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==~~= Description =~~==

== Druid ==

~~Ah, druids, those forest-dwelling, spell-flinging, animal-shape-changing paragons~~ of the ~~natural world! Druids are~~ the ~~self-appointed guardians~~ of ~~The Nascent Seed as expressed through Nature~~, ~~mysterious and faintly un-nerving figures whose alignment and allegiances~~ are ~~never as solidly rooted in the mores~~ of ~~civilization~~ as ~~you might think~~. ~~Druids are more interested in the voice~~ of ~~the wind~~, ~~the symphony~~ of the ~~trees,~~ and the ~~march~~ of the ~~seasons than they are in anything in civilization.~~

Within the purity of the elements and the order of the wilds lingers a power beyond the marvels of civilization. Furtive yet undeniable, these primal magics are guarded over by servants of philosophical balance known as druids. Allies to beasts and manipulators of nature, these often misunderstood protectors of the wild strive to shield their lands from all who would threaten them and prove the might of the wilds to those who lock themselves behind city walls. Rewarded for their devotion with incredible powers, druids gain unparalleled shape-shifting abilities, the companionship of mighty beasts, and the power to call upon nature's wrath. The mightiest temper powers akin to storms, earthquakes, and volcanoes with primeval wisdom long abandoned and forgotten by civilization.

~~Druids make uncomfortable neighbors~~ to ~~most intelligent races, due to that Druidical insistence that 'Nature' has rights, too~~. ~~Cities~~, ~~roads~~, ~~bridges~~, ~~dams, all such things are not welcomed by any Druid, in excess. And what a druid considers 'excessive' is rarely what anyone else would consider~~ '~~excessive~~.'

~~Now Druids would be considered hermits and cranks~~, ~~except for one uncomfortable fact: Druids are powerful. Indeed~~, ~~Druids can be VERY powerful. So do your best to keep the 'folks in green' happy, because you won't like them when they're angry~~.

'''Role:''' While some druids might keep to the fringe of battle, allowing companions and summoned creatures to fight while they confound foes with the powers of nature, others transform into deadly beasts and savagely wade into combat. Druids worship personifications of elemental forces, natural powers, or nature itself. Typically this means devotion to a nature deity, though druids are just as likely to revere vague spirits, animalistic demigods, or even specific awe-inspiring natural wonders.

'''Alignment:''' Any neutral

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=== Table: Druid ===

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="text-align:center"

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! Level || width="100" | BAB || Fort || Ref || Will || width="400" | Special || width="25" | 0th || width="25" | 1st || width="25" | 2nd || width="25" | 3rd || width="25" | 4th || width="25" | 5th || width="25" | 6th || width="25" | 7th || width="25" | 8th || width="25" | 9th

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! 1st

| +0 || +2 || +0 || +2 || Align="Left" | Nature bond, nature sense, orisons, wild empathy || 3 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -

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! 2nd

| +1 || +3 || +0 || +3 || Align="Left" | Woodland stride || 4 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -

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! 3rd

| +2 || +3 || +1 || +3 || Align="Left" | Trackless step || 4 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -

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! 4th

| +3 || +4 || +1 || +4 || Align="Left" | Resist nature's lure, wild shape (1/day) || 4 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -

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! 5th

| +3 || +4 || +1 || +4 || Align="Left" | - || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || -

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! 6th

| +4 || +5 || +2 || +5 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (2/day) || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || -

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! 7th

| +5 || +5 || +2 || +5 || Align="Left" | - || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || - || -

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| +6/+1 || +6 || +2 || +6 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (3/day) || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || - || -

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! 9th

| +6/+1 || +6 || +3 || +6 || Align="Left" | Venom immunity || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || -

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! 10th

| +7/+2 || +7 || +3 || +7 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (4/day) || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || -

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! 11th

| +8/+3 || +7 || +3 || +7 || Align="Left" | - || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || -

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! 12th

| +9/+4 || +8 || +4 || +8 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (5/day) || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || -

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! 13th

| +9/+4 || +8 || +4 || +8 || Align="Left" | A thousand faces || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || -

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! 14th

| +10/+5 || +9 || +4 || +9 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (6/day) || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || -

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! 15th

| +11/+6/+1 || +9 || +5 || +9 || Align="Left" | Timeless body || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || -

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! 16th

| +12/+7/+2 || +10 || +5 || +10 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (7/day) || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || -

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| +12/+7/+2 || +10 || +5 || +10 || Align="Left" | - || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1

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! 18th

| +13/+8/+3 || +11 || +6 || +11 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (8/day) || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2

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| +14/+9/+4 || +11 || +6 || +11 || Align="Left" | - || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3

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! 20th

| +15/+10/+5 || +12 || +6 || +12 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (at will) || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4

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=== Class Features ===

== Class Features ==

=== Weapon and Armor Proficiency ===

; Weapon and Armor Proficiency

Druids are proficient with the following weapons: club, dagger, dart, quarterstaff, scimitar, scythe, sickle, shortspear, sling, and spear. They are also proficient with all natural attacks (claw, bite, and so forth) of any form they assume with wild shape (see below).

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~~; Orisons~~ (Sp)

=== Bonus Languages (Ex) ===

~~Beginning at 1st level Druids can prepare~~ a ~~number of orisons~~, ~~or 0~~-level ~~spells~~, ~~each day, as noted on Table: Druid under "Spells per Day~~.are ~~cast like any other spell, but they are not expended when cast and may be used again~~.

