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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeGKushner" data-source="post: 895320" data-attributes="member: 1129">Well, your group is a melee group. This happens sometimes where a lot of people can inflict damage in melee either through spells or melee might.The druid is not an up front caster. They have some of the worst armor classes and weapon selections.One of the few things the druid could do right away is a long spear with the 10' reach. Helps immensely and keeps the druid out of combat. At first I thought perhaps that's what the title of this thread was indicating.Next, get some scrolls and other items to help booster the party's fighters. There's no reason the druid needs to be in combat if he can augment the fighters with bullstrength, the monk's with mage armor, etc... Being an up front fighter is not for everyone. Being an effective fighter even, isn't for everyone.There are other options. If you think that the druid should be more combat oriented, show him how it's done with NPC druids who can pass some of their theories on why it's sometimes necessary to fight, and perhaps even die in the common everday causes. Then again, this is an elf. What some see as being a coward is quite intelligent. Why should he risk life and limb for the sake of being in melee? He's going to live hundreds of years. Hundreds.Perhaps the most dramatic method if have the druid dual class into a ranger. A quick way to boost combat effectiveness.</blockquote>