#books about druids

[longsightmyth]

We as a society just have to get back to elevator pitches instead of hashtag tropes for book advertising, this is a thing I feel in my soul

#tell me what the book is about #*TELL ME WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT* #/tell me what the book is about/ #it can have bi characters and space druids but that doesn't tell me about the themes or even tbh the characters! #certainly not the plot!

[jeeaark]

I apologize if someone's already asked you this question, but if Greygold wasn't a ranger, what class do you think they'd be? Would they be a paladin with an oath of friendship?

I think somebody made a delightful analogy of it at one point, but nay, not in a form of a question!

And I continue to absolutely love the idea of a paladin with an oath of friendship as Greygold's alternative class.

But! Deciding to become such a fancy class probably would've never have happened until after forming the tadpole squad. Gotta have friends to believe in friendship.

But a before-times choice if the call to ranger knighthood went unsung?

Shoot. Greygold probably would've been a whole different person if they never joined the Ranger Knights and befriended killer animal buddies.....I'm gonna be unfun and say it's a toss of the dice where their fate would've led them otherwise.

They joined the knights just so they can get a free meal, so....Whoever offers ✨the next best thing✨ to a young, hungry, and impressionable Greygold, is the pathway they'd've follow.

but then later with Tadpole Friends R "US", first opportunity, respec into Paladin: Oath of Friendship totally.

#never apologize for asking is all good I just answer #If Paladin of Friendship was a thing now and Greygold wasn't attached to any animal companions #would've totally respecced #otherwise destiny-wise -most likely would've gotten tricked into warlock or make a living doing roguish crime (stealing food) #barbarian or fighter if somebody explained to them how killing can make money but most importantly be able to buy food #Bard if they had a healthy upbringing and properly follow their guild artisan background #wizardry if it involved magic recipe books #sorcery is the only one where the class chooses -them- #monk temple got free food? Cleric temple got free food? Greygold hang out #druid teach Greygold about the ways of the good berry spell? Greygold loves nature now.

[overcrowded-camp]

auntie ethel’s conversation with durge in the grove is so well written. if you tell her about your dark thoughts she tells you that thinking about something is the first step to doing it. then she invites you to her teahouse. durge exposes a weakness to her (fear of hurting someone) and she strikes at it like a viper (tells them that they WILL hurt someone unless they get Her Help Specifically). it’s just so well done.

#she’s my favorite boss/major fight character in act one easy #she’s clearly an expert at what she does #that book wasn’t exaggerating when it told you to just run from green hags #also the fact that the druids don’t seem to know about her!! how long has she kept up this ruse? #do you think she’s friends with halsin? #auntie ethel

[maranull]

Btw, I finished The Druid's Call (Doric's prequel book) and...

Her constant need to be useful, because she thinks that's the only way people will tolerate her.

The way she's unable to trust even her childhood best friend when she jokes about not talking to her again.

The way she expects the absolute worse reaction out of everyone.

The way she reads even the slightest coldness as rejection and abandonment.

The way she sees the loss in the young Owlbear she encounters and the way she's able to relate and help a lonely creature that she was fighting only moments before.

The way she hides the new way she is different, because she thinks there's no way would people tolerate her being both a Tiefling and being able to wild shape into —what they think is— a monster.

Like. Holy hell.

She thankfully heals from that by the end of the book, but god damn. Never, ever, ever in my life have I related to a character more.

#obvious spoilers under the read more #dndhat #the druid's call #doric the druid #i will never shut up about her #never #also really good book #definitely recommend

[elgaladwen]

Gale salvages the sky, even in the Shadow-Cursed Lands, and even with his doom on the horizon.

#I really do love Gale #and I feel bad my character is going to break his heart once I can have her get with Halsin #but I really just love my druid nature boys a lot #Gale talking about his books and how he spends his time really got me though #Yes please let's read together all day #But anyway he's sweet and cool #bg3 spoilers #bg3 gale #bg3 #bg3 screenshots #gale dekarios #bg3 tav

[caernua]

i won't lie i am loving deadfire but i miss caed nua like crazy

#the fact that i can't speak to the steward?? criminal she's such a sweetheart i miss her #'castle or no castle you are still my lady and i will aid you to the best of my ability' what if i cry then. what then #i'm literally switching between replaying the first game and playing deadfire dfjdfgkdfg bc i can't LET GO!!!! #my main girlie is a death godlike cipher...but i want a druid methinks.......i want to turn into a cat and cause damage #you know that post if i were a tigress i could just say 'but i tigress' and then eat people YEA. YEA!!!! #shoutout to keyleth i think that's where i got that particular brainworm from #but also i haven't yet played the white march and i want to so bad bc i heard it's SO GOOD #i don't know when my poe phase will stop bc i am in DEEP i think about it all the time!!! i wanna read the books too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #so sorry but not sorry!!!! my brain is pillars of eternity shaped rn i am so serious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #.txt

