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	[[Dragon Magazine]] #251 featured an article called "Beyond the Tree", which examines the dryads of the [[Dragonlance]] setting in greater depth. It also provided PC stats for Dryads under both [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2e and for SAGA, via the "subraces" of ''Quested Dryads'' and ''Shaped Dryads''.		[[Dragon Magazine]] #251 featured an article called "Beyond the Tree", which examines the dryads of the [[Dragonlance]] setting in greater depth. It also provided PC stats for Dryads under both [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2e and for SAGA, via the "subraces" of ''Quested Dryads'' and ''Shaped Dryads''.

	On Krynn, dryads come into being when an oak tree reaches an age over 50 years, at which point it may spontaneously give birth to a dryad as a spiritual symbiont. Oak trees most often produce dryads either due to the presence of a nearby threat to themselves, or as a result of the loss of an intelligent lifeform within range of the oak's roots. Dryads born from the former tend to be mischievous, whilst the latter tend to be more thoughtful.		On Krynn, dryads come into being when an oak tree reaches an age over 50 years, at which point it may spontaneously give birth to a dryad as a spiritual symbiont. Oak trees most often produce dryads either due to the presence of a nearby threat to themselves, or as a result of the loss of an intelligent lifeform within range of the oak's roots. Dryads born from the former tend to be mischievous, whilst the latter tend to be more thoughtful.

	"Quested" dryads are born different, with an innate ability to leave the immediate company of their tree and with an intuitive understanding that they have been born for a purpose that will serve nature - usually by destroying places where dark magic is warping nature. However, their lifeforce is still bound to their tree, and they can sense when it is in danger; should it be destroyed whilst they adventure, then they perish.		"Quested" dryads are born different, with an innate ability to leave the immediate company of their tree and with an intuitive understanding that they have been born for a purpose that will serve nature - usually by destroying places where dark magic is warping nature. However, their lifeforce is still bound to their tree, and they can sense when it is in danger; should it be destroyed whilst they adventure, then they perish.
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	:::Sable's Realm: Elemental (Water), Acid Resistance		:::Sable's Realm: Elemental (Water), Acid Resistance
	::Dryad Warriors of either subrace can only specialize in the use of the Dagger and the Shortbow.		::Dryad Warriors of either subrace can only specialize in the use of the Dagger and the Shortbow.
	::Quested Dryads whose home tree is threatened must answer its summons to defend it, or die within 6d6 hours.		::Quested Dryads whose home tree is threatened must answer its summons to defend it, or die within 6d6 hours.
	:::Shaped Dryads cannot use a certain school/sphere of magic, and suffer a -5 penalty to saves vs. a certain kind of attack based on which realm they hail from:		:::Shaped Dryads cannot use a certain school/sphere of magic, and suffer a -5 penalty to saves vs. a certain kind of attack based on which realm they hail from:

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	In [[Warhammer: Age of Sigmar]], the dryads and the [[Wood Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)\|Wood Elves]] were rolled together into the new [[Sylvaneth]] faction.		In [[Warhammer: Age of Sigmar]], the dryads and the [[Wood Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)\|Wood Elves]] were rolled together into the new [[Sylvaneth]] faction.

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	In /tg/ media, dryads typical appear as elfin maidens with [[druid]]-like powers over plants and, less commonly, animals. They may display some plant-like traits, usually green hair and/or wood-brown skin, and their life is often tied to the health and well-being of a specific tree, due to a confusion between the mythical dryad (spirit of a grove or forest as a whole) and the '''[[hamadryad]]''' (spirit of a specific tree). Because of these traits, they tend to hate individuals and species who wreck forests for lumber, farmland or just a love of burning shit.		In /tg/ media, dryads typical appear as elfin maidens with [[druid]]-like powers over plants and, less commonly, animals. They may display some plant-like traits, usually green hair and/or wood-brown skin, and their life is often tied to the health and well-being of a specific tree, due to a confusion between the mythical dryad (spirit of a grove or forest as a whole) and the '''[[hamadryad]]''' (spirit of a specific tree). Because of these traits, they tend to hate individuals and species who wreck forests for lumber, farmland or just a love of burning shit.

