I don't usually buy books of additional classes- I mean, you know, how many different fighters do you need. But it was two bucks. I think it was worth the price. There is enough information here to spark some game ideas. If you would like to add some druid characters to you game, this has some interesting takes on them.

Meh. Its alright. I'm a bit biased because the druid has never been a favorite class of mine but I bought it to have all of the unorthodox books. They are all okay but really lack anything that really just screams "cool" to me.

I decided to pick this up on a chance (I figured for $2 what the heck) and I am pleased to say I was pleasantly surprised. Unorthodox Druids delivers exactly what the title says: five unorthodox ways of looking at the druid character class for your d20 game.

The five offerings are quite interesting: the Caller takes the animal companion feature of the normal druid to whole new levels; the Enforcer really makes the druid a full guardian of nature; the Shaman presents a spirit-oriented druid variation; the Survivalist is the ultimate druid of the wilderness (and incredibly useful for parties exploring the truly unknown); and the Tree Warden makes the druid an uber-guardian of the forest, transforming him into a pseudo-treant.

While the concepts seem more like AD&D 2nd Edition kits, the fact that they are built from 1st to 20th level like a full-fledged core class means that they get a chance to truly become unique and develop abilities specifically suited for their focus, as opposed to simply substituting standard druid ability A for B.

The writing is good and tight, the mechanics are well-balanced, and no class variation is more powerful than the other or than the standard druid; in specific cases one variation may be more useful (see above about the Survivalist), but it is more a matter of excelling in one's area of expertise.

The artwork is nice, with little snapshots of a member of each class that fit quite well considering they come from a generic art collection. A bonus is that the PDF comes with a landscape screen version, a portrait print version, and an RTF cut-n-paste version; excellent thinking here. The product text is 100% OGC.

For $2 it is hard to beat U. Druids' usefulness. Whether you are a DM or player, U. Druids offers five neat alternatives to the core class that can really refresh an NPC or a PC and shake up all expectations. Of course, if you like druids, this item is a must-own.

Does what it says on the tin. Five variants of the druid class, neatly and competently presented and at a bargain price ($2). As you might expect, the major differences between the five versions herein and the regular book druid is in the different class feats.

Slight concern over the game balance. For example, the Survalist seems deadly (a druid who can use any weapon/armour combination) whereas the Caller seems weak compared to a regular druid (loses the wildshape ability in return for nothing much really). Still, this is nothing a competent DM couldn't sort out easily enough but you may find these classes are more suited to NPCs than your players.

Overall, this is a collection of interesting ideas for less than the cost of a sandwich.