Help picking character for this party in Serpent's Skull

[Jack of Tales]

Without giving away any spoilers, could I get some advice on whether to go with a druid, wizard or a summoner in the following party?

So far we have a rogue, cleric, monk, fighter and a magus. The battlefield looks like it'll be pretty crowded already with nearly every (not sure on rogue) player in melee. I'd prefer to run a summoner (possibly broodmaster to provide an armada of ranged archers to the group) but am not too adverse to giving a wizard a try. While I love the summoning and persistent pets of the broodmaster, a wizard has some cool versatility and the druid just has awesome abilities (I love the shapechange + the animal companion). Where do you see the biggest problems with the current party in terms of making it through the adventure (alive)?

[Herken Didwyk]

I would lean toward the druid as a backup healer, and more fitting for a wilderness based adventure. The wizard would be my second choice due to their ability to deal with nearly anything they can be prepared for, though I don't have any experience with summoners, so I can't really judge on that score. From a purely mechanical standpoint, you've already got a party of 6, and having your character plus multiple minions seems like it would really slow down fights.

[Olondir]

Hello!

If you are contemplating druid or wizard or summoner... try a witch!

I think a witch would be an excellent class to consider. You'll get to be a backup healer with cure spells but also get many fun arcane spells as well as hexing your way through everything.

[thenovalord]

Olondir wrote:

Hello!

If you are contemplating druid or wizard or summoner... try a witch!

I think a witch would be an excellent class to consider. You'll get to be a backup healer with cure spells but also get many fun arcane spells as well as hexing your way through everything.

my witch has proved very useful, and got some very easy wins, esp with the fly hex

the party monk has shone out by a mile though.

[Glutton]

Stormborn druid, shoot lightning, cackle.