Since we have Scribing spells, could we have more druid themed spells?

Mr_Madness · May 31

I would like to have some vines to attack foes. Ones for warden are pretty boring and 1 only works if you have a team mate or companion.

Would be cool to have Bloodthorn vine as a spell

LunaFlora · May 31

that would be an awesome Grimoire for the Green Balance skill line

SilverIce58 · May 31

Yesss, that'd be awesome! I would love if Green Balance could get a damage skill using the vines. Tbh I've always felt like Corrupting Pollen should do poison damage, but this would also work.

Mr_Madness · May 31

LunaFlora wrote: »

that would be an awesome Grimoire for the Green Balance skill line

indeed, was disappointed with lack of plant damage

SilverIce58 wrote: »

Yesss, that'd be awesome! I would love if Green Balance could get a damage skill using the vines. Tbh I've always felt like Corrupting Pollen should do poison damage, but this would also work.

I also thought that was weird but least the visuals are nice.

tsaescishoeshiner · June 1

Skills that match druids, witches, void/shadow magic, monks, unarmed, and acrobatic feats would be cool thematic additions for scribing or a similar system.

francesinhalover · June 1

I hope we get new skill lines or new skills for scribling.

Like we could use more variety in skills. The destro one has a cast time. bow one is pvp focused.

It would be nice to get some 20 second aoe skill, a 20 sec target skill, 15 second aoe skills etc.

Pixiepumpkin · June 20

Ya, the offerings for a druid class player are pretty slim. I have been trying to make a druid and even with subclassing its hard to pull off with druid themed spells and armor while maintaining a publically acceptable amount of damage.

It would also have been nice to have a polmorph ultimate for the warden. Druids and animal transformations are often seen together. The werewolf feels out of place so cant really use that one.

mistformsquirrel · June 20

My main is literally druid themed. Needless to say I am wholly behind the idea. I'll also reiterate my desire for additional permanent animal companion options - if nothing else as skill styles, but ideally as whole skills of their own.

Big thumbs up.

Erickson9610 · June 20

LunaFlora wrote: »

that would be an awesome Grimoire for the Green Balance skill line

That would be nice if only all of the Green Balance abilities and passives weren't all about healing.

Green Balance should be reworked to be more like Restoring Light — that skill line is also mostly about healing, but the Ritual of Retribution morph is a damage dealer skill, and the passives are applicable even when healing isn't your main focus.

LunaFlora · June 20

Erickson9610 wrote: »

LunaFlora wrote: »

that would be an awesome Grimoire for the Green Balance skill line

That would be nice if only all of the Green Balance abilities and passives weren't all about healing.

Green Balance should be reworked to be more like Restoring Light — that skill line is also mostly about healing, but the Ritual of Retribution morph is a damage dealer skill, and the passives are applicable even when healing isn't your main focus.

i agree. i said Green Balance because it's the plant skill line, but reworks to accommodate damage skills would definitely be necessary

BasP · June 20

LunaFlora wrote: »

Erickson9610 wrote: »

LunaFlora wrote: »

that would be an awesome Grimoire for the Green Balance skill line

That would be nice if only all of the Green Balance abilities and passives weren't all about healing.

Green Balance should be reworked to be more like Restoring Light — that skill line is also mostly about healing, but the Ritual of Retribution morph is a damage dealer skill, and the passives are applicable even when healing isn't your main focus.

i agree. i said Green Balance because it's the plant skill line, but reworks to accommodate damage skills would definitely be necessary

Yeah, that would definitely be nice. A while ago I wrote down some silly ideas for a couple of Green Balance changes I had myself, but I never got around to posting them. This seems like a suitable occasion though.

Ability: Lotus Blossom
Embrace the lotus blessing, causing your Light Attacks to deal an additional 315 Poison Damage and your fully-charged Heavy Attacks to deal an additional 945 Poison Damage for 30 seconds. While slotted on either bar, you gain Major Prophecy and Savagery, increasing your Spell and Weapon Critical rating by 2629.

Ability: Bursting Vines
Launch a vine to swing yourself to an enemy, instantly dealing 1603 Poison Damage to them and enemies within 6 meters. Enemies hit take an additional 2050 Poison Damage over 5 seconds. An ally near the vines can activate the Burst synergy, dealing 2812 Poison Damage to all effected enemies.

Ability: Corrupting Pollen
Summon a field of flowers at the target location, dealing 4150 Poison Damage over 10 seconds to enemies inside. Enemies are afflicted with Major Defile and Minor Cowardice for 4.1 seconds each tick, reducing their healing received and damage shield strength by 12% and their Weapon and Spell Damage by 215. An ally within the field can activate the Harvest synergy, healing for 3372 Health over 5 seconds.

Ultimate: Healing Corrupting Thicket
Swell a corrupting forest at the target location, instantly dealing 3838 Poison Damage. The forest continues to deal 928 Poison Damage in the area every 1 second for 6 seconds. The damage has a higher chance to apply the Poisoned status effect.

