As you take levels in the shaman class, staves you equip gain bonuses: Wielding a staff/quarterstaff is required to use several unique abilities and perform rituals, but is not required for general spellcasting. Shamans have a close bond with their staff and you gain the ability to increase the power of any staff you wield. This makes the shaman a very durable spellcaster and so useful in the front-line of combat, but they lack powerful damage spells that other spellcasters possess: shamans are not a nuking spellcaster, but provide powerful buffs and debuffs with a secondary focus on healing and crowd control. A unique trait of shamans is their connection with the constitution stat: while they use wisdom in order to cast spells and gain spell points, they use their constitution to determine spell DC's (much like a favored soul uses both charisma and wisdom). Shamans also have a special connection with the staff weapon, and gain special bonuses to them as they level. Their main focus is the summoning of spirits, providing both offensive and defensive buffs and debuffs, but also have a variety of symbol spells and special rituals, making them good at providing support to choke points and defending positions. Shamans are a supportive class halfway between druids and clerics: they can provide healing and buffing but also damage and some measure of crowd control. Shamans rarely come from sophisticated or civilized societies, but those that do often take a quiet, contemplative role as a healer or advisor. Most shamans are reclusive and distant, but upon completing their spirit journey, they often return to their tribes or settlements to impart their wisdom and experience to others. Shamans utilize their connection with the supernatural both in and out of combat, utilizing spirits as both an offensive tool and a provider of knowledge and wellbeing. Like druids, shamans have a deep connection with nature, but where a druid seeks balance and harmony, a shaman seeks knowledge and wisdom. This connection often provides them incredible health and longetivity, and tend to be sturdy and enduring individuals. They are the connection between the material world and the supernatural realm. Shamans are spellcasters that gain magical power from spirits and exist for one purpose: their spirit journey, a personal quest for spiritual enlightenment. Spontaneous Casting: shamans can automatically use summon monster spells for every levelДЄrmor Proficiency: light (no shield proficiency) Spellcasting Stat: wisdom and constitution Spell Point Progression: same as clerics, wizards, and druids

If people take an interest I'll develop a spell list (based on PnP spells and DDO spells) and flesh out enhancement trees.Д¬lass Skills: bluff, concentration, diplomacy, heal, listen, search, spellcraft, spot, swim, tumble Naturally, some of the unique features of shamans would have to be toned down a bit or re-purposed, but the essence behind the class is there. I enjoyed playing a shaman back in PnP (long time ago), and thought it might be an interesting class in DDO.

Dnd 4e class shaman