	==In Dungeons & Dragons==		==Dungeons & Dragons==
	[[File:Dryad 5e.png\|right\|200px]]		[[File:Dryad 5e.png\|right\|200px]]
	In [[Dungeons & Dragons]], dryads have been around since the beginning, dedicated to protecting their forests, mostly against the likes of [[orc]]s and [[goblin]]s. They get on well with [[druid]]s and [[ranger]]s, but aren't very fond of woodcutters. Traditionally, they're described as being beautiful, [[elf]]-like maidens and considered to be either good or neutral aligned, despite their tendency to abuse their innate Charm Person to turn wandering humans and/or elves with sufficiently high Charisma into boytoys, a state in which they can be kept as prisoners for years before their captor grows tired of them and sends them away.		In [[Dungeons & Dragons]], dryads have been around since the beginning, dedicated to protecting their forests, mostly against the likes of [[orc]]s and [[goblin]]s. They get on well with [[druid]]s and [[ranger]]s, but aren't very fond of woodcutters. Traditionally, they're described as being beautiful, [[elf]]-like maidens and considered to be either good or neutral aligned, despite their tendency to abuse their innate Charm Person to turn wandering humans and/or elves with sufficiently high Charisma into boytoys, a state in which they can be kept as prisoners for years before their captor grows tired of them and sends them away.
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	The [[Half-Dryad]] has appeared once or twice in D&D.		The [[Half-Dryad]] has appeared once or twice in D&D.

	===BECMI ~~Dryad~~===		===BECMI===
	PC stats for dryads appeared under the BECMI rules in the splatbook "Tall Tales of the Wee Folk", a sourcebook on [[fey]] player characters. Dryads in this book are stated to be the daughters of [[hamadryad]]s and their male mates, born independent of the "soul-trees" that sustain the lives of their mothers. At the age of 12, a dryad can either bond itself with a tree, effectively becoming an immature hamadryad, or remain detached, effectively functioning as a kind of variant [[elf]] or as a [[human]] [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|sorceress]]; they have innate magical powers due to their [[fey]] ancestry, but can roam the world as they please at the price of aging like mortals, until and unless they choose to bond to a tree.		PC stats for dryads appeared under the BECMI rules in the splatbook "Tall Tales of the Wee Folk", a sourcebook on [[fey]] player characters. Dryads in this book are stated to be the daughters of [[hamadryad]]s and their male mates, born independent of the "soul-trees" that sustain the lives of their mothers. At the age of 12, a dryad can either bond itself with a tree, effectively becoming an immature hamadryad, or remain detached, effectively functioning as a kind of variant [[elf]] or as a [[human]] [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|sorceress]]; they have innate magical powers due to their [[fey]] ancestry, but can roam the world as they please at the price of aging like mortals, until and unless they choose to bond to a tree.

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	===~~Krynnish Dryad~~===		===Dragonlance===
	[[Dragon Magazine]] #251 featured an article called "Beyond the Tree", which examines the dryads of the [[Dragonlance]] setting in greater depth. It also provided PC stats for Dryads under both [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2e and for SAGA, via the "subraces" of ''Quested Dryads'' and ''Shaped Dryads''.		[[Dragon Magazine]] #251 featured an article called "Beyond the Tree", which examines the dryads of the [[Dragonlance]] setting in greater depth. It also provided PC stats for Dryads under both [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2e and for SAGA, via the "subraces" of ''Quested Dryads'' and ''Shaped Dryads''.

