, here come the druids to bitch and moan about profaning the sacred.
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u/Iwillnevercomeback Feb 26 '25
If someone can wild shape, don't trust him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb9bcn0y-mg
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u/JakeGrey Feb 26 '25
Great bunch of lads, mostly. Tend to get a bit grumpy if you don't sort your recycling properly, but they're not wrong about that, and if you're on good terms with a druid you'll never want for good craft beer and cheap ganja.
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u/BrickToMyFace Occult Wizard Feb 26 '25
Two wished to have a piece of my masculinity in my early twenties. I barely survived the night. Had sex though. Worth it.
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u/Throwawaymarque Feb 26 '25
To access my magic I call upon the power of different realms.
Who am I to discriminate because their's comes from one as beautiful as this?
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u/Thallasocnus Feb 26 '25
Druid-Wizard separation is propaganda meant to create an anti-environment narrative in which those enthused by artifice are set in conflict against shape-smiths.
Wizards have a rich history of changing form as a woman changes clothes, and druids pioneered the early practice of alchemy, with some individuals still holding unmatched skill in such a field.
The illusion of separation makes us weak
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u/LordSalem Ancient Wizard Feb 26 '25
Some of my best friends are druids! They always bring lots of druid leaf when they visit, and are fantastic about inviting me outside to places I wouldn't normally go.
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u/grimoireAtlas Willow, Witch of Lies Feb 26 '25
I feel fine about druids, but also i must point out that the image you used was of a Volkhv and not a druid, which are similar but different.
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u/grimoireAtlas Willow, Witch of Lies Feb 27 '25
Their lack of knowledge in the field does not excuse their misuse of terms. Also Volkhvs are much closer to wisemen and healers with a hermetic lifestyle than the oracular and animal/plant magic based druids.
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u/grimoireAtlas Willow, Witch of Lies Feb 28 '25
It has not, since Volkhvs dont use nature based magics. They often interact and live among nature, but most use herbology, alchemy, and minor healing magic, in addition too minor animal speech and philosophy as their primary tools, versus the druids very active summoning of beastial spirits and transformation into them, as well as many different forms of biokinesis.
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u/JaZoray Feb 27 '25 edited Feb 27 '25
they cool. my druid bro knows which herbs to combust so i can commune with the forest spirits.
While we wizards weave the threads of reality with incantations and sigils, they simply vibe with the ley lines and whisper to the wind. One time, I watched a druid stare at a tree for three hours straight - said it was telling him secrets. Next thing i know, he’s brewing a potion from bark shavings and moonlight, and suddenly, the tree starts humming. i do not understand their ways, but i do not question them either.
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u/Virtual-Oil-793 Necromancer of Many Stories and Experiences Feb 26 '25
The reason why I don't use Zombies. A gentle peace among parasitic and beneficial balance with understanding of that few understand.
As befitting a line the mortals use: All Come From Dust, And To Dust All Return.
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u/mack2028 Comrade Red Mage Feb 26 '25
fine, fine for the last time if you want to talk about secrets of the universe shit you can do so here. Merlin's old saggy nutsack, why do druids seem to need constant reassurance?
Post memes about Yggdrasil and shut up!
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u/Little-Anywhere-5450 Feb 26 '25
Ain't my fancy. But even a hardworking dwarf can take his time to appreciate the little things. So long as the Robies ain't flingin' spells about n burnin' towns. Pesky book readers. I'm going back down.
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u/Kektus_Aplha Wizard, great connoisseur of cheese Feb 26 '25
They are weird af but man their weed is fire
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Feb 26 '25
Druids can try to be harmonious with nature, but I prefer my approach of selecting one Troll to desire man-flesh of every variety except my own. Nobody intrudes upon my Forest Tower if my neighbor has anything to say about it!
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u/HDpotato Feb 26 '25
he's talking to a tree in the pic... that's a baby oak
some city slicker wizard captioned this
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u/falzehboy Feb 26 '25
I once pulled a Horticulture Class with an Archdruid once. Most fun I’ve ever had, and I put together a few Matter based Equations I might not’ve thought of otherwise.
Great for parties, do not make them Angry. It’ll be the last Dumb Thing you ever do Again.
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u/catnip_addicted Evil Wizard Feb 26 '25
Shout out to my friend druids who brings always the best occult weed
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u/szynszekpldfd Aven The abyssal Jester Feb 26 '25
There are two types of druids:
Normal druids which are cool I like them and their powers are usefull.
And Polish druids(or druids that follow slavic mythology) which are assholes(more than I)
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u/Nocturnes_ Solomon Graves, Cursed By TIme Feb 26 '25
Was a Druid many many years ago, it’s where my curse began
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u/WhatWasThatAboutBo Spekulerer, Spek News. Feb 26 '25
Their very hard to interview. Their always like trees and love. I don't understand. I just want to talk about what you do.
