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	The ''Essentials'' books also gave the Druid two variant classes that focused on different aspects of the Druid as a class. The [[Protector]] from ''Heroes of the Feywild'' was a more [[Wizard]]-like Druid, gaining cantrips in the form of Primal Attunement in exchange for losing Ritual Caster and exchanging Wildshape for "Primal Growth", an Encounter power that acted as difficult terrain and had other benefits based on the Druid Circle selected: Renewal (The Predator-equivalent) gave anyone who spent a Healing Surge near it extra HP while Shelter (The Protector Equivalent) made it not count as difficult terrain for allies. The other key aspect of this class was making all Dailies become Summon Nature's Ally powers, summoning different creatures depending on both level and Circle. ''Heroes of the Forgotten Lands'' gave the [[Sentinel (D&D)\|Sentinel]], a more martial pet-centric Druid who followed the later Essentials classes of being almost mono-builds. The only major choice you get is the Acolyte of the Seasons feature, which determines a few bonuses as well as which pet you get: Spring (Wolf), Summer (Bear), and Wastes (Living Zephyr). You get an Encounter power called Combined Attack which lets you hit and then let your pet hit as well as taking the Cleric's Healing Word power.		The ''Essentials'' books also gave the Druid two variant classes that focused on different aspects of the Druid as a class. The [[Protector]] from ''Heroes of the Feywild'' was a more [[Wizard]]-like Druid, gaining cantrips in the form of Primal Attunement in exchange for losing Ritual Caster and exchanging Wildshape for "Primal Growth", an Encounter power that acted as difficult terrain and had other benefits based on the Druid Circle selected: Renewal (The Predator-equivalent) gave anyone who spent a Healing Surge near it extra HP while Shelter (The Protector Equivalent) made it not count as difficult terrain for allies. The other key aspect of this class was making all Dailies become Summon Nature's Ally powers, summoning different creatures depending on both level and Circle. ''Heroes of the Forgotten Lands'' gave the [[Sentinel (D&D)\|Sentinel]], a more martial pet-centric Druid who followed the later Essentials classes of being almost mono-builds. The only major choice you get is the Acolyte of the Seasons feature, which determines a few bonuses as well as which pet you get: Spring (Wolf), Summer (Bear), and Wastes (Living Zephyr). You get an Encounter power called Combined Attack which lets you hit and then let your pet hit as well as taking the Cleric's Healing Word power.

	===Druids in 13th Age===		===Druids in [[13th Age]]===
	In 13th Age, Heinsoo decided to nix the idea of a Primal power source and went with the explanation that Druids got Divine Magic through Nature whereas [[Cleric]]s get it through Gods, so yes, 13th Age Druids are explicitly Tree Worshipping Hippies. While a pretty iconic class in the modern-day paradigm of RPGs, they were only revealed in the "13 True Ways" splat.		In 13th Age, Heinsoo decided to nix the idea of a Primal power source and went with the explanation that Druids got Divine Magic through Nature whereas [[Cleric]]s get it through Gods, so yes, 13th Age Druids are explicitly Tree Worshipping Hippies. While a pretty iconic class in the modern-day paradigm of RPGs, they were only revealed in the "13 True Ways" splat.

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	===Druids in 13th Age===		===Druids in 13th Age===
	In 13th Age, Heinsoo decided to nix the idea of a Primal power source, and went with the explanation that Druids got Divine Magic through Nature ~~where as Clerics~~ get it through ~~God's~~, so yes, 13th Age Druids are explicitly Tree Worshipping Hippies.		In 13th Age, Heinsoo decided to nix the idea of a Primal power source and went with the explanation that Druids got Divine Magic through Nature whereas [[Cleric]]s get it through Gods, so yes, 13th Age Druids are explicitly Tree Worshipping Hippies. While a pretty iconic class in the modern-day paradigm of RPGs, they were only revealed in the "13 True Ways" splat.

