KirayaTiDrekan
Adventurer
Kiraya, you asked this AGES ago and somehow I forgot I never answered you!
Behold, the Simple Variant Druid, from Unearthed Arcana, which is part of the 3.5 SRD:
http://dndsrd.net/unearthedCoreClass.html#simple-druid
In a nutshell: You give up Wildshape and all armor/shield proficiencies in exchange for the monk AC bonus (wisdom and levels), monklike movement bonus, and ranger Favored Enemy and Tracking abilities.
I like it cuz it dramatically simplifies the task of bookeeping a druid... I don't have to keep an eye on wildshape critter stats, and deal with the funky-ass 3.5 polymorph rules, and worry about which item is absorbed and all that. And I like the 'robed old man in the wilderness' vibe for druids way more than the 'dude tromping around in rhino hide armor with a wooden shield and a scimitar' thing that happens with the regular druid.
Hmm...
Hmmmmmm...
I shall be lenient and nod my approval sagely.