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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nittanytbone" data-source="post: 3483702" data-attributes="member: 35709">Anything anyone else can do, a druid can do better.Here is our assumed Druid Build:Level 1 - SF (Conjuration), Augment SummoningLevel 3 - Craft Wondrous ItemLevel 6 - Natural SpellLevel 9 - Extend SpellLevel 12 - Quicken SpellLevel 15 - Empower SpellLevel 18 - OpenRiding Dog Animal CompanionStarts with Alertness & Track for free and can wear armor...Druid level 3 - Combat ReflexesDruid level 6 - Ability Focus (Trip)Druid level 12 - Iron WillDruid level 15 - Improved Natural WeaponLow Levels (1-4):Fighter Role:  A druid and his animal companion are better fighters than most fighters.  The animal companion is better on the defense than nearly any fighter would be, and can trip to control the battlefield while doing decent damage.  The druid can be a decent ranged combatant and use some spells like Brambles to do decent damage output in melee.  Buffs like Bull's Strength are shared with the companion.Arcanist Role:  Control spells like Entangle and direct damage like Produce Flame give the low level druid plenty of options.  Summonings are quite potent.  Faerie Fire negates invisibility of foes, a common trick.Priest Role:  CLW is available, as are many needed curative/protective spells (resist energy, for example)Thief Role:  Spot/Listen make for an adequate point man, as do Speak with Animals spells to gather information.  Stealth is still limited.  Traps are easily dealt with via summoned monsters or using your animal companion as a mine detector.Mid Levels (5-10):This is where the druid comes into his own.  More potent spells and wildshape make a potent adversary.Fighter:  Spikes lasts all day.  All other buffs are shared with the companion.  The druid can shift into a good combat form that matches the foe (grapplers like bears vs. mages, swift lions vs. lighter foes, apes when you need to use a weapon).  The animal companion becomes quite potent indeed.Arcanist:  Excellent mid-level spells.  Call Lightning for direct damage, Spike Growth/Stones for control, and a very wide variety of summons for situational usage.Priest:  All the cures you'd need (Remove Disease, etc) plus summon Unicorns for healing.Thief:  Shift into something small and innocuous or stealthy for scouting.  Can still use summons to clear traps.I don't play many higher level games, but at higher levels, the druid continues to gain in power as they get more and more forms to shift into and to summon.  Polymorph comes into play, and quickened spells (as for all classes) rock.  Shapechange is the big winner at the highest levels.If you add more books beyond core, druids benefit disproportionately;  they can use new feats, new spells, and new monsters all to their benefit.</blockquote>

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