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	==In Warhammer Fantasy==		==Warhammer Fantasy==
	[[File:Warhammer Dryad.jpg\|left\|200px]]		[[File:Warhammer Dryad.jpg\|left\|200px]]
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	The Dryad is yet another monster that originated in Greco-Roman mythology. Part of the extensive [[Nymph]] family, they are tree and forest spirits; sources conflict as to whether dryad specifically means "oak tree spirit" or just the general term for "tree spirit". They had a vast number of sister species tied to specific trees, including: Daphnaeae (Laurel tree), Epimeliades (Apple tree), Kissiae (Ivy), Meliae (Ash tree), Balanos (Oak), Kraneia (Dogwood), Morea (Mulberry), Igeiros (Poplar), Ptelea (Elm), Aigeiroi (black poplar), Ampeloi (grape vine), Balanis (ilex), Karyai (hazelnut), Kraneiai (cherry tree), Moreai (mulberry), and Sykei (fig).		The '''Dryad''' is yet another monster that originated in Greco-Roman mythology. Part of the extensive [[Nymph]] family, they are tree and forest spirits; sources conflict as to whether dryad specifically means "oak tree spirit" or just the general term for "tree spirit". They had a vast number of sister species tied to specific trees, including: Daphnaeae (Laurel tree), Epimeliades (Apple tree), Kissiae (Ivy), Meliae (Ash tree), Balanos (Oak), Kraneia (Dogwood), Morea (Mulberry), Igeiros (Poplar), Ptelea (Elm), Aigeiroi (black poplar), Ampeloi (grape vine), Balanis (ilex), Karyai (hazelnut), Kraneiai (cherry tree), Moreai (mulberry), and Sykei (fig).

	They are one of the many species of Greco-Roman [[monstergirls]], commonly pursued by their usual boyfriends - [[satyr]]s - and frequently lusted after by gods and mortals alike.		They are one of the many species of Greco-Roman [[monstergirls]], commonly pursued by their usual boyfriends - [[satyr]]s - and frequently lusted after by gods and mortals alike.
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	In [[Warhammer: Age of Sigmar]], the dryads and the [[Wood Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)\|Wood Elves]] were rolled together into the new [[Sylvaneth]] faction.		In [[Warhammer: Age of Sigmar]], the dryads and the [[Wood Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)\|Wood Elves]] were rolled together into the new [[Sylvaneth]] faction.
			[[Category:Wood Elves]]

	==Monstergirls==		==Monstergirls==

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 ==In Dungeons & Dragons==
 In [[Dungeons & Dragons]], dryads have been around since the beginning, dedicated to protecting their forests, mostly against the likes of [[orc]]s and [[goblin]]s. They get on well with [[druid]]s and [[ranger]]s, but aren't very fond of woodcutters. Traditionally, they're described as being beautiful, [[elf]]-like maidens and considered to be either good or neutral aligned, despite their tendency to abuse their innate Charm Person to turn wandering humans and/or elves with sufficiently high Charisma into boytoys, a state in which they can be kept as prisoners for years before their captor grows tired of them and sends them away.
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 :::Malys's realm: Elemental (Water), Cold
 :::Sable's Realm: Elemental (Air), Poison
 ==In Warhammer Fantasy==
 In [[Warhammer Fantasy]], dryads are a key part of the Wood Elf army force. Representing the more powerful spirits of Athel Loren, they bind themselves to living trees to give themselves a way of interacting with the world of flesh. Known for being real bitches who like to lure humans into the forest by assuming the shape of sexy elven women, then assume a monstrous humanoid tree-woman form and rip them apart for kicks.
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 ==Monstergirls==
 Much like nymphs, dryads are considered pretty entry-tier monstergirls; after all, when you get down to it, the typical dryad is basically an [[elf]] [[druid]]ess with some [[enchanter]] spells in her arsenal. It doesn't hurt that seducing handsome men and keeping them for their lovers is a pretty iconic trait of theirs, courtesy of D&D.
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 Given the hermaphroditic nature of 99% of Earth's plants, Dryads would, begrudgingly, be a pretty good excuse for [[dickgirl]]s (insert obligatory "wood" pun here). Alternatively, dryads could be more "literally" genderfluid like the [[incubus]]/[[succubus]] of D&D 5e; or each female dryad could have a male dryad brother tied to the same tree, which would lend itself to incestuous "self pollination." Ginko trees, btw, are one of the few plant species that have separate male and female individuals, so make use of that if you wish.
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	[[Hamadryad]]s have less of a presence in D&D, only showing up in AD&D (both editions) and 4th edition.		[[Hamadryad]]s have less of a presence in D&D, only showing up in AD&D (both editions) and 4th edition.

	~~THe~~ [[Half-Dryad]] has appeared once or twice in D&D.		The [[Half-Dryad]] has appeared once or twice in D&D.

	===BECMI Dryad===		===BECMI Dryad===

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