	In the gameplay department Druids are easily one of the most unique classes in 13th Age, ~~each~~ of their Talents has two versions, an Initiate and Adept feature, with the Adept version acting as an upgraded version of the Initiate talent~~, since~~ Druids get 3 talents, that means you are an Initiate in 3 talents, or an Initiate in 1 and an adept in another. The various talents you can choose from encompass the grab bag of abilities that the Druids are usually associated with and ~~are~~ Warrior Druid, Wild Healer, ~~Shifter~~, ~~Animal Companion~~, ~~Elemental Caster~~ and ~~Terrain Caster~~.		In the gameplay department Druids are easily one of the most unique classes in 13th Age, and you needn't even look as far as their focus on either Strength or Dexterity. Dexterity, of course, can be used for attacking both up-close and from afar by the way the class is set up and helps simplify which stats to focus on, but focusing on Strength gives you the knock-on effect of also improving the Druid's healing die from d6s to d8s.
			Each of their Talents has two versions, an Initiate and Adept feature, with the Adept version acting as an upgraded version of the Initiate talent. Since Druids only get 3 talents, that means you are an Initiate in 3 talents, or an Initiate in 1 and an adept in another. The various talents you can choose from encompass the grab bag of abilities that the Druids are usually associated with:
			*'''Animal Companion:''' The same feature lifted from the [[Ranger]], given a few bells and whistles that were also backported to its donor class. The adept version lets Druids have a pet that fights alongside them, but only on every other battle and with one fewer Recovery to spare. Going Adept not only provides a permanent companion with the full two spare recoveries, but also provides access to some special Daily spells centered around supporting your pet.
			*'''Elemental Caster:''' One of two combat casting specialties. This one focuses particularly on elemental damage and the ability to summon elementals. Spending an adventurer-tier feat on one specific element gives an at-will spell you can always throw alongside your Dailies. The reason one would want to go adept here, aside from the extra casting slots, is the ability to summon two elementals a day instead of just one.
			*'''Shifter:''' The Wildshape-focused specialty, with adepts being able to do so more freely. On one hand, Druids have the Scout Form, aka transforming into a tiny harmless creature to do a bit of reconnaissance and potentially shift the battle in your favor. On the other hand, there is the Beast form, made specifically for combat and being able to take on Daily (or near-daily for Adepts) abilities that make that form take on aspects of certain animals.
			*'''Terrain Caster:''' The other offensive magic specialty, with spells determined not by choice but by the surrounding environment. As with Elemental Caster, spending an adventurer-tier feat on any of the environments gives you a special at-will spell that you can always use in any environment, but the epic-tier feat also lets you use an additional spell slot for a terrain spell you didn't cast that day.
			*'''Warrior Druid:''' Makes Druids more like magical warriors with flexible attacks like the [[Fighter]], and each is capable of being used while transformed. This specialty is a bit piecemeal as you can only pick up a certain number of features (improving AC in armor, more HP, being able to cast without triggering AoOs, etc.), but whatever you didn't pick is available if you spend a feat on this talent.
			*'''Wild Healer:''' Makes Druids healers on par with Clerics. The particular focus spell here is Regeneration, which can only be cast a certain number of times per battle and per day (and Adepts get more of these) and lets a target roll one recovery, get half the HP from that and then repeat that for a second turn and every turn after that so long as you keep making saves. There are two other daily spells of focus, Wild Heal, which lets the Druid and some allies spend a recovery roll, and the Adept-exclusive Greater Regeneration that spends an extra recovery but gives a full heal each turn it's on.