A druid's bonus language options include Sylvan, the language of woodland creatures. This choice is in addition to the bonus languages available to the character because of her race.

A druid also knows Druidic, a secret language known only to druids, which she learns upon becoming a 1st-level druid. Druidic is a free language for a druid; that is, she knows it in addition to her regular allotment of languages and it doesn't take up a language slot. Druids are forbidden to teach this language to nondruids.

Druidic has its own alphabet.

; Spells

=== Spells (Sp) ===

Beginning at 1st level a druid casts divine spells, which are drawn from the druid spell list. Her alignment may restrict her from casting certain spells opposed to her moral or ethical beliefs; see Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells. A druid must choose and prepare her spells in advance.

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; Spontaneous Casting

==== Spontaneous Casting (Sp) ====

~~:; Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells~~

: A druid can't cast spells of an alignment opposed to her own or her deity's (if she has one). Spells associated with particular alignments are indicated by the chaos, evil, good, and law descriptors in their spell descriptions.

~~; Bonus Languages~~

==== Orisons (Sp) ====

~~A druid's bonus language options include Sylvan~~, ~~the language of woodland creatures~~. ~~This choice is in addition to the bonus languages available to the character because of her race~~.

Beginning at 1st level Druids can prepare a number of orisons, or 0-level spells, each day, as noted on Table: Druid under "Spells per Day..

A druid also knows Druidic, a secret language known only to druids, which she learns upon becoming a 1st-level druid. Druidic is a free language for a druid; that is, she knows it in addition to her regular allotment of languages and it doesn't take up a language slot. Druids are forbidden to teach this language to nondruids.

~~Druidic~~ has ~~its own alphabet~~.

==== Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells ====

: A druid can't cast spells of an alignment opposed to her own or her deity's (if she has one). Spells associated with particular alignments are indicated by the chaos, evil, good, and law descriptors in their spell descriptions.

; Nature Bond (Ex)

=== Nature Bond (Ex) ===

At 1st level, a druid forms a bond with nature. This bond can take one of two forms.

~~'''~~Bonus Cleric Domain'''

:; Bonus Cleric Domain:

: The first is a close tie to the natural world, granting the druid one of the following cleric domains: Air, Animal, Earth, Fire, Plant, Water, or Weather. When determining the powers and bonus spells granted by this domain, the druid's effective cleric level is equal to her druid level. A druid that selects this option also receives additional domain spell slots, just like a cleric, although these spell slots are not reflected in either table 'Druid' or 'Epic Druid'. She must prepare the spell from her domain in this slot and this spell cannot be used to cast a spell spontaneously.

~~The first is a close tie to the natural world, granting the druid one of the following cleric domains~~: Air, Animal, Earth, Fire, Plant, Water, or Weather. When determining the powers and bonus spells granted by this domain, the druid's effective cleric level is equal to her druid level. A druid that selects this option also receives additional domain spell slots, just like a cleric, although these spell slots are not reflected in either table 'Druid' or 'Epic Druid'. She must prepare the spell from her domain in this slot and this spell cannot be used to cast a spell spontaneously.

:* [[Divine Domains]]

* d20pfsrd list of [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/cleric/domains Cleric Domains]

:; Animal Companion:

: The second option is to form a close bond with an animal companion. A druid may begin play with any of the animals listed in Animal Choices. This animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the druid on her adventures.

: Unlike normal animals of its kind, an animal companion's Hit Dice, abilities, skills, and feats advance as the druid advances in level. If a character receives an animal companion from more than one source, her effective druid levels stack for the purposes of determining the statistics and abilities of the companion. Most animal companions increase in size when their druid reaches 4th or 7th level, depending on the companion. If a druid releases her companion from service, she may gain a new one by performing a ceremony requiring 24 uninterrupted hours of prayer in the environment where the new companion typically lives. This ceremony can also replace an animal companion that has perished.

~~'''~~Animal ~~Companion'''~~

:* [[ Animal Companions ]]

~~The second option is to form a close bond with an~~ animal ~~companion. A druid may begin play with any of the animals listed in Animal Choices. This animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the druid on her adventures.~~

: Players should also be aware that there are feats designed specifically for animal companions:

~~(Details on how animal companions work can found be here~~: [[ Animal ~~Companions~~ ]]

:* [[:Category:Animal and Familiar Feats]]

Unlike normal animals of its kind, an animal companion's Hit Dice, abilities, skills, and feats advance as the druid advances in level. If a character receives an animal companion from more than one source, her effective druid levels stack for the purposes of determining the statistics and abilities of the companion. Most animal companions increase in size when their druid reaches 4th or 7th level, depending on the companion. If a druid releases her companion from service, she may gain a new one by performing a ceremony requiring 24 uninterrupted hours of prayer in the environment where the new companion typically lives. This ceremony can also replace an animal companion that has perished.

~~FYI There are feats intended for Animals. Here are a few:~~

=== Nature Sense (Ex) ===

* Jumper

* Lithe Attacker

* Master of Your Kind

* Narrow Frame

* Stable Gallop

* Sure Footed

* Valiant Steed

; Nature Sense (Ex)

Beginning at 1st level, a druid gains a +2 bonus on Knowledge (nature) and Survival checks.

; Wild Empathy (Ex)

=== Wild Empathy (Ex) ===

Beginning at 1st level, a druid can improve the attitude of an animal. This ability functions just like a Diplomacy check made to improve the attitude of a person. The druid rolls 1d20 and adds her druid level and her Charisma modifier to determine the wild empathy check result.

