Hello everyone! I'm new to Pathfinder. I used to play AD&D (and a bit of D&D 3.5) many years ago and now I'm learning again from scratch on Pathfinder. Now, I'm having trouble ascertaining the Druid as a spellcaster, to be eligible for the Eldritch Knight prestige. The Pathfinder Corebook did not mention or list any recommendations for spellcasting classes as per-requisities. It only says "Able to cast 3rd-level arcane spells."
I went on anther forum and found this: "'Able to cast 3rd level spells' means a Wizard is eligible after 5th level, a Sorcerer after 6th, and a Bard after 7th or 8th (depending on Cha), a Cleric after 5th, a Druid after 5th, a Paladin after 11th or 12th (depending on Wis), and a Ranger after 11th or 12th (depending on Wis)
'Caster Level 5th' means a Cleric, Druid, Wizard, Sorcerer, or Bard is eligble after 5th level, and a Paladin or Ranger is eligible after 10th level."
However, that information is nowhere to be found in the corebook (so far to my knowledge.) I would like to make certain this is right.
The plan is to have the character become a Wild, Chaotic Good/Lawful Neutral Elf "Battlemage" type that is able to wield swords and use spells with some light or medium armor. I might choose Paladin or Fighter for the martial weapon proficiency.
Any help and information on this would be much appreciated. Thank you!