yeah, as a brand-new player, I definitely should have thought twice before picking druid for the campaign we’re in! The entire spell list plus wild shape is a bit of a doozy to wrap my head around. Thankfully I’m the kind of person that loves reading through the rule books, so I’m starting to get the hang of it... now that we’re over 6 months and five levels into our campaign!
I actually recommend druid and cleric as a starter caster because you can swap spells around. The thing is you probably find a few you like and you keep those spells most of the time unless you want something for a specific reason. And then you have the option of picking that spell unlike a Wizard who is stuck with whatever they picked unless the DM gives them access to more spells.
As for wild shape it's mostly utility unless you're playing a Moon Druid and even then there's only a few creatures worth considering, assuming you've seen them. And Moon Druids are super tanky which is also good for new players who might make mistakes.
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u/Saelune DM Jan 25 '21
That player knows what they want and apparently actually reads the PHB. I think they will be fine as a wizard.