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; Woodland Stride (Ex)

=== Woodland Stride (Ex) ===

Starting at 2nd level, a druid may move through any sort of undergrowth (such as natural thorns, briars, overgrown areas, and similar natural terrain) at her normal speed and without taking damage or suffering any other impairment. Thorns, briars, and overgrown areas that have been magically manipulated to impede motion, however, still affect her.

;Trackless Step (Ex)

=== Trackless Step (Ex) ===

Starting at 3rd level, a druid leaves no trail in natural surroundings and cannot be tracked. She may choose to leave a trail if so desired.

; Resist Nature's Lure (Ex)

=== Resist Nature's Lure (Ex) ===

Starting at 4th level, a druid gains a +4 bonus on saving throws against the spell-like and supernatural abilities of fey. This bonus also applies to spells and effects that target plants, such as blight, entangle, spike growth, and warp wood.

; Wild Shape (Su)

=== Wild Shape (Su) ===

At 4th level, a druid gains the ability to turn herself into any small or Medium animal and back again once per day. Her options for new forms include all creatures with the animal type. This ability functions like the beast shape I spell, except as noted here. The effect lasts for 1 hour per druid level, or until she changes back. Changing form (to animal or back) is a standard action and doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity. The form chosen must be that of an animal the druid is familiar with.

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; Venom Immunity (Ex)

=== Venom Immunity (Ex) ===

At 9th level, a druid gains immunity to all poisons.

; A Thousand Faces (Su)

=== A Thousand Faces (Su) ===

At 13th level, a druid gains the ability to change her appearance at will, as if using the alter self spell, but only while in her normal form.

;Timeless Body (Ex)

=== Timeless Body (Ex) ===

After attaining 15th level, a druid no longer takes ability score penalties for aging and cannot be magically aged. Any penalties she may have already incurred, however, remain in place. Bonuses still accrue, and the druid still dies of old age when her time is up.

====Implements====

===Implements===

The Druid is one of the classes which is allowed to use Implements to boost their magical ranged touch attacks. See the [[Crafting Magic Implements]] page for more details.

~~The Druid is one of the classes which is allowed to use Implements to boost their magical ranged touch attacks. See the [[Crafting_Magic_Implements]] page for more details.~~

== Ex-Druids ==

A druid who ceases to revere nature, changes to a prohibited alignment, or teaches the Druidic language to a non-druid loses all spells and druid abilities (including her animal companion, but not including weapon, armor, and shield proficiencies). She cannot thereafter gain levels as a druid until she atones (see the atonement spell description).

~~=== Ex-Druids ===~~

A druid who ceases to revere nature, changes to a prohibited alignment, or teaches the Druidic language to a nondruid loses all spells and druid abilities (including her animal companion, but not including weapon, armor, and shield proficiencies). She cannot thereafter gain levels as a druid until she atones (see the atonement spell description).

~~=== Druid Example Build ===~~

== Druid Example Build ==

For those who are non-expert in this class, or who are busy, or who simply don't want to spend hours digging around feats, here's an example build. Note: This is not a suggested build. Heck, it's probably even not very good. But what it WILL do is let you play without hours of investment, and it will perform more than adequately. If you want to tweak, feel free!

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==Epic Druids==

=== Table: Epic Druid ===

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! Level || width="75" | BAB || Fort || Ref || Will || width="300" | Special || width="25" | 0th || width="25" | 1st || width="25" | 2nd || width="25" | 3rd || width="25" | 4th || width="25" | 5th || width="25" | 6th || width="25" | 7th || width="25" | 8th || width="25" | 9th || width="25" | 10th || width="25" | 11th || width="25" | 12th || width="25" | 13th || width="25" | 14th || width="25" | 15th || width="25" | 16th || width="25" | 17th

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| +15/+10/+5 || +13 || +7 || +13 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -

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| +16/+11/+6 || +13 || +7 || +13 || Align="Left" | Paragon of Nature I || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -

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| +16/+11/+6 || +14 || +8 || +14 || Align="Left" | Improved Wild Shape: Beast Shape IV || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || -

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| +17/+12/+7 || +14 || +8 || +14 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || -

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| +17/+12/+7 || +15 || +9 || +15 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || - || -

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| +18/+13/+8 || +15 || +9 || +15 || Align="Left" | Improved Wild Shape: Form of the Dragon I || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || - || -

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| +18/+13/+8 || +16 || +10 || +16 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || -

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| +19/+14/+9 || +16 || +10 || +16 || Align="Left" | Paragon of Nature II || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || -

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| +19/+14/+9 || +17 || +11 || +17 || Align="Left" | Improved Wild Shape: Form of the Dragon II || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || -

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| +20/+15/+10 || +17 || +11 || +17 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || -

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| +20/+15/+10 || +18 || +12 || +18 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || -

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| +21/+16/+11 || +18 || +12 || +18 || Align="Left" | Improved Wild Shape: Form of the Dragon III || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || -

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| +21/+16/+11 || +19 || +13 || +19 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 3 || 2 || 1 || -

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| +22/+17/+12 || +19 || +13 || +19 || Align="Left" | Paragon of Nature III || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1

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| colspan="23" Align="center" | Apotheosis!

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~~=== Epic Class Abilities ===~~

;Paragon of Nature (Su)

== Epic Class Abilities ==

Beginning at 22nd level, the Druid becomes the living embodiment of Nature. This close bond empowers the Druid in three ways. At 22nd level, the Druid may choose their first paragon power, and then at 28th and 34th levels, they may choose the others. All Druids get all Paragon powers if they reach high enough level, but the order in which they are chosen is ~~often different~~. Each paragon power may only be chosen once.