[trans-cuchulainn]

trying to read a new book i bought but every time the characters swear by danu i experience a violent but imperceptible-to-outsiders full body flinch so i haven't got very far through it, it's like they're trying to hurt me personally

#don't @ me about this just go read mark williams' 'ireland's immortals' #néide has opinions about books #the characters are also seemingly english but everyone knows Weird Magical People and Pseudo-Irish People are the same #so you can totes decide that your alt history nineteenth century druid-followers worship. danu. #sorry i couldn't even get through that tag with a straight face #okay actually a fair few of the characters have welsh names #but I'm not sure they're welsh. i fear it's a Returning To Druidry Made The English Brittonic Again situation

[pantestudines]

Anyone else have beef with random historical figures for no good reason. Had to make a presentation about Augustine of Hippo once for a shitty college class but I hated the book we were learning from (see tags) so I associated the two together and now everytime I see his name I furrow my eyebrows and say "Augustine..." like he's my nemesis

#see tags: i hated the book because it wasnt actually a history it was like. a motivational book? but by an author that clearly assumed #that the reader would both 1) be christian and 2) trying to stand out and be an exceptional leader individual #i and my friends were neither of these things tbh and we drew the line at when the author started talking about 'pagans' as a single group #and like. im talking about like. the author seemed to think all pagans were fantasy druids? and was UNCITED just talking about like #'pagans had no sense of time as a progression and only thought of time as cyclical' was the main thesis. which. what??? #it didn't matter what kind of pagan either as long as it fit the authors intention. im talking greek. celtic. native american. and more! #sometimes the author didnt even specify! he just would start talking about pagans like they all were homogenous and shared all beliefs #and because i had to present on THIS GUYS conception of Augustine i kindve just associate that author with augustine now lmao #sorrrrry augustine i know it wasnt you who did this but tbh what little i know about you you probably would've agreed #BY THE WAY #a happy ending! we talked to our professor about our issues with the book and he took it off the list for upcoming years #i wish i could remember the title but oh well #it was literally called like 'expreasing individuality' or some shit #leadership major future politician CEO nothingburger ass book #the whole class was also structured around that nonsense leadership and entrepenuer and ceo grindset type shit #(i took this class cause it was required for a good scholarship i had lmao) #... now that im thinking about it #this was also the class i attended while on the afterglow of LSD. #so uh. yeah. lmao

[vivanightcity]

5e race and class for my cyberpunk bubs for shits and giggles

Ivan - hadozee illusion wizard

Adiel - human kensei monk

Didier - Half elf college of whispers bard

Cai - longtooth shifter assassin rogue

Lyric - high elf battle smith artificer

Yash - forest gnome college of eloquence bard

Broom - harengon circle of starts druid

#id ont think ive played any of these combos before #most recent characters are my tief circle moon druid - college of glamour harengon bard - circle of dreams ratatask (kobold press version) #nature domain cleric gnome and a storm sorcerer gnome #and cause i love the animal adventures books - a wee awakened doggo rogue #i have no energy for cyberpunk stuff atm #making little ivan was the closest i got and that momentum died #eta: og hadozee lore was FUCKED like i have the print edition and winced reading it #and was v glad i never play games where the dm cares about tht shit - and that i don't care about tht shit personally when i dm either #so that originally written lore was quickly disguarded - and it shouldn't have gotten to print

[samwisefamgee]

anyway played more baldurs gate 3 and can confirm it's d&d if you like less options and never having an interesting person in your party ever. and you can't even be fat. fuck off

#i want true soul gut in my party. i want aunty ethel. i want to be able to be fat and i want to SEEEE fat people in the world ANYWHERE #ANYWHERE FUCKING ANYWHEEEERE #i want Baldur's Gate. as in the city. to fucking feel like one of the greatest ports on the Sword Coast #its pathetically watered down. party members are all perfect looking. cant even find icingdeath and twinkle like in the first two games #and if they ever release aarakocra or goblins or the other funky races (they wont lol) as paid dlc ill kill the devs myself #but yeah they wont that would mean making Faerûn look cool and interesting and deep n everyone knows fantasy worlds arent that lol cmon #and fuck those druids. i literally found a book (i had to STEAL) that said verbatim what they were doing was against their code #and I just. couldnt do anything with it. show it to anyone. say 'hey that thing you told me is a lie and your own doctrine says so' nah bro #just give me a fucking option dude #yas queen give us nothing #just put a book about alchemy or something there instead dont give me CRITICAL INFO FOR MY QUEST THAT I CANNOT INTERACT WITH AT ALL

[beyond-crusading]

Having thoughts about them.. (the Druids)

#i'm reading a book about it and our common conception of druids is SO far removed from what they actually where...

