Thoughts on a Druid Main

[Mystified]

Hey guys,
My druid is level 3, enjoying it so far, love talking to animals but I am struggling with group makeup. I usually play a rogue with fighter, cleric, wizard (classic).

Here's my thoughts, please let me know if this is a bad idea!
Druid (Circle of Land, Mostly heals, cc, and some nukes)
Paladin (Devotion or Ancients?) * Shadowheart respec
Bard (Lore or Swords) or Rogue (Thief) *Astarion respec (If bard)
Wizard (Evocation) *Gale

Thanks!

[Mystified]

p.s.
I know Warlock is supposed to be a good choice with Druid but I'm not really fond of Warlocks as a class. I've heard the same from Barbarians, and I love Karlach, but I *thought* since I don't have a cleric, a Paladin might be the way to go.

[RealDealBreaker]

You can literally make any composition work, even on tactician. You definitely do not need to optimize to play the game.

[Mystified]

No i'm not trying to min-max a group or anything, I'm just worried about sheer healing ability since I usually run a cleric (life) so I just thought I'd ask for advice, that's all :)

[Snuptik]

Originally posted by Mystified:

Hey guys,
My druid is level 3, enjoying it so far, love talking to animals but I am struggling with group makeup. I usually play a rogue with fighter, cleric, wizard (classic).

Here's my thoughts, please let me know if this is a bad idea!
Druid (Circle of Land, Mostly heals, cc, and some nukes)
Paladin (Devotion or Ancients?) * Shadowheart respec
Bard (Lore or Swords) or Rogue (Thief) *Astarion respec (If bard)
Wizard (Evocation) *Gale

Thanks!

druid land is not so strong if u have a full caster like gale and a bard within your group.

mostly u could use spore for more temp hp if u play tactician if not high difficulty i would suggest just for play fun play moondruid, cuz shapeshifting is cool.
if u want a bard give him 2 lvls warlock for some dmg.
gale could be sorcerer and use stuff liek twinned spell for enlarge or haste to buff your moon druid or if haste on warlock/bard and last char a paladin for strong aura, the oathbreaker is just heavy dmg and aura support.

if u wanna stay druid fullcaster like land or spore, i would suggest on high difficult 2 frontliner pala + x like fighter or whatever u like. last char can be whatever floats your boat. casterdruids are mostly for CC and support not for dmg and with 2 melee u got enough dmg potential.

[Dangeki]

I played land druid and it was fun, one of my faves. It really depends on what environment you picked.

[Mystified]

Originally posted by Archdruid Dangeki:

I played land druid and it was fun, one of my faves. It really depends on what environment you picked.

I chose coast for Misty Step but if you have a better suggestion would love to hear it. What group did you run with your druid?

[Mystified]

I appreciate the replies. I'm new to Druid (always play rogues in D&D games as my main but thought I'd try something else, especially since Astarion is such a hottie and he can be my thief :)

[haroldogiesta]

I usually main druids and in my opnion they are the most versatile class, especially due to shapeshift. Spore Druid is by far the best since they have the +4 hp/lvl and excellent exclusive spells.

Also in my humble opnion 3e killed rogues. If anyone can find traps and open locks why should i care for rogues/thiefs?

[Knavenformed]

There is absolutely no need for a healer in BG3
I've ran a Warlock, Fighter, Ranger, Thief comp all the way to Act 3's harder fights

[Mystified]

Originally posted by Knavenformed:

There is absolutely no need for a healer in BG3
I've ran a Warlock, Fighter, Ranger, Thief comp all the way to Act 3's harder fights

I guess I just suck then...haha...not a big surprise considering I'm not the most tactical thinker. Good healing is a must have for me. I also have this aversion to overusing potions. LOL

[Underprivileged White Male]

Originally posted by Mystified:

Originally posted by Knavenformed:

There is absolutely no need for a healer in BG3
I've ran a Warlock, Fighter, Ranger, Thief comp all the way to Act 3's harder fights

I guess I just suck then...haha...not a big surprise considering I'm not the most tactical thinker. Good healing is a must have for me. I also have this aversion to overusing potions. LOL

You don't need a healer because you can just throw potions and it "just works" for some reasons. It makes so sense at all from a D&D perspective, but just chucking glass vials at people heals them, no drinking required.

[Mystified]

Originally posted by haroldogiesta:

I usually main druids and in my opnion they are the most versatile class, especially due to shapeshift. Spore Druid is by far the best since they have the +4 hp/lvl and excellent exclusive spells.

Also in my humble opnion 3e killed rogues. If anyone can find traps and open locks why should i care for rogues/thiefs?

I hate to agree..because I love scouts so much (and scouting is valuable) but yes, everyone can try to open a lock/disarm. I thought of respec Astarion to a bard (not sure if that really suits him though) I just wanted to get some advice on the party makeup I mentioned. Thanks!

[Underprivileged White Male]

Originally posted by haroldogiesta:

I usually main druids and in my opnion they are the most versatile class, especially due to shapeshift. Spore Druid is by far the best since they have the +4 hp/lvl and excellent exclusive spells.

Also in my humble opnion 3e killed rogues. If anyone can find traps and open locks why should i care for rogues/thiefs?

Do you mean 5e? Cause in 3.5 only rogues (and some later rulebook added classes) could disable (magical) traps, without spell usage.

[Mystified]

From a video game perspective, where you can save scum a chest/door/trap until you get the roll you need, they should have used the old school rule where only rogues had the skill to use thieves tools.

Regardless, if anyone has any more feedback in the group I mentioned in my OP, please share :)

[Mystified]

Originally posted by Underprivileged White Male:

Originally posted by Mystified:

I guess I just suck then...haha...not a big surprise considering I'm not the most tactical thinker. Good healing is a must have for me. I also have this aversion to overusing potions. LOL

You don't need a healer because you can just throw potions and it "just works" for some reasons. It makes so sense at all from a D&D perspective, but just chucking glass vials at people heals them, no drinking required.

No no, what I meant to say was I am THAT person who never remembers to use potions, etc. in battle. Not to say I won't use a heal pot, I do, but it's usually after I am out of heals. I'm that girl who, at the end of the game, I have an inventory full of potions, throwables, etc. LOL