It is sorta druid/mage hybrid. Extra spells fill in the weak spots of druid spell levels rather nicely. Extra shapechanges are fun and help a bit while they are in the useful level range.
The disadvantages are not that bad, -2 str:well he is not supposed to be a melee tank, -2 con:16 con is all you need anyway. Leather armor restriction is not good but at least he can wear something, unlike shapeshifter and kensai who have to go total commando-style all the time!
In bg1, druids level faster so that's cool, too. All in all, a good choice. You should be an Avenger if you like offensive druidy spells with a touch of mage thrown in. You can spam chromatic orbs and webs with 18 wisdom bonuses, even better than mages at low levels.
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The disadvantages are not that bad, -2 str:well he is not supposed to be a melee tank, -2 con:16 con is all you need anyway. Leather armor restriction is not good but at least he can wear something, unlike shapeshifter and kensai who have to go total commando-style all the time!
In bg1, druids level faster so that's cool, too. All in all, a good choice. You should be an Avenger if you like offensive druidy spells with a touch of mage thrown in. You can spam chromatic orbs and webs with 18 wisdom bonuses, even better than mages at low levels.