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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8597580" data-attributes="member: 23751">1e DMG page 38"Each cleric must have his or her own deity, so when a new player opts to become a cleric (including a druid), you must inform them as to which deities exist in your campaign milieu and allow the individual to select which one of them he or she will serve."Since the PHB mentions sun, moon, etc. these would be different deities.  This is especially important, because the sun, moon and nature aren't actually gods in 1e, so they don't have servants and don't communicate directly.  Holding them to be deities and them being deities are two very different things.  If the druid wants spells of 3rd level or higher, he needs a legitimate nature god.1e DMG page 118"Thereafter the cleric or druid must place the item upon his or her altar and invoke the direct favor of his or her deity to instill a special power into the item."Again, since the sun, moon and nature are not gods, they cannot perform the above.  It's clear that druids are expected to have a legitimate deity.PHB Page 40"Clerical spells, including the druidic, are bestowed by the gods, so that the cleric need but pray for a few hours and the desired verbal and somatic spell components will be placed properly in his or her mind."Since the sun, moon and nature are not gods, the druid without a legitimate deity cannot have spells bestowed.</blockquote>