Druid or Cleric?

[Minerva]

It depends if you regards cleric/druid as "healer" or not, I think. I've never used them as pure healer (and I always have them both in every game I played). Druid has great summoning spells, while cleric has better buffs and can be great against undeads with both their spells and turn undead (with added bonus of using mace which druid can't use).

Also, giving them a few levels of other classes always works wonder. I like fighter/cleric multi class and druid dual classed from fighter. They'll get access to better armours and shields, and, due to the weapon restrictions, grandmastery in weapon skills in only two types of weapons is definitely favourable than being only proficient to every weapons available to them.

[Xyx]

The downside to Jaheira is that she has to bridge a 3 million XP gap before she gains another druid level... She's not a very outstanding druid during that time. Once you get there, on the other hand, there really is no comparison anymore.

[nephtu]

Xyx is (not surprisingly) right about the long wait for Jaheira to get her next Druidic level being a majour bummer...but the end result being well worth it.

VonDondu: I read your comparison - to quote Carlene Carter "The stars might lie, but the number never do." - great job detailing the numeric benefits of dual & multi-classing, particularly with/without ToB.

Of course, on single class priests, part of the dichotomy between Cernd & Viconia is her amazingly good stats, but stilll......

Good gaming!

[Promil]

Clerics have feew spells and abilities that givesthem advantage (especially in fight against undead) like sanctuary spell and turn undead ability.
They are higher level than druids( so they have more high level spells) and when you dual ranger to cleric you will have clerical and druidical spells. Druids have a shapechange ability< and with higher levels it is great- like elder fire elemental form (HD24).
But I like cleric more than druid.

[koz-ivan]

Originally posted by Promil
Clerics have feew spells and abilities that givesthem advantage (especially in fight against undead) like sanctuary spell and turn undead ability.
They are higher level than druids( so they have more high level spells)

yes and no, druids at level 15 (3 mill xp) have about the same casting punch as a cleric w/ 3 million xp. the only real difference is the long wait for that level up. once past that, druids gain levels very quickly + hla's.

that being said, i'm not sure they have enough punch to make up for the perks of clerics. in the icewind dale games druids have a lot more offensive punch, which bg2 druids seem to lack (w/ a few exceptions)

and when you dual ranger to cleric you will have clerical and druidical spells. Druids have a shapechange ability< and with higher levels it is great- like elder fire elemental form (HD24).
But I like cleric more than druid.

sounds like best of both worlds.