I'm running a RotRL game for a group of relatively new players right now, and I'm running into a problem. A few of the guys have a couple months of experience, one of them is a veteran player, but two of them have NEVER played tabletop RPGs in their life. They're really getting into it, but they come to me a lot for advice on how to build their character. Problem is, one of my players is a druid, and I don't know all that much about the class.
His character is a half-orc with a very good wisdom score, decent physical stats, and a relatively low Int and Cha. As far as his role in the party, he's their strongest caster (the rest of the party consists of a cleric, a barbarian, a rogue, and a ranger/fighter) so they depend on him for battlefield control and spells that target multiple enemies, but he doesn't want to completely neglect his melee capabilities. I'm not looking for something that's totally min/maxed, and not necessarily specific 1st-16th level builds, but some general druid-building philosophies would be nice. What kind of feats should he be aiming for? Right now he's 3rd level with Improved Initiative and another feat I can't think of off-hand.
Also, I'm replacing a lot of the loot that's been placed in the AP with gear that will be more appealing to the party, and I'm really not sure how to itemize a druid. Right now he's favoring a falchion, but has no feats invested into it, and I imagine he'll be wildshaping more often later. What type of swag is appealing to a druid?
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Here are a few items:
Headband of Wisdom (more spells and better DCs)
Amulet of Mighty Fists
Druid's Vestments
Wild Armor or Bracers of Armor
Theres also always the standard Cloak of Resistance +x, Ring of Prot +x, etc
For more info I would suggest both of you reading Treantmonk's Guide to Druids: LINK as he gives advice on two of the main ways to play a druid in pathfinder and item selection.