Karoht
2012-08-31, 11:59 PM
So, current party (4 players level 7) are in a forest. One Barbarian, one Rogue, one Monk, one Summoner. They've managed to annoy the local Druids. The Druids don't want to kill them, they just want to use Nature to encourage the party to leave. The Druids also are slightly intimidated by what one of the party members did, so they don't want to risk an open engagement with them just yet, at least not until they've tested the party and can then adopt their tactics accordingly.
The Plan:
Use ever increasing tactics of Harassment.
Druids will use advantages such as stealth and flight and avoid direct engagement.
Druids are using the harassment to learn about the party.
Druids will NOT use their animal companions in combat except as a last resort.
With any luck the Party starts to develop some tactics of their own to counter and maybe even harass back.
3 Druids. 1 level 7-9, 2 level 3-5
-Players wake up to find that every square of ground in about a 60 foot radius from their tents is covered in Spike Stones.
-While walking through the forest, the party is hit by an Entangling Roots spell, followed by seeing wolves racing at them. The Wolves are Summons. Next day, repeat with [insert spell] and [insert summoned creatures]. At some point, add in Flaming Sphere to the mix to support the summoned creatures, maybe some buff spells too. Due to lack of AoE, Swarms of any kind are probably not going to be used, but will take them under consideration.
-Use Aqueous Orb in the middle of the night to grab a tent (and it's sleeping occupant) and drag them back into the forest alone. Leave that person stranded in the middle of the forest, alone, in the middle of the night, probably no farther than 150 feet away from camp.
-Use Control Weather. Rain rain rain.
-Call Lightning + Wild Shape into a form they are unlikely to spot. IE-A bird flying rather high overhead. Possibly with a bunch of summoned birds to form a flock, as cover should the party shoot back.
There are some direct encounters planned with these Druids as well, but I'm looking for something inbetween. There will be no random encounters during this time.
Taking suggestions on spells, summons, animal companions, and even a few items for the Druids to take advantage. Again, 3.5 and Pathfinder material are available. Not sure which version of Wild Shape we are going with (I'm kind of a co-DM at this point) but will take any and all suggestions under consideration.
The party doesn't have much in the way of Stealth detection, or ranged attacks.
The Plan:
Use ever increasing tactics of Harassment.
Druids will use advantages such as stealth and flight and avoid direct engagement.
Druids are using the harassment to learn about the party.
Druids will NOT use their animal companions in combat except as a last resort.
With any luck the Party starts to develop some tactics of their own to counter and maybe even harass back.
3 Druids. 1 level 7-9, 2 level 3-5
-Players wake up to find that every square of ground in about a 60 foot radius from their tents is covered in Spike Stones.
-While walking through the forest, the party is hit by an Entangling Roots spell, followed by seeing wolves racing at them. The Wolves are Summons. Next day, repeat with [insert spell] and [insert summoned creatures]. At some point, add in Flaming Sphere to the mix to support the summoned creatures, maybe some buff spells too. Due to lack of AoE, Swarms of any kind are probably not going to be used, but will take them under consideration.
-Use Aqueous Orb in the middle of the night to grab a tent (and it's sleeping occupant) and drag them back into the forest alone. Leave that person stranded in the middle of the forest, alone, in the middle of the night, probably no farther than 150 feet away from camp.
-Use Control Weather. Rain rain rain.
-Call Lightning + Wild Shape into a form they are unlikely to spot. IE-A bird flying rather high overhead. Possibly with a bunch of summoned birds to form a flock, as cover should the party shoot back.
There are some direct encounters planned with these Druids as well, but I'm looking for something inbetween. There will be no random encounters during this time.
Taking suggestions on spells, summons, animal companions, and even a few items for the Druids to take advantage. Again, 3.5 and Pathfinder material are available. Not sure which version of Wild Shape we are going with (I'm kind of a co-DM at this point) but will take any and all suggestions under consideration.
The party doesn't have much in the way of Stealth detection, or ranged attacks.