I want to make a player base class similar to a Gleaner.

**realbombchu** · 2010-06-25, 05:41 PM (ISO 8601)

Yes, I know that would be a Druid, but I don't want to play a Druid. I was wondering if anyone had made the Gleaner into a player base class or if anyone had made something similar. Thanks a lot.

**Tavar** · 2010-06-25, 05:41 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by realbombchu

Yes, I know that would be a Druid, but I don't want to play a Druid. I was wondering if anyone had made the Gleaner into a player base class or if anyone had made something similar. Thanks a lot.

So....what abilities do you want it to have?

**Ranos** · 2010-06-25, 05:43 PM (ISO 8601)

You mean this ?

**Connington** · 2010-06-25, 05:44 PM (ISO 8601)

So, I'm assuming you like the flavor of being the local nature man, keeping the village prosperous, or something like that? Play a druid, get the spells Keith Baker invented for the Gleaner along with Druidic utility spells, and maybe trade out some class abilities. There, you're done.

**Prime32** · 2010-06-25, 05:54 PM (ISO 8601)

What about a mystic ranger? (ranger variant which delays combat styles in exchange for a better spell progression going from 0th to 5th level) Combine with Sword of the Arcane Order and some stuff from the same book and it can be pretty cool.

Or savage bard, though it's kind of meh.

**Heliomance** · 2010-06-25, 05:58 PM (ISO 8601)

What's a Gleaner?

**Prime32** · 2010-06-25, 05:59 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Heliomance

What's a Gleaner?

It's been linked to already, and is also the first link on the Gaming section of the sidebar.

**realbombchu** · 2010-06-25, 06:01 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Tavar

So....what abilities do you want it to have?

That's an excellent question! Um, I'm not really sure. I was hoping something would come to me if I saw other people's ideas. I'll give it a think.

**kamikasei** · 2010-06-25, 06:17 PM (ISO 8601)

So you want a PC class version of an NPC class version of an existing PC class, but not that class.

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Try a nature-themed (cloistered) cleric?

**Rothen** · 2010-06-25, 06:29 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by kamikasei

Try a nature-themed (cloistered) cleric?

This sounds like a good idea. Take one of the many ACFs to swap out Turn Undead for something that fits your theme better, and voila - heck, I think you could swap out Turning for pretty much any class feature, since a cleric gives up a lot of power by giving it up.

**Snake-Aes** · 2010-06-25, 06:40 PM (ISO 8601)

Thats the thing...gleaners are to druids what magewrits are to wizards...
Gleaner = pick a druid, remove most class features, give some farmer tools.
Really, a Druid 7 does most of what a Gleaner 20 does. Plus the usual druid stuff.

**HunterOfJello** · 2010-06-25, 06:51 PM (ISO 8601)

Use the Urban variants for a Druid who lives in a small or large city. Check out the Cityscape web enhancement at http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20070228a .

You can replace:

Animal Companion with Urban Companion
Nature Sense with Urban Sense
Ride with Tumble
Knowledge (nature) with Knowledge (local)
Survival with Sense Motive
Resist nature’s lure with Iron Constitution (Strong stomach feat & +2 vs. disease)
Wild Shape with City-Shape (or one of the many replacements that exist)

You would remove many of the abilities that associate druids with living in the wilds with ones that are more relevant with a druid-type who lives in a small community or city and takes care of people as well as the animals in those areas.

(You might also negotiate with your DM to get an alternate spontaneous casting spell series to replace Summon Nature's Ally. Perhaps an improved version of the Spontaneous Rejuvenation class feature that fast heals players for the average value of that level's cure wound spell. If a cure light wounds would be 1d8+5, then it could fast heal 1hp per round for 9 rounds.)

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A nature based Cleric could also work.

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There's an Urban Druid base class in the Dragon Compendium that you might want to check out as well. I haven't looked at the class properly, but it might hold promise.

**realbombchu** · 2010-06-25, 10:38 PM (ISO 8601)

Thanks for some good ideas so far. I realize that refusing to play a druid in this case is kinda dumb, but I kinda think there's a hole in the game where a nature based spontaneous caster should be. Besides the Spirit Shaman, I mean.

What is a cloistered cleric? Where can I find it?

**PersonMan** · 2010-06-25, 10:40 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by realbombchu

Thanks for some good ideas so far. I realize that refusing to play a druid in this case is kinda dumb, but I kinda think there's a hole in the game where a nature based spontaneous caster should be. Besides the Spirit Shaman, I mean.

What is a cloistered cleric? Where can I find it?

UA variant. It should be in the SRDs.

Search for variant classes should find it.

**Kylarra** · 2010-06-25, 10:45 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by realbombchu

Thanks for some good ideas so far. I realize that refusing to play a druid in this case is kinda dumb, but I kinda think there's a hole in the game where a nature based spontaneous caster should be. Besides the Spirit Shaman, I mean.

What is a cloistered cleric? Where can I find it?

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/cl...ineCasters.htm might help.

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