	===Druids in 5e===		===Druids in 5e===

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	The ''Essentials'' books also gave the Druid two variant classes that focused on different aspects of the Druid as a class. The [[Protector]] from ''Heroes of the Feywild'' was a more [[Wizard]]-like Druid, gaining cantrips in the form of Primal Attunement in exchange for losing Ritual Caster and exchanging Wildshape for "Primal Growth", an Encounter power that acted as difficult terrain and had other benefits based on the Druid Circle selected: Renewal (The Predator-equivalent) gave anyone who spent a Healing Surge near it extra HP while Shelter (The Protector Equivalent) made it not count as difficult terrain for allies. The other key aspect of this class was making all Dailies become Summon Nature's Ally powers, summoning different creatures depending on both level and Circle. ''Heroes of the Forgotten Lands'' gave the [[Sentinel (D&D)\|Sentinel]], a more martial pet-centric Druid who followed the later Essentials classes of being almost mono-builds. The only major choice you get is the Acolyte of the Seasons feature, which determines a few bonuses as well as which pet you get: Spring (Wolf), Summer (Bear), and Wastes (Living Zephyr). You get an Encounter power called Combined Attack which lets you hit and then let your pet hit as well as taking the Cleric's Healing Word power.		The ''Essentials'' books also gave the Druid two variant classes that focused on different aspects of the Druid as a class. The [[Protector]] from ''Heroes of the Feywild'' was a more [[Wizard]]-like Druid, gaining cantrips in the form of Primal Attunement in exchange for losing Ritual Caster and exchanging Wildshape for "Primal Growth", an Encounter power that acted as difficult terrain and had other benefits based on the Druid Circle selected: Renewal (The Predator-equivalent) gave anyone who spent a Healing Surge near it extra HP while Shelter (The Protector Equivalent) made it not count as difficult terrain for allies. The other key aspect of this class was making all Dailies become Summon Nature's Ally powers, summoning different creatures depending on both level and Circle. ''Heroes of the Forgotten Lands'' gave the [[Sentinel (D&D)\|Sentinel]], a more martial pet-centric Druid who followed the later Essentials classes of being almost mono-builds. The only major choice you get is the Acolyte of the Seasons feature, which determines a few bonuses as well as which pet you get: Spring (Wolf), Summer (Bear), and Wastes (Living Zephyr). You get an Encounter power called Combined Attack which lets you hit and then let your pet hit as well as taking the Cleric's Healing Word power.

			===Druids in 13th Age===
			In 13th Age, Heinsoo decided to nix the idea of a Primal power source, and went with the explanation that Druids got Divine Magic through Nature where as Clerics get it through God's, so yes, 13th Age Druids are explicitly Tree Worshipping Hippies.

			In the gameplay department Druids are easily one of the most unique classes in 13th Age, each of their Talents has two versions, an Initiate and Adept feature, with the Adept version acting as an upgraded version of the Initiate talent, since Druids get 3 talents, that means you are an Initiate in 3 talents, or an Initiate in 1 and an adept in another. The various talents you can choose from encompass the grab bag of abilities that the Druids are usually associated with and are Warrior Druid, Wild Healer, Shifter, Animal Companion, Elemental Caster and Terrain Caster.

	===Druids in 5e===		===Druids in 5e===

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	* '''Circle of the Lands''' druids are the ones who focus on the 'traditional' druid as a protector of wild lands. These druids get extra spells depending on which type of land they choose- Arctic, Coast, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Mountain, Swamp, and Underdark. Their attunement to nature also allows them to regain spell slots on a short rest once per day (which no other druid can do), ignore difficult terrain, be immune to poison and disease, and eventually make it difficult for creatures of the natural world to attack them.		* '''Circle of the Lands''' druids are the ones who focus on the 'traditional' druid as a protector of wild lands. These druids get extra spells depending on which type of land they choose- Arctic, Coast, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Mountain, Swamp, and Underdark. Their attunement to nature also allows them to regain spell slots on a short rest once per day (which no other druid can do), ignore difficult terrain, be immune to poison and disease, and eventually make it difficult for creatures of the natural world to attack them.
	This subclass is often unfavorably compared to moon druids, but in fact the two subclasses serve very different roles (though the Moon druid is incredibly OP), as most druid circles do; the Land druid in particular is the well-rounded generalist caster and is good way to ease a player into the somewhat complex mechanics of playing a druid.		This subclass is often unfavorably compared to moon druids, but in fact the two subclasses serve very different roles (though the Moon druid is indeed incredibly OP at it's role), as most druid circles do; the Land druid in particular is the well-rounded generalist caster and is a good way to ease a player into the somewhat complex mechanics of playing a druid.