=== Paragon of Nature (Su) ===

Beginning at 22nd level, the Druid becomes the living embodiment of Nature. This close bond empowers the Druid in three ways. At 22nd level, the Druid may choose their first paragon power, and then at 28th and 34th levels, they may choose the others. All Druids get all Paragon powers if they reach high enough level, but the order in which they are chosen is the druid's choice. Each paragon power may only be chosen once.

::; One With the Green

:; One With the Green

:: The Druid gains the 'Plant' sub-type. See: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/rules-for-monsters/creature-types#TOC-Plant

: The Druid gains the 'Plant' sub-type. See: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/rules-for-monsters/creature-types#TOC-Plant

:: As a result, the Druid gains all the 'plant' traits, both good and ill. For example, the Epic Druid who chooses One With the Green is no longer proficient with anything but natural weapons, and cannot wear any armor. However, the Epic Druid also gains the long list of abilities of the Plant sub-type, namely:

: As a result, the Druid gains all the 'plant' traits, both good and ill. For example, the Epic Druid who chooses One With the Green is no longer proficient with anything but natural weapons, and cannot wear any armor. However, the Epic Druid also gains the long list of abilities of the Plant sub-type, namely:

:::* Low-light vision.

::* Low-light vision.

:::* Immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms).

::* Immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms).

:::* Immunity to paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning.

::* Immunity to paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning.

:::* Proficient with its natural weapons only.

::* Proficient with its natural weapons only.

:::* Not proficient with armor.

::* Not proficient with armor.

:::* Plants breathe and eat, but do not sleep.

::* Plants breathe and eat, but do not sleep.

:: Note that this change is extremely apparent: The Druid gains a mass of vegetation as hair, their skin becomes green, they crave sunlight, etc. Of course, as always, the Druid may conceal their nature with Thousand Faces...but why would they want to?

: Note that this change is extremely apparent: The Druid gains a mass of vegetation as hair, their skin becomes green, they crave sunlight, etc. Of course, as always, the Druid may conceal their nature with Thousand Faces...but why would they want to?

::; Beast Beneath the Skin

:; Beast Beneath the Skin

:: The Druid gains a perfect understanding of the true glory and power of the animal. Any spells the Druid casts upon their animal companion has double the duration. Note that this does not stack with any other ability which increases spell durations. The Druid's animal companion gains a +1 bonus to AC, Str, and Con for every two Druid levels above 20th the Druid possesses. Any time the Druid casts an Enchantment spell on any creature with the animal type, they must roll 2d20 for any saves or Spell Resistance and take the result that the Druid prefers. Finally, all animals feel kinship with the Druid. Any time a creature with the animal type wishes to attack the Druid for the first time in a given encounter, they must roll a Will saving throw against a difficulty of 10 + one half the Druids Druid level + the Druids Wis modifier. If this save is failed, the animal hesitates in the attack and loses its attack action for the round. Once this save is successfully made, a creature is immune to this effect for 24 hours.

: The Druid gains a perfect understanding of the true glory and power of the animal. Any spells the Druid casts upon their animal companion has double the duration. Note that this does not stack with any other ability which increases spell durations. The Druid's animal companion gains a +1 bonus to AC, Str, and Con for every two Druid levels above 20th the Druid possesses. Any time the Druid casts an Enchantment spell on any creature with the animal type, they must roll 2d20 for any saves or Spell Resistance and take the result that the Druid prefers. Finally, all animals feel kinship with the Druid. Any time a creature with the animal type wishes to attack the Druid for the first time in a given encounter, they must roll a Will saving throw against a difficulty of 10 + one half the Druids Druid level + the Druids Wis modifier. If this save is failed, the animal hesitates in the attack and loses its attack action for the round. Once this save is successfully made, a creature is immune to this effect for 24 hours.

::; Call of the Wild

:; Call of the Wild

:: The Druid feels the true calling of Nature in their very soul. While in natural terrain you may always find food for yourself, with no need to roll and no need to spend time foraging. If you place any traps, magical or otherwise, into natural terrain, they receive a +20 bonus to their DC to be spotted and disarmed. Your overland travel speeds are all doubled in any natural terrain, you never take any penalties for hustling any length of time in natural terrain, and you may hustle all day to double your overland travel daily numbers again while in natural terrain. Lastly, you may now 'stack' the effects of your Wild Shape. Whenever you use Wild Shape to assume any form, you may choose one additional trait from any of the spells your Wild Shape can replicate and use it with the chosen shape as a bonus ability.

: The Druid feels the true calling of Nature in their very soul. While in natural terrain you may always find food for yourself, with no need to roll and no need to spend time foraging. If you place any traps, magical or otherwise, into natural terrain, they receive a +20 bonus to their DC to be spotted and disarmed. Your overland travel speeds are all doubled in any natural terrain, you never take any penalties for hustling any length of time in natural terrain, and you may hustle all day to double your overland travel daily numbers again while in natural terrain. Lastly, you may now 'stack' the effects of your Wild Shape. Whenever you use Wild Shape to assume any form, you may choose one additional trait from any of the spells your Wild Shape can replicate and use it with the chosen shape as a bonus ability.

;Improved Wild Shape (Su)

=== Improved Wild Shape (Su) ===

At 23rd level, the Druid's Wild Shape ability allows them to use Beast Shape IV.

