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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8462857" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Afraid not, in First-Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Druid tended to have more spells than most other editions of D&D.</p><p></p><p>For comparison:</p><p></p><p>A 4th-level 1E AD&D Druid has four 1st-level, two 2nd-level and two 3rd-level spells, plus any bonus spells for high Wisdom. In 5E they have two cantrips, four 1st-level and three 2nd-level.</p><p></p><p>A 6th-level 1E AD&D Druid has four 1st-level, three 2nd-level, two 3rd-level spells and one 4th-level spell plus any bonuses. In 5E they have three cantrips, four 1st-level, three 2nd-level, and three 3rd-level.</p><p></p><p>It was 2E and later that the Druid basically had the same number of spells as the Cleric.</p><p></p><p>I'll have to check my collection, but I vaguely recall the Original D&D version of the Druid from <em>Eldritch Wizardry</em> (1976) had more spells than a cleric too, but then OD&D clerics had fewer spells in general - they didn't get any at all until 2nd level!</p><p></p><p>Presumably the early edition's more numerous spells was meant to compensate them for having a fairly crappy armour and weapon selection, and some of their spells gave less "bang for the buck" (their healing spells tended to burn higher levels, for example). but they still had some pretty meaty spells to choose from.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8462857, member: 57383"] Afraid not, in First-Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Druid tended to have more spells than most other editions of D&D. For comparison: A 4th-level 1E AD&D Druid has four 1st-level, two 2nd-level and two 3rd-level spells, plus any bonus spells for high Wisdom. In 5E they have two cantrips, four 1st-level and three 2nd-level. A 6th-level 1E AD&D Druid has four 1st-level, three 2nd-level, two 3rd-level spells and one 4th-level spell plus any bonuses. In 5E they have three cantrips, four 1st-level, three 2nd-level, and three 3rd-level. It was 2E and later that the Druid basically had the same number of spells as the Cleric. I'll have to check my collection, but I vaguely recall the Original D&D version of the Druid from [I]Eldritch Wizardry[/I] (1976) had more spells than a cleric too, but then OD&D clerics had fewer spells in general - they didn't get any at all until 2nd level! Presumably the early edition's more numerous spells was meant to compensate them for having a fairly crappy armour and weapon selection, and some of their spells gave less "bang for the buck" (their healing spells tended to burn higher levels, for example). but they still had some pretty meaty spells to choose from. [/QUOTE]
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