	* '''Circle of the Moon''' druids are those who dream of the glory days of the [[CoDzilla]] and went for the subclass that focuses on the druid's most famous feature- Wild Shape. Moon Druid abilities are all focused on improving one's Wild Shape, although this time they at least have the sense to keep druids from casting spells in Wild Shape (at least until level 18).		* '''Circle of the Moon''' druids are those who dream of the glory days of the [[CoDzilla]] and went for the subclass that focuses on the druid's most famous feature- Wild Shape. Moon Druid abilities are all focused on improving one's Wild Shape, although this time they at least have the sense to keep druids from casting spells in Wild Shape (at least until level 18).

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	Then came the 1990s and Second Edition. As with the other classes, there is indeed a [[Complete Book Series\|Complete Druids' Handbook]] which, on top of explaining the hierarchy in further depth and providing kits, also has some special variant druids that were based on biomes and were separate from the kits. It also included a deeper look at the culture of the druids (considering that they are a secretive organization), herbology, and how they would fit into the bigger picture.		Then came the 1990s and Second Edition. As with the other classes, there is indeed a [[Complete Book Series\|Complete Druids' Handbook]] which, on top of explaining the hierarchy in further depth and providing kits, also has some special variant druids that were based on biomes and were separate from the kits. It also included a deeper look at the culture of the druids (considering that they are a secretive organization), herbology, and how they would fit into the bigger picture.

	2e is when was introduced the When Good Druids Go Bad trope. [[Forgotten Realms]] has the Shadow Circle, which are militant anti-city druids who want to violently destroy all forms of civilization. [[Eberron]] has two: the Circle of the Ashbound believe (falsely) that arcane magic harms nature and that destroying magical items and users is good for nature - long story short, it involves their founder killing a [[lich]] who'd been screwing around with nature and then noticing nature bounced back ''really well'' afterward - and the Children of Winter, social darwinists who believe that [[A Song of Ice and Fire\|"Winter is coming!"]] and launch eco-terrorist attacks on civilization to winnow out the weak and ensure only the strong will be left to keep everybody from dying out during the "winter phase" of Eberron's life-cycle.		2e is when was introduced the When Good Druids Go Bad trope. [[Forgotten Realms]] has the Shadow Circle, which are militant anti-city druids who want to violently destroy all forms of civilization.

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	3rd Edition Druids started out okay but then 3.5 unwisely introduced the feat Natural Spell. This let them be massively buffed bears who can summon more bears whose own stats have been buffed into the stratosphere out of their eyes while farting lightning, pissing acid, shitting explosive berries, and breathing fire that does irresistible damage. Hence, the [[CoDzilla\|C.o.D.-Zilla]] [[meme]]. Truly macho, macho men - so why play a [[fighter]], unless you have a thing for brushing bear pelts.		3rd Edition Druids started out okay but then 3.5 unwisely introduced the feat Natural Spell. This let them be massively buffed bears who can summon more bears whose own stats have been buffed into the stratosphere out of their eyes while farting lightning, pissing acid, shitting explosive berries, and breathing fire that does irresistible damage. Hence, the [[CoDzilla\|C.o.D.-Zilla]] [[meme]]. Truly macho, macho men - so why play a [[fighter]], unless you have a thing for brushing bear pelts.

	3e went wild-boar hog wild on ''evil'' druids, also. Its [[Blighter]] was an anti-druid dedicated against nature, that even the misanthropes among the real druids had to oppose. Out in the d20 wild-west [[Scarred Lands]] has druids as servitors of the Titans, as opposed to clerical servants of the gods; in that setting ''most'' druids are evil, and against nature as well, leaving only Denev's druids to Save Da Erf. We might also mention [[Arcana Unearthed]]'s various classes serving The Green or The Dark despite not being ''called'' "Druid".		3e went wild-boar hog wild on ''evil'' druids, also. Its [[Blighter]] was an anti-druid dedicated against nature, that even the misanthropes among the real druids had to oppose. [[Eberron]] has two baddies: the Circle of the Ashbound believe (falsely) that arcane magic harms nature and that destroying magical items and users is good for nature - long story short, it involves their founder killing a [[lich]] who'd been screwing around with nature and then noticing nature bounced back ''really well'' afterward - and the Children of Winter, social darwinists who believe that [[A Song of Ice and Fire\|"Winter is coming!"]] and launch eco-terrorist attacks on civilization to winnow out the weak and ensure only the strong will be left to keep everybody from dying out during the "winter phase" of Eberron's life-cycle.

