Feral Child Druid Archetype Question

[LazGrizzle]

I love this concept and want to play this type of Druid. However, I am confused at this part:

Native Cunning (Ex)

At 3rd level, a feral child gains trap sense as a barbarian of equal level, and in her favored terrain, she immediately receives a Perception check to notice traps within 10 feet, as the trap spotter rogue talent.

In addition, at 3rd level and every three levels thereafter, she may choose one combat maneuver, and gains a bonus equal to her trap sense bonus to her CMD against that maneuver.

This ability replaces wild shape.***************

Does this replace Wild Shape forever, as in a Feral Child Human Druid cannot Wild shape ever? Or they just do not get it at 4th level, they get it at 6th?

[blackbloodtroll]

No Wildshape.

Ever.

[LazGrizzle]

Dang. That is unfortunate.

[blackbloodtroll]

Not really a good archetype.

[LazGrizzle]

I love the idea of this archetype, for RPG purposes. Having a wily, feral druid with a tank for a companion can be cool. I like the unarmed strike bonus feat.

[Zathyr]

Well you can make an untemplated druid with a lot of the same flavor and backstory. Plus you wouldn't need to be human. Why this is a racial archetype for humans is a little baffling. It's not like humans are the only race that could be raised by animals.

[blahpers]

The replacement abilities are pretty good, but I'm not too sure how they fit the archetype. They feel like a bag o' mechanics.

Also, at 3rd level, pick grapple. Grapple grapple grapple.