[FtA!] The Druid School

[RPGPundit]

Druids are obviously a very particular type of wizard. Their spell limits are based on WIS rather than INT, and their spells are very powerful and based on controlling animals and plants.

I imagine that it would be typical for a Wizard who chooses the Druid school to select one of the elemental shaping lists as his second list, or possibly the Curing school.

In game terms, I see the Druids as either the priests of the Elves, or the human priests of the "old religions", the worship of the anthropomorphic gods and spirits of the ancient religions, the shamans of the barbarians.
Warrior-wizards with the druid school might be pagan champions, barbarian shamans, or elven paladins.
Rogue-wizards could be elven druids-in-training that either dropped out or never completed their studies; or humans who learned some of the secrets of elven magic in their travels and adventures.

Are there any other interpretations for the Druid school and what would make sense for them?

RPGPundit

[beejazz]

What would a druid necromancer be like? You were talking about secondary schools and things and that's just what popped into my head. What is that, goblin magic?

[Sean]

I've used DS for two NPC's: a mystic hunter/beastmaster (druid/physical mastery) and a defender of the forest/old man of the woods (druid/illusions)

[flyingmice]

What would a druid necromancer be like? You were talking about secondary schools and things and that's just what popped into my head. What is that, goblin magic?

Animal zombies!

Sorry! First thing that popped into my head...

-clash

[beejazz]

Animal zombies!

A zombie zoo?

[Sean]

A high level Druid Rune Master could place some neat traps e.g. the everfilling pit of voracious gerbils, the corridor of stormy winds

(off-topic but: Rune Masters must make oodles of cash from dungeon-builders - RMs would be raking it in and they'd have the best vaults to hide their stash)