			Out in the d20 wild-west [[Scarred Lands]] has druids as servitors of the Titans, as opposed to clerical servants of the gods; in that setting ''most'' druids are evil, and against nature as well, leaving only Denev's druids to Save Da Erf. We might also mention [[Arcana Unearthed]]'s various classes serving The Green or The Dark despite not being ''called'' "Druid".

	In [[Pathfinder]] Druids were easily most nerfed class by far. Shapeshifting only adds to your ability scores instead of replacing them, so you need to actually build for melee to be good at it. Animal companions now advance completely differently (and somewhat slower), no longer being an advanced animal but completely arbitrary collection of HD and special abilities where different types of animals just get a different set of natural attacks, movement and ability scores. This also closes an exploit where more powerful animals gave a penalty to effective druid level that could be negated by taking a feat that boosts your effective druid level up to your HD to get powerful ACs easily. With the release of Bestiary 2, Druids gained one new power they didn't have in 3rd edition: By wildshaping into a giant hippopotamus with a 4d8 bite attack, turning the normally terrible Vital Strike feats (which double or more your weapon damage at the cost of preventing full attacks and denying you multiple attacks that would get that and other bonuses multiple times) into something that does more damage than a direct hit from modern artillery.		In [[Pathfinder]] Druids were easily most nerfed class by far. Shapeshifting only adds to your ability scores instead of replacing them, so you need to actually build for melee to be good at it. Animal companions now advance completely differently (and somewhat slower), no longer being an advanced animal but completely arbitrary collection of HD and special abilities where different types of animals just get a different set of natural attacks, movement and ability scores. This also closes an exploit where more powerful animals gave a penalty to effective druid level that could be negated by taking a feat that boosts your effective druid level up to your HD to get powerful ACs easily. With the release of Bestiary 2, Druids gained one new power they didn't have in 3rd edition: By wildshaping into a giant hippopotamus with a 4d8 bite attack, turning the normally terrible Vital Strike feats (which double or more your weapon damage at the cost of preventing full attacks and denying you multiple attacks that would get that and other bonuses multiple times) into something that does more damage than a direct hit from modern artillery.

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	===Druids in BECMI===		===Druids in BECMI===
	The Druid first appeared in the Companion Set for [[Dungeons & Dragons]] BECMI; here, it was a kind of prototype prestige class, rather than a class in its own right. When a Neutral aligned [[Cleric]] reached 9th level, they could make a decision to either continue as a cleric or to devote themselves to the powers of nature, becoming a druid. This presented them with a bunch of new character restrictions, mandating that they live in the wilderness and forbidding them from using metal weapons or armor. In return, they could advance from their starting level of 10 to level 36, and gained access to new spells castable only by druids, in addition to casting all of the spells they had learned as common clerics.		The Druid first appeared in the [[Companion Set]] for [[Dungeons & Dragons]] now-BECMI; here, it was a kind of prototype prestige class, rather than a class in its own right. When a Neutral aligned [[Cleric]] reached 9th level, they could make a decision to either continue as a cleric or to devote themselves to the powers of nature, becoming a druid. This presented them with a bunch of new character restrictions, mandating that they live in the wilderness and forbidding them from using metal weapons or armor. In return, they could advance from their starting level of 10 to level 36, and gained access to new spells castable only by druids, in addition to casting all of the spells they had learned as common clerics.

	[[Image:Pack Lord Druid.jpg\|450px\|thumb\|right\|Dressed in bits of dead animal? A live animal not mauling them? Must be a druid.]]		[[Image:Pack Lord Druid.jpg\|450px\|thumb\|right\|Dressed in bits of dead animal? A live animal not mauling them? Must be a druid.]]

