It does make me complain, but not because the archdruid is not high level (which he should be, don't get me wrong), but because a party of level 4s shouldn't be fighting archdruids.
Solasta is a great adaptation of 5e ruleset, and has great combat that I enjoyed. But combat isn't all there is to the game. There's plot, characters, there's graphics, even voice acting - Solasta is lacking in all those aspects. There's one memorable character in the entire game.
A party of level 8 characters fights Strahd von Zarovich.
They are more likely lvl 10, but I haven't played the 5E revamped version yet, so I wouldn't know from experience. In any case, an archdruid should be fought by lvl 8-10s, not 4. The problem here is that going too epic too quickly leaves you with no options going forward. When level 4s are fighting archdruids, what are lvl 6s supposed to be fighting? Avatars of gods? Then you have 14 more levels of escalation to go through, lololol.
It depends on what you mean by shapeshifter druids. Druids of the Moon? Yes. The problem is the lack of cooldown on shapeshift. They are ridiculously overpowered, so you need a sadistic DM to challenge a party with such a Druid, but the other members of the party will feel worthless because the mobs need to do a looooot of damage to burn through the extra HP of the forms, so the party members either die or feel powerless due to inflated mob hp.
Fun is not disconnected from narrative pacing and character progression. The holy texts suggest a good tension curve that will help you as a DM to create a fulfilling story for your party.
BG1/2 follow the rules very loosely yet it gets worshiped as some kind of faithful interpretation
Or they will restrict the choice to classes that fit the origin story, e.g. Gale could be a wizard or sorcerer.
deadfire is the only game in recent memory that did it correctly
After modding yes.
Sidekicks could be dismissed as half-assed, underwhelming companions... But then you realize that it's not like the main ones had that much more to offer, frankly.
I think it has the potential... But they REALLY have to address some core issues decisively, because their complete, utter negligence about them so far has been discouraging at best.
I think the elfbear is just the druid leader, not an actual archdruid in levels. He talks about being involved in the past conflict with the Sharrans which created the shadowlands, so perhaps he was seriously depowered as a result.
