Good prestige Classes for Druids?

[Virtue]

Im going to be starting ROTRL and my brother wants to play a druid, we were looking for prestige classes for Druids. We have found very few that increase and of the regular druids powers as it levels up Arcane Herofant being one of the only ones.
The other reason this discussion started is that my brother wanted a Druid of winter and took two prestige classes from Frostburn and the other players told him that the class was cherry picking and BS. I will post it later when i get a chance.
Im not looking for an Uber powerful class im just looking for a class that doesnt punish a Druid for going into the class like The Radiant Servent of Pelor ups clerics class abilities and give them other abilities
(somthing that keeps casting and wild shape going)

 

[Vague Jayhawk]

I have a druid in my current game that took a level or two of scout and became a pretty good daggerspell shaper. She is having a lot of fun with that class. You will miss out on a couple of spell levels for the level of scout and the 1st level of the prestige class. The wild shape abilities are pretty cool however and spell advancement is only slightly hindered.

 

[Mistwell]

The answer is Druid.

Druid remains the most powerful base class in the game. While there are prestige classes, for the most part they lose something rather than gain something by taking those classes.

Just play a druid, and be happy with the massive amount of stuff you already get.

 

[Zurai]

I really like Nature's Warrior, personally (Complete Warrior) although you lose spellcasting progression with it. Whatever you do, don't take Planar Shepherd. It's the only Druid PrC that is more powerful than straight Druid - which is saying something - and the DM will have a whole herd of cows when he realizes what it lets you do.

 

[Pinotage]

The answer is Druid.

Druid remains the most powerful base class in the game. While there are prestige classes, for the most part they lose something rather than gain something by taking those classes.

Just play a druid, and be happy with the massive amount of stuff you already get.

Absolutely. Stay with druid. There isn't a prestige class out there that can match the pure druid for versatility and ability. Sure, Nature's Warrior is better at wild shape fighting, but there's always a trade off with one of the druid's other characteristics. To get the best druid at wild shape, spellcasting and animal companion, just stick with plain druid.

Pinotage

 

[Voadam]

Im going to be starting ROTRL and my brother wants to play a druid, we were looking for prestige classes for Druids. We have found very few that increase and of the regular druids powers as it levels up Arcane Herofant being one of the only ones.
The other reason this discussion started is that my brother wanted a Druid of winter and took two prestige classes from Frostburn and the other players told him that the class was cherry picking and BS. I will post it later when i get a chance.
Im not looking for an Uber powerful class im just looking for a class that doesnt punish a Druid for going into the class like The Radiant Servent of Pelor ups clerics class abilities and give them other abilities
(somthing that keeps casting and wild shape going)

Besides reduced spellcasting or wildshape there is not much for a druid class to lose to balance against gaining additional abilities. I guess they could have worse HD, saves, and BAB for increased spellcasting or powers, but I can't think of any.

I seem to recall a druid fireform one in Out for Blood but I don't remember the specifics about their spellcasting. I remember thinking most of the ones from Bastion's druids and druidism being quite weak and giving up a lot of spellcasting for very minor benefits.

 

[nittanytbone]

Planar Shephard is ridicolously, totally broken.

Other than that, I'd second the above poster who advises sticking in Druid -- Druid 20 IS like a prestige class. It is so chock full of awesome goodies that you can't beat it. Two strong saves, the second best BAB, a solid D8 HD, little to no MAD, decent SP, full spellcasting progression, a free cohort, and wildshape?

What's not to like?

There are PrCs that let you focus on one aspect or another (Companion - Beast Master, Wild Plains Outrider, etc; Shapeshifting - Master of Many Forms) but often at the expense of the other stuff that makes a druid awesome.

 

[Nifft]

Wildshape and Elemental Wildshape are better than most PrC abilities. So is full casting progression.

Druids are one of the few classes that don't benefit from PrC shenanigans.

Cheers, -- N

 

[Vague Jayhawk]

Ignore what I said earlier. Everyone else is right.

Daggerspell shaper is kinda cool in its own way - but it is not nearly as powerful as just plain druid.

 

[drdevoid]

Perhaps a probing question? What aspect of druidic abilities are you seeking to expan upon? What are you willing to give up?