Fighter Druid Dual classing

[Real Magic Duck]

Hey guys,

I'm interested in starting a character as a fighter, and then dual classing to a druid at level 3. I'm having a tough time finding info online regarding this particular character build. In the end I'd like to dual into a shapeshifter druid. Is that possible? Is 3 level fighter a good enough point to dual?

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

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You can only dual-class from kits, not to kits.

And no, fighter level 3 is much too early and not worthwhile. Take a look at the tables that show the stats progression for the classes. At level 3 a fighter hasn't gained much in terms of THAC0, proficiency points or APR. At most you would be able to reach grand mastery skill with a weapon, but as a druid you want to focus on spell casting. The earliest you would want to dual-class a Fighter is at level 7. Next sweet spots would be at levels 9 and 13. For some thieves, dual-classing earlier can be a good idea, though.

[wendigo211]

For starters, don't forget that you need crazy stats to pull off a Fighter/Druid. You need a 17+ Wisdom and a 17+ Charisma. You probably also want a an 18 Strength, Dex and Con. You do get bonus spells for a high Wisdom, so you probably do want the 18 Wisdom. If you don't mind an intelligence of 3, you would need a roll of at least 92 (18 18 18 3 18 17).

As D'amarr mentioned you can't dual to a kit, only from a kit. However, I should mention that using EEKeeper it should be possible to modify your character so that the kit is on the second class.

Also, you can only use Druid weapons after you dual class to Druid so don't spend any proficiency points in non-druid weapons.