Passive: Accelerated Growth
Increases the chance to apply the Poisoned status effect by 100%. When you heal yourself or an ally under 40% Health with a Green Balance ability you gain Major Mending, increasing your healing done by 16% for 4 seconds.

Passive: Emerald Moss
Increases your healing done with Green Balance abilities by 5% and damage done by 3% for each Green Balance ability slotted.

Passive: Nature's Gift
When you heal an ally or deal damage with a Green Balance ability, you gain 200 Magicka or 200 Stamina, whichever resource pool is lower. This effect can occur once every 1 second.

Mr_Madness · June 21

tbh rather have scribing spell rather then changes to green balance since been ingame for so long rather have it be unique and not tied to a class.

BasP wrote: »

LunaFlora wrote: »

Erickson9610 wrote: »

LunaFlora wrote: »

that would be an awesome Grimoire for the Green Balance skill line

That would be nice if only all of the Green Balance abilities and passives weren't all about healing.

Green Balance should be reworked to be more like Restoring Light — that skill line is also mostly about healing, but the Ritual of Retribution morph is a damage dealer skill, and the passives are applicable even when healing isn't your main focus.

i agree. i said Green Balance because it's the plant skill line, but reworks to accommodate damage skills would definitely be necessary

Yeah, that would definitely be nice. A while ago I wrote down some silly ideas for a couple of Green Balance changes I had myself, but I never got around to posting them. This seems like a suitable occasion though.
Ability: Lotus Blossom
Embrace the lotus blessing, causing your Light Attacks to deal an additional 315 Poison Damage and your fully-charged Heavy Attacks to deal an additional 945 Poison Damage for 30 seconds. While slotted on either bar, you gain Major Prophecy and Savagery, increasing your Spell and Weapon Critical rating by 2629.

Ability: Bursting Vines
Launch a vine to swing yourself to an enemy, instantly dealing 1603 Poison Damage to them and enemies within 6 meters. Enemies hit take an additional 2050 Poison Damage over 5 seconds. An ally near the vines can activate the Burst synergy, dealing 2812 Poison Damage to all effected enemies.

Ability: Corrupting Pollen
Summon a field of flowers at the target location, dealing 4150 Poison Damage over 10 seconds to enemies inside. Enemies are afflicted with Major Defile and Minor Cowardice for 4.1 seconds each tick, reducing their healing received and damage shield strength by 12% and their Weapon and Spell Damage by 215. An ally within the field can activate the Harvest synergy, healing for 3372 Health over 5 seconds.

Ultimate: Healing Corrupting Thicket
Swell a corrupting forest at the target location, instantly dealing 3838 Poison Damage. The forest continues to deal 928 Poison Damage in the area every 1 second for 6 seconds. The damage has a higher chance to apply the Poisoned status effect.

Passive: Accelerated Growth
Increases the chance to apply the Poisoned status effect by 100%. When you heal yourself or an ally under 40% Health with a Green Balance ability you gain Major Mending, increasing your healing done by 16% for 4 seconds.

Passive: Emerald Moss
Increases your healing done with Green Balance abilities by 5% and damage done by 3% for each Green Balance ability slotted.

Passive: Nature's Gift
When you heal an ally or deal damage with a Green Balance ability, you gain 200 Magicka or 200 Stamina, whichever resource pool is lower. This effect can occur once every 1 second.

LunaFlora · June 21

Mr_Madness wrote: »

tbh rather have scribing spell rather then changes to green balance since been ingame for so long rather have it be unique and not tied to a class.

which skill line would a Vine Grimoire go to instead then?

BasP · June 21

Mr_Madness wrote: »

tbh rather have scribing spell rather then changes to green balance since been ingame for so long rather have it be unique and not tied to a class.

Yeah, I'd also like it if your Bloodthorn vines would be a Scribing skill that's available to all classes. Theoretically, I suppose ZOS could also create a new 'Druid' skill line with skills like that and make it available to everyone via the subclassing system.

That said, I'd still be in favour of hybridizing the Green Balance skill line so that some morphs have a DPS option (similar to how Winter's Embrace is both useful for tanks and DDs). At the moment pure Warden damage dealers basically have one useless skill line, which sets them back even further compared to subclassed setups. Reworking one or two Green Balance morphs and passives to include something good for DDs would maybe help pure Wardens a little bit.

LukosCreyden · June 21

I would really love to make a Druid / Nature warrior character, but there are no skill lines I can think of that support this. Anyone else got any ideas?

Mr_Madness · June 21

LunaFlora wrote: »

Mr_Madness wrote: »

tbh rather have scribing spell rather then changes to green balance since been ingame for so long rather have it be unique and not tied to a class.

which skill line would a Vine Grimoire go to instead then?

Unsure, I just don't want it to be tied to a class so anyone can use it. Maybe Undaunted? Again would want it for all classes without subclassing.