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	[[Image:Druids.jpg\|thumb\|right\|350px\|Druids are mysterious. Very much so.]]		[[Image:Druids.jpg\|thumb\|right\|350px\|Druids are mysterious. Very much so.]]
	{{Topquote\|History shows again and again how nature points the folly of man!\|Blue Oyster Cult, Godzilla}}		{{Topquote\|History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man!\|Blue Oyster Cult, Godzilla}}

	{{Topquote\|I am the queen of every hive. I am the fire on every hill. I am the shield over every head. I am the spear of battle. Who but I am both the tree and the lightning that strikes it?\|The Butcher}}		{{Topquote\|I am the queen of every hive. I am the fire on every hill. I am the shield over every head. I am the spear of battle. Who but I am both the tree and the lightning that strikes it?\|The Butcher}}

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	{{Topquote\|History shows again and again how nature points the folly of man!\|Blue Oyster Cult, Godzilla}}		{{Topquote\|History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man!\|Blue Oyster Cult, Godzilla}}

	{{Topquote\|I am the queen of every hive. I am the fire on every hill. I am the shield over every head. I am the spear of battle. Who but I am both the tree and the lightning that strikes it?\|The Butcher}}		{{Topquote\|I am the queen of every hive. I am the fire on every hill. I am the shield over every head. I am the spear of battle. Who but I am both the tree and the lightning that strikes it?\|The Butcher}}

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	* '''Circle of the Lands''' druids are the ones who focus on the 'traditional' druid as a protector of wild lands. These druids get extra spells depending on which type of land they choose- Arctic, Coast, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Mountain, Swamp, and Underdark. Their attunement to nature also allows them to regain spell slots on a short rest once per day (which no other druid can do), ignore difficult terrain, be immune to poison and disease, and eventually make it difficult for creatures of the natural world to attack them.		* '''Circle of the Lands''' druids are the ones who focus on the 'traditional' druid as a protector of wild lands. These druids get extra spells depending on which type of land they choose- Arctic, Coast, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Mountain, Swamp, and Underdark. Their attunement to nature also allows them to regain spell slots on a short rest once per day (which no other druid can do), ignore difficult terrain, be immune to poison and disease, and eventually make it difficult for creatures of the natural world to attack them.
	This subclass is often unfavorably compared to moon druids, but in fact the two subclasses serve very different roles (though the Moon druid is indeed incredibly OP at it's role), as most druid circles do; the Land druid in particular is the well-rounded generalist caster and is a good way to ease a player into the somewhat complex mechanics of playing a druid.		**This subclass is often unfavorably compared to moon druids, but in fact the two subclasses serve very different roles (though the Moon druid is indeed incredibly OP at it's role), as most druid circles do; the Land druid in particular is the well-rounded generalist caster and is a good way to ease a player into the somewhat complex mechanics of playing a druid.

	* '''Circle of the Moon''' druids are those who dream of the glory days of the [[CoDzilla]] and went for the subclass that focuses on the druid's most famous feature- Wild Shape. Moon Druid abilities are all focused on improving one's Wild Shape, although this time they at least have the sense to keep druids from casting spells in Wild Shape (at least until level 18).		* '''Circle of the Moon''' druids are those who dream of the glory days of the [[CoDzilla]] and went for the subclass that focuses on the druid's most famous feature- Wild Shape. Moon Druid abilities are all focused on improving one's Wild Shape, although this time they at least have the sense to keep druids from casting spells in Wild Shape (at least until level 18).
	This subclass serves the role of Tankius Maximus the Chonklord. Good tank. Great tank. Best tank. Trust us, we know our tanks, and none of them are better than this tank. Just look at the amount of meat they can slap on their bones every round at max level. Yuge.		**This subclass serves the role of Tankius Maximus the Chonklord. Good tank. Great tank. Best tank. Trust us, we know our tanks, and none of them are better than this tank. Just look at the amount of meat they can slap on their bones every round at max level. Yuge.