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-=== Description ===
+== Druid ==
-Ah, druids, those forest-dwelling, spell-flinging, animal-shape-changing paragons of the natural world!  Druids are the self-appointed guardians of The Nascent Seed as expressed through Nature, mysterious and faintly un-nerving figures whose alignment and allegiances are never as solidly rooted in the mores of civilization as you might think.  Druids are more interested in the voice of the wind, the symphony of the trees, and the march of the seasons than they are in anything in civilization.
+Within the purity of the elements and the order of the wilds lingers a power beyond the marvels of civilization. Furtive yet undeniable, these primal magics are guarded over by servants of philosophical balance known as druids. Allies to beasts and manipulators of nature, these often misunderstood protectors of the wild strive to shield their lands from all who would threaten them and prove the might of the wilds to those who lock themselves behind city walls. Rewarded for their devotion with incredible powers, druids gain unparalleled shape-shifting abilities, the companionship of mighty beasts, and the power to call upon nature's wrath. The mightiest temper powers akin to storms, earthquakes, and volcanoes with primeval wisdom long abandoned and forgotten by civilization.
-Druids make uncomfortable neighbors to most intelligent races, due to that Druidical insistence that 'Nature' has rights, too.  Cities, roads, bridges, dams, all such things are not welcomed by any Druid, in excess.  And what a druid considers 'excessive' is rarely what anyone else would consider 'excessive.'
-Now Druids would be considered hermits and cranks, except for one uncomfortable fact: Druids are powerful.  Indeed, Druids can be VERY powerful.  So do your best to keep the 'folks in green' happy, because you won't like them when they're angry.
+'''Role:''' While some druids might keep to the fringe of battle, allowing companions and summoned creatures to fight while they confound foes with the powers of nature, others transform into deadly beasts and savagely wade into combat. Druids worship personifications of elemental forces, natural powers, or nature itself. Typically this means devotion to a nature deity, though druids are just as likely to revere vague spirits, animalistic demigods, or even specific awe-inspiring natural wonders.
 '''Alignment:''' Any neutral
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 === Table: Druid ===
 {| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="text-align:center"
+|- style="Background:LimeGreen"
 ! Level || width="100" | BAB || Fort || Ref || Will || width="400" | Special || width="25" | 0th || width="25" | 1st || width="25" | 2nd || width="25" | 3rd || width="25" | 4th || width="25" | 5th || width="25" | 6th || width="25" | 7th || width="25" | 8th || width="25" | 9th
 |-
 ! 1st
 | +0 || +2 || +0 || +2 || Align="Left" | Nature bond, nature sense, orisons, wild empathy || 3 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 2nd
 | +1 || +3 || +0 || +3 || Align="Left" | Woodland stride || 4 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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 ! 3rd
 | +2 || +3 || +1 || +3 || Align="Left" | Trackless step || 4 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 4th
 | +3 || +4 || +1 || +4 || Align="Left" | Resist nature's lure, wild shape (1/day) || 4 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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 ! 5th
 | +3 || +4 || +1 || +4 || Align="Left" | - || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 6th
 | +4 || +5 || +2 || +5 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (2/day) || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
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 ! 7th
 | +5 || +5 || +2 || +5 || Align="Left" | - || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || - || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 !8th
 | +6/+1 || +6 || +2 || +6 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (3/day) || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || - || -
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 ! 9th
 | +6/+1 || +6 || +3 || +6 || Align="Left" | Venom immunity || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 10th
 | +7/+2 || +7 || +3 || +7 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (4/day) || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || -
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 ! 11th
 | +8/+3 || +7 || +3 || +7 || Align="Left" | - || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 12th
 | +9/+4 || +8 || +4 || +8 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (5/day) || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || -
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 ! 13th
 | +9/+4 || +8 || +4 || +8 || Align="Left" | A thousand faces || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 14th
 | +10/+5 || +9 || +4 || +9 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (6/day) || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || -
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 ! 15th
 | +11/+6/+1 || +9 || +5 || +9 || Align="Left" | Timeless body || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 16th
 | +12/+7/+2 || +10 || +5 || +10 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (7/day) || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || -
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 ! 17th
 | +12/+7/+2 || +10 || +5 || +10 || Align="Left" | - || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 18th
 | +13/+8/+3 || +11 || +6 || +11 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (8/day) || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2
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 ! 19th
 | +14/+9/+4 || +11 || +6 || +11 || Align="Left" | - || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 20th
 | +15/+10/+5 || +12 || +6 || +12 || Align="Left" | Wild shape (at will) || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4
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-=== Class Features ===
+== Class Features ==
+=== Weapon and Armor Proficiency ===
-; Weapon and Armor Proficiency
 Druids are proficient with the following weapons: club, dagger, dart, quarterstaff, scimitar, scythe, sickle, shortspear, sling, and spear. They are also proficient with all natural attacks (claw, bite, and so forth) of any form they assume with wild shape (see below).
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-; Orisons (Sp)
+=== Bonus Languages (Ex) ===
-Beginning at 1st level Druids can prepare a number of orisons, or 0-level spells, each day, as noted on Table: Druid under "Spells per Day.are cast like any other spell, but they are not expended when cast and may be used again.
