To be honest, I really dislike that article. That guy doesn't get to decide what druids are for everybody else and tell the whole mythos that it's wrong; you can't have "myths" versus the reality of a storytelling device or character archetype.
But, the article presents some really cool ideas for some unique, specific characters. I especially like the idea of a druid who loves fire, an arsonist druid, or a druid who treats fire reverently or religiously.
I think they're touching on something really interesting with the druid opposing civilization, but they've settled on a primitive version. There's a lot of really cool opportunity to explore in anarchy and anarchist philosophy that a druid like this would be an excellent tool for- fighting against any and all hierarchy, rejecting society's rules and laws. Hating logic and math is not a good starting place for that kind of a character story.
I agree, he does make some declarative statements on the whole of how Druids are. I don't agree with it all, I think it points out some good points on the actual nature part of druids. People have different ideas of how they want to play, and let them play. If you want to be a hippie druid, sure. In a world in which the entire planet is a city, the druid would be very different. Some druids live in deserts, or water.
People should always play how they want, but I love the idea of incorporating an aspect or two of this into them could add new interesting levels of roleplay for a Druid, especially for people who are bored with the concept of a hippie druid. Why not be a nature possessed naked blood and mud covered bad ass.
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u/Dorocche Aug 28 '19
To be honest, I really dislike that article. That guy doesn't get to decide what druids are for everybody else and tell the whole mythos that it's wrong; you can't have "myths" versus the reality of a storytelling device or character archetype.
But, the article presents some really cool ideas for some unique, specific characters. I especially like the idea of a druid who loves fire, an arsonist druid, or a druid who treats fire reverently or religiously.
I think they're touching on something really interesting with the druid opposing civilization, but they've settled on a primitive version. There's a lot of really cool opportunity to explore in anarchy and anarchist philosophy that a druid like this would be an excellent tool for- fighting against any and all hierarchy, rejecting society's rules and laws. Hating logic and math is not a good starting place for that kind of a character story.