	* '''Circle of Dreams''' druids are connected to the Feywild and are best friends with good-aligned Fey, since they share the same goal of protecting the magic in nature. Druids of this circle have powers related to healing, shelter, and dreams, with a side of being able to travel like the Fey do.		* '''Circle of Dreams''' druids are connected to the Feywild and are best friends with good-aligned Fey, since they share the same goal of protecting the magic in nature. Druids of this circle have powers related to healing, shelter, and dreams, with a side of being able to travel like the Fey do.
	This subclass serves the role of support healer.		**This subclass serves the role of support healer.

	* '''Circle of the Shepherd''' druids are conjuration-masters/pseudo-[[Shaman]]s. These druids protect and heal beasts and nature spirits, and can call upon them in turn for some help and neat bonuses.		* '''Circle of the Shepherd''' druids are conjuration-masters/pseudo-[[Shaman]]s. These druids protect and heal beasts and nature spirits, and can call upon them in turn for some help and neat bonuses.
	This subclass serves the role of minion master.		**This subclass serves the role of minion master.

	* '''Circle of Spores''' followers are essentially [[Nurgle]] druids, who take power from the cycle of life, death, and decay. They're creepy but generally okay folks as long as you don't have a problem with mushrooms. They were first printed in the ''Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica'' and associated with the green/black Golgari Swarm, but they can fit in any setting.		* '''Circle of Spores''' followers are essentially [[Nurgle]] druids, who take power from the cycle of life, death, and decay. They're creepy but generally okay folks as long as you don't have a problem with mushrooms. They were first printed in the ''Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica'' and associated with the green/black Golgari Swarm, but they can fit in any setting.
	This subclass serves the role of a constant stream of damage, though at max level they become almost as brokenly hard to kill as moon druids.		**This subclass serves the role of a constant stream of damage, though at max level they become almost as brokenly hard to kill as moon druids.

	* '''Circle of Stars''' druids are astrologers, who take their power from the sky instead of the land. Their wildshape can instead turn them into one of three constellations- the Archer (shoots magic arrows), the Chalice (buffs healing), and the Dragon (helps you maintain concentration and gives skill check bonuses), and they get a bunch of divination powers.		* '''Circle of Stars''' druids are astrologers, who take their power from the sky instead of the land. Their wildshape can instead turn them into one of three constellations- the Archer (shoots magic arrows), the Chalice (buffs healing), and the Dragon (helps you maintain concentration and gives skill check bonuses), and they get a bunch of divination powers.
	This subclass... is the arcana cleric of druids. It's sort of a grab-bag of abilities with no clear role in mind.		**This subclass... is the arcana cleric of druids. It's sort of a grab-bag of abilities with no clear role in mind.

	* '''Circle of Wildfire''' druids do ''not'', contrary to first appearances, just want to burninate all the things- they represent fire as part of the natural cycle. Forest fires may be dangerous, but they clear up the forest floor, kill pests, and even promote seed germination, and ''that'' is what these druids devote themselves to. As such, while these druids have standard fire spells, they're also good healers. Their main draw is that they can summon a Wildfire Spirit to burn foes or revive friends. Whether WotC intends to ever release water, air, and earth themed druids remains to be seen.		* '''Circle of Wildfire''' druids do ''not'', contrary to first appearances, just want to burninate all the things- they represent fire as part of the natural cycle. Forest fires may be dangerous, but they clear up the forest floor, kill pests, and even promote seed germination, and ''that'' is what these druids devote themselves to. As such, while these druids have standard fire spells, they're also good healers. Their main draw is that they can summon a Wildfire Spirit to burn foes or revive friends. Whether WotC intends to ever release water, air, and earth themed druids remains to be seen.
	This subclass splits the difference between the dreams and spore druids in terms of role.		**This subclass splits the difference between the dreams and spore druids in terms of role.

	Unearthed Arcana adds the undead-fighting Circle of Twilight, and Exploring Eberron adds the Circle of the Forged, which focuses on creating and exploring the potential of the Warforged.		Unearthed Arcana adds the undead-fighting Circle of Twilight, and Exploring Eberron adds the Circle of the Forged, which focuses on creating and exploring the potential of the Warforged.