You seem to be confusing your Spell Slots and your Prepared Spells-- which is a common mistake! Your Spell Slots are how many things you can cast before you need to take a long rest.
Prepared spells are the spells you have memorized for the day. As a Druid you can prepare spells equal to your Level + your Wisdom modifier. So at level 5 you will be able to prepare 5 + your WIS mod spells each long rest (I'm assuming you have a 16 or 17 in Wisdom, as you have 8 spells prepared), which you can cast using spell slots of the appropriate level (you can cast 4 1st level spells).
Here is the text from the Druid class Spellcasting feature which also explains this:
For example, if you are a 3rd-level druid, you have four 1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With a Wisdom of 16, your list of prepared spells can include six spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any combination. If you prepare the 1st-level spell cure wounds, you can cast it using a 1st-level or 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn’t remove it from your list of prepared spells.
Question: I am new to DnD and this website, and my druid just hit level 5. For some reason, I cannot prepare the right number of spells.
I currently have:
3 Cantrips, 3 First-Level, 3 Second-Level, and 2 Third-level.
I thought I should be able to prepare (after my Long Rest) FOUR (4) First-level spells.
I'm Circle of the Moon, if that is of use, and a Tortle.
Help!
You seem to be confusing your Spell Slots and your Prepared Spells-- which is a common mistake! Your Spell Slots are how many things you can cast before you need to take a long rest.
Prepared spells are the spells you have memorized for the day. As a Druid you can prepare spells equal to your Level + your Wisdom modifier. So at level 5 you will be able to prepare 5 + your WIS mod spells each long rest (I'm assuming you have a 16 or 17 in Wisdom, as you have 8 spells prepared), which you can cast using spell slots of the appropriate level (you can cast 4 1st level spells).
Here is the text from the Druid class Spellcasting feature which also explains this:
Oh my. You are right - I was confusing the number of prepared spells I have with the number of spell slots I can use. :) Thanks for the help! <3