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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gansk" data-source="post: 1948495" data-attributes="member: 16383">I think your text regarding Summoning spells is too dismissive. My druid player used to drive me nuts when he was around 5th level by summoning hippogriffs, which are very versatile. Make sure your player has the statblocks for anything he or she summons, then let the player roll for the creature. All of a sudden the druid will get to participate in combat just like a fighter! This should also work for the animal companion, if the druid has one. There is no reason a druid should feel useless in combat if the druid gets to roll for the creatures. I would also strongly suggest the most important tactic to use with the damage spells - readying a spell to disrupt a spellcaster. Magic Missile and Call Lightning are perfect spells for this tactic. Once the newbies understand it and use it successfully, explain to them post-session how much that turned the tide of the combat, as your NPC spellcaster was going to unleash some extremely nasty spell that became useless due to their efforts.</blockquote>