Druids are now politicians and wealthy merchants not the champions of nature at all anymore. The most Druid like agenda I have heard has been Iakmes and the seekers after death. I see Druids now as not unique guardians of nature but as "Sources of bark buffs"
I really think DMs need to consider reevaluating or just removing Druids like they did half orcs.
I must agree, seeing druids with metal swords and large iron shields is very sad and something needs to be done.
Probably this has been debated many times on efu druids and their place in the setting, my suggestion is
to make pure spellcaster druind more powerful by granting shapechange and improved summoning capabilities etc, do something similar to healing clerics that are in now.
Some thoughts to for pure spellcaster druids:
- Shapechange
- Unique druid companions for the -elder druids-
- Perhaps improved desert themed summoning.
- Druid cricle npc location and plot(the balance needs to be restored!)
- Ability to travel the desert in unique themed way similarly to laylines in v5, but with ability to bring party along.