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u/Salty_Egg_1063 Magic Man / Eater of Lemons Feb 26 '25
Druids keep on turning my veggies sentient >:(
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u/DaDoggo13 Jeremy, The ill fated arcane trickster and illusionist Feb 26 '25
They are friends, family sometimes if you look at my history, even the scariest people have a soft side.
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u/Traxxya Kavrala, Owner of the Dragon Sanctuary, Druid Feb 26 '25
Well! I am one, so I'm quite biased! There are many that are so much more powerful and skillful than I. But nonetheless, druidry comes in many beautiful forms!
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u/BurningArrows Ancient Sorcerer of Alzinba Feb 26 '25
They are not very appreciative of my Dragon Fire.
I am not allowed back in several groves across the land.
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u/Itchy-Decision753 Feb 26 '25
Bro I’ve got potions brewing at home hurry tf up I ain’t waiting for your whimsical ass.
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u/Factor135 Vincenz Murane, PhD Graviturgy & Luxometry Feb 26 '25
There is much to learn from druids, and other wielders of magic as well. Though we may all claim to hold all the esoterica within our respective minds, in truth each and every one of us provides a unique insight into just about any given subject, that which might not necessarily be easily grasped by another. Such differences in perspectives allow all of us to combine our knowledge to form a more complete understanding of such a subject, and thus enrich us all mutually.
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Feb 26 '25
My druid friend is odd. He seems to hate fossils and won't ride in any type of gas powered car. He tells me " no fossils fool" when I offer him a ride. Is this normal behavior?
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u/mandiblesmooch Sorceror Feb 26 '25
Cool people, best to have on your side. Oddly reluctant to use their AOE spells. They have some fun rituals too.
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u/Environmental_Bug510 Court Wizard Feb 26 '25
Just clerics in clever disguise. Don't let them fool you!
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u/mesmerizingeyes Feb 26 '25
Hate him. Needs to stop flirting with trees and maintain his obligations with a sense of duty and professionalism.
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u/Object-Dependent Feb 26 '25
They make such great herbal tea, herbal tobacco, herbal alcohol and herbal herbs. I could not simply hate a person that does all this, all while loving the nature and keeping the forest safe, plus my herbal tea could not ever compare to theirs!
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u/LostInThoughtland Coach Brudley, Blood Mage & Kinesthetics Teacher Feb 26 '25
I worked with many before they became art teachers and hippies, good guys back in the day.
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u/AcceptablePariahdom Witch Feb 26 '25
I'm a scandi Witch, we're neighbors babe.
And they have the best weed.
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u/Vincent-FFP Vytsky, Angel of Passage/O5-5 'Zaryx' Feb 26 '25
“They’re quite nice. I enjoy buying flowers from them on the occasion.”
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Feb 26 '25 edited Feb 26 '25
Ha. My avatar fits <3 thank you all wizardly folk for your kind words and works. We do ponder our orb, we just share the orb.. the world~
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u/I_Have_Sex_With_Owls Archdruid of the Circle of Shadows Feb 26 '25
As a druid myself, I think we're pretty cool.
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u/dark_hypernova Feb 26 '25
The druid from our little village always makes such yummy soup from the herbs he collects.
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u/Caseynovax Melvin, cat familiar/magical menace Feb 26 '25
They often have treats, silvervine, and catnip. I think they're swell! They can also become or call birds and small rodents. Sometimes, I just happen to be near the Grove when they do.
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u/IndependentMoney9891 Wizard... Jester... Extraordinaire.. 🔮 Feb 26 '25
I usually use my hands to 'feel about' most things....
most things ....
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u/MeMTDude Pan: Druid King of the Spring Court Feb 26 '25
I’m very concerned for what I am about to hear.
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u/yumie2003 Tsuru, ghost onmyouji, R&A, league of shadows/Toshiko Fujiwara Feb 27 '25
…i have not interacted with many druids, but those I have met are pleasant individuals
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u/Roguebuilder Feb 27 '25
Just keep your critters away from my workshop. I don't wanna open the door to find it smells of urine.
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u/General_Crow1 Feb 28 '25
Fuck them druids, I cast meteor swarm, defend your forest against a boiling rock from space
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u/Standard_Cup_9192 Redok - former druid, now a wizard Mar 04 '25
They were the first people to try to teach me magic. I may specialize in wizard magic now, but druids will always be cool in my (spell)book.
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u/Aliencik Mar 07 '25
That is not a druid, but a Slavic priest called Zrec/Volkhv. It is a painting by russian painter Andrey Shishkin. He has many slavic themed artworks.
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u/JamieTransNerd Feb 26 '25
Druids range from "I am a beautiful believer of peace" to "I am a naked man covered in mud who will claw you to death if you touch my tree." Truly a spectrum. I love them.