+A druid's bonus language options include Sylvan, the language of woodland creatures. This choice is in addition to the bonus languages available to the character because of her race.
+A druid also knows Druidic, a secret language known only to druids, which she learns upon becoming a 1st-level druid. Druidic is a free language for a druid; that is, she knows it in addition to her regular allotment of languages and it doesn't take up a language slot. Druids are forbidden to teach this language to nondruids.
+Druidic has its own alphabet.
-; Spells
+=== Spells (Sp) ===
 Beginning at 1st level a druid casts divine spells, which are drawn from the druid spell list. Her alignment may restrict her from casting certain spells opposed to her moral or ethical beliefs; see Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells. A druid must choose and prepare her spells in advance.
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-; Spontaneous Casting
+==== Spontaneous Casting (Sp) ====
-:; Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells
-: A druid can't cast spells of an alignment opposed to her own or her deity's (if she has one). Spells associated with particular alignments are indicated by the chaos, evil, good, and law descriptors in their spell descriptions.
-; Bonus Languages
+==== Orisons (Sp) ====
-A druid's bonus language options include Sylvan, the language of woodland creatures. This choice is in addition to the bonus languages available to the character because of her race.
+Beginning at 1st level Druids can prepare a number of orisons, or 0-level spells, each day, as noted on Table: Druid under "Spells per Day..
-A druid also knows Druidic, a secret language known only to druids, which she learns upon becoming a 1st-level druid. Druidic is a free language for a druid; that is, she knows it in addition to her regular allotment of languages and it doesn't take up a language slot. Druids are forbidden to teach this language to nondruids.
-Druidic has its own alphabet.
+==== Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells ====
+: A druid can't cast spells of an alignment opposed to her own or her deity's (if she has one). Spells associated with particular alignments are indicated by the chaos, evil, good, and law descriptors in their spell descriptions.
-; Nature Bond (Ex)
+=== Nature Bond (Ex) ===
 At 1st level, a druid forms a bond with nature. This bond can take one of two forms.
-'''Bonus Cleric Domain'''
+:; Bonus Cleric Domain:
+: The first is a close tie to the natural world, granting the druid one of the following cleric domains: Air, Animal, Earth, Fire, Plant, Water, or Weather. When determining the powers and bonus spells granted by this domain, the druid's effective cleric level is equal to her druid level. A druid that selects this option also receives additional domain spell slots, just like a cleric, although these spell slots are not reflected in either table 'Druid' or 'Epic Druid'.  She must prepare the spell from her domain in this slot and this spell cannot be used to cast a spell spontaneously.
-The first is a close tie to the natural world, granting the druid one of the following cleric domains: Air, Animal, Earth, Fire, Plant, Water, or Weather. When determining the powers and bonus spells granted by this domain, the druid's effective cleric level is equal to her druid level. A druid that selects this option also receives additional domain spell slots, just like a cleric, although these spell slots are not reflected in either table 'Druid' or 'Epic Druid'.  She must prepare the spell from her domain in this slot and this spell cannot be used to cast a spell spontaneously.
+:* [[Divine Domains]]
-* d20pfsrd list of [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/cleric/domains Cleric Domains]
+:; Animal Companion:
+: The second option is to form a close bond with an animal companion. A druid may begin play with any of the animals listed in Animal Choices. This animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the druid on her adventures.
+: Unlike normal animals of its kind, an animal companion's Hit Dice, abilities, skills, and feats advance as the druid advances in level. If a character receives an animal companion from more than one source, her effective druid levels stack for the purposes of determining the statistics and abilities of the companion. Most animal companions increase in size when their druid reaches 4th or 7th level, depending on the companion. If a druid releases her companion from service, she may gain a new one by performing a ceremony requiring 24 uninterrupted hours of prayer in the environment where the new companion typically lives. This ceremony can also replace an animal companion that has perished.
-'''Animal Companion'''
+:* [[ Animal Companions ]]
-The second option is to form a close bond with an animal companion. A druid may begin play with any of the animals listed in Animal Choices. This animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the druid on her adventures.
+: Players should also be aware that there are feats designed specifically for animal companions:
-(Details on how animal companions work can found be here: [[ Animal Companions ]]
+:* [[:Category:Animal and Familiar Feats]]
-Unlike normal animals of its kind, an animal companion's Hit Dice, abilities, skills, and feats advance as the druid advances in level. If a character receives an animal companion from more than one source, her effective druid levels stack for the purposes of determining the statistics and abilities of the companion. Most animal companions increase in size when their druid reaches 4th or 7th level, depending on the companion. If a druid releases her companion from service, she may gain a new one by performing a ceremony requiring 24 uninterrupted hours of prayer in the environment where the new companion typically lives. This ceremony can also replace an animal companion that has perished.
-FYI There are feats intended for Animals. Here are a few:
+=== Nature Sense (Ex) ===
-* Jumper
-* Lithe Attacker
-* Master of Your Kind
-* Narrow Frame
-* Stable Gallop
-* Sure Footed
-* Valiant Steed
-; Nature Sense (Ex)
 Beginning at 1st level, a druid gains a +2 bonus on Knowledge (nature) and Survival checks.
-; Wild Empathy (Ex)
+=== Wild Empathy (Ex) ===
 Beginning at 1st level, a druid can improve the attitude of an animal. This ability functions just like a Diplomacy check made to improve the attitude of a person. The druid rolls 1d20 and adds her druid level and her Charisma modifier to determine the wild empathy check result.
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-; Woodland Stride (Ex)
+=== Woodland Stride (Ex) ===
 Starting at 2nd level, a druid may move through any sort of undergrowth (such as natural thorns, briars, overgrown areas, and similar natural terrain) at her normal speed and without taking damage or suffering any other impairment. Thorns, briars, and overgrown areas that have been magically manipulated to impede motion, however, still affect her.