[betweendoctorsanddetectives]

the way they should have done a wicker man episode of merlin

#reading a book about the historiography of early britain and also found a book about druids today #in the charity shop so like that's where I'm at along with watching merlin with mickey

[oveliagirlhaditright]

Thoughts on "Return to Chaos."

At the start of this review, I'm probably going to sound like I disliked this book or something. I swear I didn't (it's not something like "Coyote Moon", "Halloween Rain", or even parts of the "Unseen Trilogy", imo). It was good, just not great to me? At least the Druid parts.

I just feel like the stuff with the Druids was pretty predictable? That the leader of them, George, had been led astray by this deal he'd made with the vampire Eric--and really, he was being controlled by Eric--and that he was going to be seduced by ideas of grandeur and try and sacrifice Willow to try and get rid of demons forever and stuff.

I also felt like I strangely like the short Druid story in one of the "The Longest Night" Angel stories better, maybe. I don't know.

I did like that the three boys weren't on their uncle's side, of course. And the three boys in general, but I kind of feel like the novel could have done a better job at differentiating them all. I think we got a throwaway line about Ian being the serious one, the middle one (that I don't even remember the name of) being the funny one, and then the youngest one, Dave, being the youngest one, and because of that, desperate to prove himself and impress. But after that, they still kind of felt sames-y to me, and I often couldn't really tell them apart.

I also wasn't big of Buffy and Ian's romance, partly because I didn't think Ian was that developed. And also because I felt like he and Buffy didn't even really spend that much time together--especially not alone. As I guess Druids usually only date other Druids--and most of the book, Ian's kind of focused on what's going on with his uncle--and it just sort of seems like they only really like each other, because they're both people who fight the darkness (and probably because Buffy's on the rebound some). And I guess there are worse reasons to form a connection to someone, but I just didn't feel any chemistry, or anything else in common with them at all.

I also feel like Buffy wouldn't have been as gung-ho about Ian at this point in season three. I know she thinks she can't be with Angel--and fair: she can't--and she does think about Angel in this some. (I think this is after Buffy's "We're not friends. We never were" speech to Angel in S3.) But I guess I just expected her to be hung-up on him more, while trying to move on with Ian here? IDK.

Willow being kidnapped to be a sacrifice is definitely interesting to me, though--poor thing--and her cleverness in trying to get out of it. It makes me wonder if the books are canon at all, if Willow could relate to when Dawn was kidnapped to be sacrificed by Glory later on.

I also enjoyed Giles and Willow trying to find a way to give Buffy a break, so she isn't always bamboozled by sudden apocalypses and whatnot, by creating a computer algorithm that can predict bad things to come to the Hellmouth before they happen. That's how Willow was trying to get out of her captive situation, in fact, because the computer spat out a prophecy, and Willow was telling George that he got it all wrong.

What I really liked about this book were two of the female vampire villains that we had, who were both a joy to read. Because I was recently thinking that I wished that we had more girl vampires in this series.

The one is a former rival of Cordelia's, who puts Cordelia under a mastery spell--thrall, essentially--and is making Cordy do stuff the entire novel and then forget about it right after she's done it (because she was jealous of Cordy and wanted to destroy her life), which was a really interesting plot and my favorite part of this story.

I also loved the lore bit: that apparently this mastery spell thing was something vampires used to have, but they'd eventually lost the ability (the antagonist of this book Eric has it, though, and teaches it to Cordy's rival). And they mention how Drusilla is one of the few who reportedly still has it--and I'm assuming the Master? And Dracula, of course--and that's surely how she got Kendra under her spell so easily, to kill her:(

This all even fits in with the Angel & Faith comics, where Angel tells Drusilla that she was always so good with the hypnotism, but he could never get the hang of it.

Anyway...

Edit: One other cool thing I liked about this novel, was how it seemed like Joyce had some prophetic dreams herself.

