The characters starting level will be 3 using the stat array of 15,14,13,12,10,8 starting gold of a level 3, only half gold can go to item creation feats (if i take them) and no more than half gold can go to 1 item.
That is the info the dm has given me to make a character. Currently I believe there will be a cleric and a rogue in the group. So he will fufill the melee fighter role. I have read some threads of a druid/barb or druid/fighter, basically i'm try to fill the frontline role but versatility would be nice. Using animal companion, summons, and maybe leadership to get the numbers needed in this 3 man group.
what about playing a sommoner? he has the eidolon and other summons ... he isn't that great a fighter, but the eidolon can fill that roll as good as a bard or druid for sure
Treantmonk's guide to melee druids
This is pretty much what you're looking for.
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I suggest the raptor/deinonychus or the cat(large) for you animal companion, though the wolf's tripping bite can make fights easier.
Flame blade is a nice weapon-spell, and entangle can stop foes from moving so they can be picked of with ranged weapons. Don't forget that magig fang gives your animal companion a bonus to hit and damage.
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Yeah, Treantmonk's guides are where you want to go.
For your animal companion, you want something that can fight good right beside you, so a raptor or tiger is the way to go.
A wolf is an excellent companion for a caster druid, as it provides additional control abilities, but a melee druid wants to bite and claw its way to victory, not prevent the enemy from winning.
I have had great fighting capacity playing a monk druid who spends all his time as a large earth elemental, but means you need to think a little longer term that straight up. Otherwise as the others said Treantmonk is your best reference.