-;Trackless Step (Ex)
+=== Trackless Step (Ex) ===
 Starting at 3rd level, a druid leaves no trail in natural surroundings and cannot be tracked. She may choose to leave a trail if so desired.
-; Resist Nature's Lure (Ex)
+=== Resist Nature's Lure (Ex) ===
 Starting at 4th level, a druid gains a +4 bonus on saving throws against the spell-like and supernatural abilities of fey. This bonus also applies to spells and effects that target plants, such as blight, entangle, spike growth, and warp wood.
-; Wild Shape (Su)
+=== Wild Shape (Su) ===
 At 4th level, a druid gains the ability to turn herself into any small or Medium animal and back again once per day. Her options for new forms include all creatures with the animal type. This ability functions like the beast shape I spell, except as noted here. The effect lasts for 1 hour per druid level, or until she changes back. Changing form (to animal or back) is a standard action and doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity. The form chosen must be that of an animal the druid is familiar with.
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-; Venom Immunity (Ex)
+=== Venom Immunity (Ex) ===
 At 9th level, a druid gains immunity to all poisons.
-; A Thousand Faces (Su)
+=== A Thousand Faces (Su) ===
 At 13th level, a druid gains the ability to change her appearance at will, as if using the alter self spell, but only while in her normal form.
-;Timeless Body (Ex)
+=== Timeless Body (Ex) ===
 After attaining 15th level, a druid no longer takes ability score penalties for aging and cannot be magically aged. Any penalties she may have already incurred, however, remain in place. Bonuses still accrue, and the druid still dies of old age when her time is up.
-====Implements====
+===Implements===
+The Druid is one of the classes which is allowed to use Implements to boost their magical ranged touch attacks.  See the [[Crafting Magic Implements]] page for more details.
-The Druid is one of the classes which is allowed to use Implements to boost their magical ranged touch attacks.  See the [[Crafting_Magic_Implements]] page for more details.
+== Ex-Druids ==
+A druid who ceases to revere nature, changes to a prohibited alignment, or teaches the Druidic language to a non-druid loses all spells and druid abilities (including her animal companion, but not including weapon, armor, and shield proficiencies). She cannot thereafter gain levels as a druid until she atones (see the atonement spell description).
-=== Ex-Druids ===
-A druid who ceases to revere nature, changes to a prohibited alignment, or teaches the Druidic language to a nondruid loses all spells and druid abilities (including her animal companion, but not including weapon, armor, and shield proficiencies). She cannot thereafter gain levels as a druid until she atones (see the atonement spell description).
-=== Druid Example Build ===
+== Druid Example Build ==
 For those who are non-expert in this class, or who are busy, or who simply don't want to spend hours digging around feats, here's an example build.  Note: This is not a suggested build. Heck, it's probably even not very good.  But what it WILL do is let you play without hours of investment, and it will perform more than adequately.  If you want to tweak, feel free!
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 ==Epic Druids==
 === Table: Epic Druid ===
 {| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="text-align:center"
+|- style="Background:LimeGreen"
 ! Level || width="75" | BAB || Fort || Ref || Will || width="300" | Special || width="25" | 0th || width="25" | 1st || width="25" | 2nd || width="25" | 3rd || width="25" | 4th || width="25" | 5th || width="25" | 6th || width="25" | 7th || width="25" | 8th || width="25" | 9th || width="25" | 10th || width="25" | 11th || width="25" | 12th || width="25" | 13th || width="25" | 14th || width="25" | 15th || width="25" | 16th || width="25" | 17th
 |-
 ! 21st
 | +15/+10/+5 || +13 || +7 || +13 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 22nd
 | +16/+11/+6 || +13 || +7 || +13 || Align="Left" | Paragon of Nature I || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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 ! 23rd
 | +16/+11/+6 || +14 || +8 || +14 || Align="Left" | Improved Wild Shape: Beast Shape IV || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 24th
 | +17/+12/+7 || +14 || +8 || +14 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
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 ! 25th
 | +17/+12/+7 || +15 || +9 || +15 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || - || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 26th
 | +18/+13/+8 || +15 || +9 || +15 || Align="Left" | Improved Wild Shape: Form of the Dragon I || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || - || -
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 ! 27th
 | +18/+13/+8 || +16 || +10 || +16 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || - || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 28th
 | +19/+14/+9 || +16 || +10 || +16 || Align="Left" | Paragon of Nature II || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || - || -
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 ! 29th
 | +19/+14/+9 || +17 || +11 || +17 || Align="Left" | Improved Wild Shape: Form of the Dragon II || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || - || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 30th
 | +20/+15/+10 || +17 || +11 || +17 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || - || -
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 ! 31st
 | +20/+15/+10 || +18 || +12 || +18 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || - || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 32nd
 | +21/+16/+11 || +18 || +12 || +18 || Align="Left" | Improved Wild Shape: Form of the Dragon III || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 3 || 3 || 2 || - || -
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 ! 33rd
 | +21/+16/+11 || +19 || +13 || +19 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 3 || 2 || 1 || -
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 34th
 | +22/+17/+12 || +19 || +13 || +19 || Align="Left" | Paragon of Nature III || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1
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 ! 35th
 | +22/+17/+12|| +20 || +14 || +20 || Align="Left" | - || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 3 || 2
-|-
+|- style="Background:WhiteSmoke"
 ! 36th
 | colspan="23" Align="center" | Apotheosis!
 |}
-=== Epic Class Abilities ===
-;Paragon of Nature (Su)
+== Epic Class Abilities ==
