[Amendment] Common Sense Wardens

[ClassyDryad 1733]

Remove the following redline from Father's Warden within Druidic Transcendence.

Spoiler

-Once combat begins while a Druid has a Warden out, the Druid chooses to either allow the Warden to vanish back to the Fae Realm or allow it to fight. Should it stand to fight, the Druid becomes more vulnerable as it focuses on guiding the Warden. The Druid cannot cast any abilities, attack, or counter, however Dodging is fine.

-A Druid’s movement while controlling a Warden is halved from 4 blocks to 2 movement speed. 

 

-Wardens follow all the redlines regarding companions in ST rules and criteria. 

 

Add the following redlines to Father's Warden within Druidic Transcendence.

Spoiler

-Once combat begins while a Druid has a Warden out, the Druid chooses to either allow the Warden to vanish back to the Fae Realm or allow it to fight. The Warden is an independent companion, though it will become dependent should the druid also control an entling (restricting them from performing any major action such as attacking or casting without dismissing the Warden early. The only exception to this is dodging and other purely self-defensive actions.)

- The "Communion Link" does not grant the druid the ability the means to puppet or assume control of the warden. It is limited in scope as much as verbal directions would be to a dog.

 

OOC Purpose
Wardens where originally intended to be an aesthetic variation on basic animal companions for advanced druids. Its capabilities fall completely in line with that of a mild independent companion, being the size of a wolf or smaller with no additional abilities to their name. The main reason for this nerf during the pending status of the lore was their "communion control," which while present in other, stronger independent summons as now been clarified to be no more complex than verbal commands.

The inclusion of entlings in the redlines is not additional power creep, as entlings and wardens can currently be summoned together with the same restrictions listed in the redline. I would personally be in favor of making entlings themselves dependent companions due to their wooden bodies, orc strength, and ability to use weapons, but this is beyond the intention of this specific amendment. ST could also restrict druids to one or the other if they do not want both out at once.

 

The third redline is just being removed for clutter, as it is redundant and not included in other similar lore.

[Rayalia 285]

When an animal summons with the ability for combat has been nerfed to the point that rping a chihuahua as a combat companion is more useful instead, call on Classy to make the necessary amendments. +1

 

[Islamadon 4429]

Amendments/Additions implemented into main lore post. Thank you for your submission. Moving to correct subforum to prevent redundancy and clutter.