#long post #buffy the vampire slayer #buffy book #buffy tie-in book #return to chaos #and though i get why xander and oz kind of ditched the girls some to hang-out with the druids. xander because he wanted to learn cool druid #powers to help out more. and oz because he thought they could teach him to control or get rid of his lycanthropy that kind of annoyed me #too. but anyway... i swear i didn't hate this book and even liked it. even though it probably doesn't sound like it at all. shutting up now #contradicts myself about shutting up by saying one more thing: like i feel like i bought into the buffy/pike having a romance again in s3 #in the 'sins of the father' book more than this. and yeah. that might be because i have the buffy movie knowledge to go along with it. i #won't deny it #but i also think the book alone built them up better too. and even if i hadn't seen the movie i would have bought them better and liked #them better than ian. and buffy/ian. but maybe that's just me. -shrugs-

[littlegalerion]

I just had to do this..

My BG 1 & 2 Bhaalspawns, Ralos and Drocsid, before and after becoming divines of death:

For right now, I'm thinking Ralos embodies the season of Winter, while Drocsid embodies the season of Autumn. Both seasons bring death, which is natural and critical to the balance of the mortal world.

Both despise evil aligned divines of death- obviously- and will see to it cult sects are stomped out.

#drocsid was the very no nonsense cleric #cleric of helm #super sharp and always was lost in a good book #his bedside manners were insane #at candlekeep he was often called in to offer kind and soothing words to those passing #IF he couldn't save them #ralos was a scatter brained high elf who would sneak out to hang with druids #eventually she chose to hang out with druids who were also werewolves #she thought that was pretty rad so she asked for a bite #she was taught in their ways both druid and how to control her werewolf self #together they were actually quite a team #when they first discovered they were ACTUAL siblings they were delighted #well they hated their shared father and were disgusted by their bloodline but a win's a win #all i can think about is how ralos is winter and minsc... #she is his rashemen winter #forever and always he walks through the toughest odds because to do so is to walk towards her #MY HEART #bg 1 #bg 2 #baldurs gate #bhaalspawn #bg1 spoilers #bg2 spoilers #ralos #drocsid

[maranull]

Absolutely no one asked for this but it has been bugging me ever since I got this book, so...

The Druid's Call hardcover ""review""

I'm talking how the hardcover is made, not about the artwork or story inside. Those are both top tier to me.

Ignore my nails and the bad pics. I've been sick for 5 days straight, cut me some slack. 🔨🔨🔨

Now, this looks lovely in pics. BUT! Lookie here:

I dunno if it comes off clearly in the pics, but the quality of the paper in the cover sucks.

It's barely a bit higher quality that everyday printing paper and it has already began wrapping from a slight wave of moisture we had in the area (every other book I have is doing just fine, and has been doing fine for years. This is a paper issue, not a Mara doesn't take care of her books issue).

This might be the new norm for hardcover books, I dunno, this is the first hardcover I got in over a decade. But comparing it to another of the same thickness that I have...

LOOK HOW STURDY AND WELL MADE THIS ONE IS! I've had this book for over 15 years and it looks new, despite me constantly reading and re-reading it as a child and teen.

Same price tag btw. Granted, the well made one would probably cost like 25€ now, but still. Finally found it online. It's only 7$ more than Doric's book. That's too big of a difference.

Naked, the hardcover for The Druid's Call looks like this:

It came with that hit on the bottom and the stain at the middle right of the first pic. Still ignore my nails pls and ty.

Which... Like, okay. Creamy white with dark green is not a combo I enjoy, but sure. The title is nicely made though.

And to its credit, the pages are actually lovely and I feel like most of the care has gone to them:

The ones with the leafy outline are flashbacks, which in a book that riddled with them, feel nice to have that border to signify the change in experience. It's also kinda neat to see them when the book is closed:

So anyway.

Half love, half hate the quality. It is my fav book, so I guess that's why I went and wrote all this. I don't think I would care this much if it was a random book I picked up from the shelf. And I would had gladly payed plus 10€ or more if it meant that its quality was in every detail, not just the pages.

#the druid's call #the reason why it's my fav book is pretty personal and shaped from my life experiences so i dunno if i would rec it to everyone #but i think even if i didn't relate to doric as much as i do #this book would be a nice fantasy pick #though you'd have to watch the movie after if you want closure about the land she lives in (which is a good thing cause the movie slaps) #so i guess i do rec it #hmm hmm #also if you're a fan of the movie you kinda almost have to read this cause it actually gives doric a proper character

[fandom-go-round]

Realizing They're in Love: Reader x BG3

Warnings: Implied Internal Trauma, Personal Relationship Issues, Gross Stuff like Falling in Love

Astarion:

            He argues with himself for a long time before love comes to mind. It’s bad enough that he’s starting to like you but love? That’s just going to make things even harder. Astarion feels like the more he tries to talk himself out of it, the worse it gets. You corner him after dinner one night and he smiles, turning up the charm. You ignore his nervousness, giving him a simple wooden box. He immediately fills with dread; you want something. Of course you do. He’s not expecting there to be a book inside, the next one in the series he’s reading. You assure him that you don’t want anything in return, giving him a gentle smile before heading to your own tent. His heart thunders in his chest, fingers trailing over the cover. He’s not in love, Astarion tells himself as he goes to start the book. He can’t be but… if he is, it’s not the worst feeling in the world. Not with you.