-Beginning at 22nd level, the Druid becomes the living embodiment of Nature.  This close bond empowers the Druid in three ways. At 22nd level, the Druid may choose their first paragon power, and then at 28th and 34th levels, they may choose the others.  All Druids get all Paragon powers if they reach high enough level, but the order in which they are chosen is often different.  Each paragon power may only be chosen once.
+=== Paragon of Nature (Su) ===
+Beginning at 22nd level, the Druid becomes the living embodiment of Nature.  This close bond empowers the Druid in three ways. At 22nd level, the Druid may choose their first paragon power, and then at 28th and 34th levels, they may choose the others.  All Druids get all Paragon powers if they reach high enough level, but the order in which they are chosen is the druid's choice.  Each paragon power may only be chosen once.
-::; One With the Green
+:; One With the Green
-:: The Druid gains the 'Plant' sub-type.  See: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/rules-for-monsters/creature-types#TOC-Plant
+: The Druid gains the 'Plant' sub-type.  See: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/rules-for-monsters/creature-types#TOC-Plant
-:: As a result, the Druid gains all the 'plant' traits, both good and ill.  For example, the Epic Druid who chooses One With the Green is no longer proficient with anything but natural weapons, and cannot wear any armor.  However, the Epic Druid also gains the long list of abilities of the Plant sub-type, namely:
+: As a result, the Druid gains all the 'plant' traits, both good and ill.  For example, the Epic Druid who chooses One With the Green is no longer proficient with anything but natural weapons, and cannot wear any armor.  However, the Epic Druid also gains the long list of abilities of the Plant sub-type, namely:
-:::* Low-light vision.
+::* Low-light vision.
-:::* Immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms).
+::* Immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms).
-:::* Immunity to paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning.
+::* Immunity to paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning.
-:::* Proficient with its natural weapons only.
+::* Proficient with its natural weapons only.
-:::* Not proficient with armor.
+::* Not proficient with armor.
-:::* Plants breathe and eat, but do not sleep.
+::* Plants breathe and eat, but do not sleep.
-:: Note that this change is extremely apparent: The Druid gains a mass of vegetation as hair, their skin becomes green, they crave sunlight, etc.  Of course, as always, the Druid may conceal their nature with Thousand Faces...but why would they want to?
+: Note that this change is extremely apparent: The Druid gains a mass of vegetation as hair, their skin becomes green, they crave sunlight, etc.  Of course, as always, the Druid may conceal their nature with Thousand Faces...but why would they want to?
-::; Beast Beneath the Skin
+:; Beast Beneath the Skin
-:: The Druid gains a perfect understanding of the true glory and power of the animal.  Any spells the Druid casts upon their animal companion has double the duration.  Note that this does not stack with any other ability which increases spell durations.  The Druid's animal companion gains a +1 bonus to AC, Str, and Con for every two Druid levels above 20th the Druid possesses.  Any time the Druid casts an Enchantment spell on any creature with the animal type, they must roll 2d20 for any saves or Spell Resistance and take the result that the Druid prefers.  Finally, all animals feel kinship with the Druid.  Any time a creature with the animal type wishes to attack the Druid for the first time in a given encounter, they must roll a Will saving throw against a difficulty of 10 + one half the Druids Druid level + the Druids Wis modifier.  If this save is failed, the animal hesitates in the attack and loses its attack action for the round.  Once this save is successfully made, a creature is immune to this effect for 24 hours.
+: The Druid gains a perfect understanding of the true glory and power of the animal.  Any spells the Druid casts upon their animal companion has double the duration.  Note that this does not stack with any other ability which increases spell durations.  The Druid's animal companion gains a +1 bonus to AC, Str, and Con for every two Druid levels above 20th the Druid possesses.  Any time the Druid casts an Enchantment spell on any creature with the animal type, they must roll 2d20 for any saves or Spell Resistance and take the result that the Druid prefers.  Finally, all animals feel kinship with the Druid.  Any time a creature with the animal type wishes to attack the Druid for the first time in a given encounter, they must roll a Will saving throw against a difficulty of 10 + one half the Druids Druid level + the Druids Wis modifier.  If this save is failed, the animal hesitates in the attack and loses its attack action for the round.  Once this save is successfully made, a creature is immune to this effect for 24 hours.
-::; Call of the Wild
+:; Call of the Wild
-:: The Druid feels the true calling of Nature in their very soul.  While in natural terrain you may always find food for yourself, with no need to roll and no need to spend time foraging. If you place any traps, magical or otherwise, into natural terrain, they receive a +20 bonus to their DC to be spotted and disarmed.  Your overland travel speeds are all doubled in any natural terrain, you never take any penalties for hustling any length of time in natural terrain, and you may hustle all day to double your overland travel daily numbers again while in natural terrain. Lastly, you may now 'stack' the effects of your Wild Shape.  Whenever you use Wild Shape to assume any form, you may choose one additional trait from any of the spells your Wild Shape can replicate and use it with the chosen shape as a bonus ability.
+: The Druid feels the true calling of Nature in their very soul.  While in natural terrain you may always find food for yourself, with no need to roll and no need to spend time foraging. If you place any traps, magical or otherwise, into natural terrain, they receive a +20 bonus to their DC to be spotted and disarmed.  Your overland travel speeds are all doubled in any natural terrain, you never take any penalties for hustling any length of time in natural terrain, and you may hustle all day to double your overland travel daily numbers again while in natural terrain. Lastly, you may now 'stack' the effects of your Wild Shape.  Whenever you use Wild Shape to assume any form, you may choose one additional trait from any of the spells your Wild Shape can replicate and use it with the chosen shape as a bonus ability.
-;Improved Wild Shape (Su)
+=== Improved Wild Shape (Su) ===
 At 23rd level, the Druid's Wild Shape ability allows them to use Beast Shape IV.

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