Gale:

            He’s not against falling in love per say, Gale just isn’t looking. Honestly he’s not. This is more social interaction than he’s had in years and he’s not trying to fuck it up, thank you very much. That doesn’t mean he can’t forget himself, especially when you start asking him questions about magic. Gale loves magic most of all and he only realizes he’s been ranting after twenty minutes. He winces, scolding himself mentally and turns to you. You’re both sitting on the floor of his tent, sipping tea in the early afternoon. He fully anticipates that you’re going to half awake, bored to tears and doing something else. Instead, you’re staring at him with rapt attention, eyes bright and small smile on your face. When he’s silent for too long you ask him to keep going, asking if he’ll keep explaining. Gale is more than happy to continue, something warm in his chest. He hopes that you’ll keep looking at him that way even after he stops talking. And you do.

Halsin:

            Loud barks and hoots draw Halsin’s attention, the druid looking up from his papers. You’re a bit away from camp, Scratch and the owlbear cub playing with you. The three of you are chasing each other and wrestling, the cub slamming into the back of your knees. Halsin watches you go flying before laughing and grabbing the cub as best you can. You half swing him around, Scratch barking as you send his friend flying. The owlbear cub gives a roar, rolling through the grass and you laugh, chasing after the dog now. Halsin can’t help but smile; you’re so kind of everyone around you and he enjoys that you can relax. He hasn’t been ignorant to the feelings developing in his chest, just focusing on different things. The warmth he feels only grows as he watches you and he vows to talk about it. Halsin is sure he recognizes the looks you send him; he just needs to find the right time.  

Karlach:

            She realizes she’s in love after a tough fight. Her blood is still pumping and she wants more enemies to show up so she can have an excuse to go wild. You’re joking around with Wyll on the other side of the battlefield, the warlock turning to say something to you. You offer a smile and begin to hike up the slope and trip. Karlach watches in slow motion as you land hard on your ass, sliding down mud straight into the river. Wyll is frozen on the edge of the bank and she quickly makes he way over, worried that you’re injured. By the time she gets over there, you’re laughing loudly, head thrown all the way back. Her heart skips a beat; you’re covered in blood and mud and all sorts of gunk but all she can see is the right smile on your face. She’s in love.

Lae’zel:

Lae’zel doesn’t call it love. It’s admiration, respect for your skills. There are very few people she would follow verses leading herself and she admits that you’re good at it. She also enjoys the sex and that’s always a bonus. The sun is just beginning to go down and you stop on the edge of a cliff to watch. Lae’zel turns to scold you (the group needs to get back to camp) but she’s struck by your figure. You look like a painting, noble and steadfast. Your face is determined but not tense, taking in the sunset. There’s something in your eyes, something softer than she expects and it takes her breath away. She swears to herself and turns away, missing the affectionate look you send her. She’s doesn’t call it love, even if deep, deep down she wishes she could.

Shadowheart:

            Night has finally fallen on a long, long day. Shadowheart is thankful that you’re the one with her on first watch tonight; your silence isn’t looming as she prays and the sound of sharpening blades is soothing. There isn’t the need to fill the silence with noise and it feels calm in a way that’s unfamiliar. Usually she finds the night comfortable but cold, like an winter breeze. You’re like the night but warm, a balm on an open wound. She smiles as she watches you, not looking away when you meet her eyes. You smile and she’s filled with affection, even as her hand throbs. The pain is worth it; you make her feel truly seen.

Wyll:

            You’re crouched by a small cave, voice low and arm outstretched. The group had just finished a fight, a camp overrun with bandits. Wyll scowled to himself, looking over the bodies strewed over the ground. The people had been innocent and he wished he had been faster. Movement catches the corner of his vision and he turns, watching as, slowly, a child comes out of the cave. They’re covered in dirt and blood but you smile and they take you hand. Wyll can’t the stop the soft look from coming onto his face as you begin the check for wounds. The world can be a dark place but you give him hope; it’s more than he deserves.

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